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At what point does a graphic novel become pornographic? The English Departments that assign them don’t seem to care. "For example, Ursinus College assigns the widely acclaimed and controversial Fun Home by Alison Bechdel in undergraduate literature courses,” Shannon Watkins, a policy associate at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal writes. “Bechdel's graphic novel is written as memoir, and discusses her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional family." "The reader follows Bechdel as she learns about her father’s homosexuality and her lesbianism. Bechdel's graphic novel is written as memoir, and discusses her experiences growing up in a dysfunctional...

At first, Ryan Costello didn't know what to think of the low-flying propeller plane and its admonishing message. Shortly after the Gettysburg College Bullets hit the field at Saturday's homecoming football game against Ursinus College, a plane circled over the field for more than an hour with a sign trailing behind it for thousands to see.It read: "GC: Teach the Truth...Go Bears!"The psychological tactic was the most recent barb in a campaign by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, whose 34,000 members are still bristling over a September art exhibit hosted by the college that featured a Confederate battle flag hung...