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For Immediate Release: Nicole Krogman Scheduled to Appear on Hannity & Colmes Tonight Student GOP Leader will Discuss Her Suspension from Wells College Three Weeks before Graduation “This has everything to do with my being an outspoken conservative leader on campus” Ithaca, NY May 19th, 2005: Nicole Krogman, a resident of Newfield in Tompkins County, NY, is scheduled appear tonight on the leading national television show “Hannity & Colmes” to discuss her recent suspension by Wells College. The show airs from 9-10 PM EDT on Fox News Channel. Krogman is the Co-Chairman of the Wells College Republicans and an editor...

<p>“This has everything to do with my being an outspoken conservative leader on campus”</p> <p>A Republican and conservative student leader at Wells College in upstate New York is alleging anti-conservative bias after the school suspended her just three weeks shy of her scheduled graduation.</p>

NEW YORK — A decision by Wells College (search), which has been all-women since 1868, to begin admitting male students in order to boost enrollment has riled female students. Many students are threatening to leave the upstate New York college, but two have moved beyond threats and filed a lawsuit that says the decision to enroll men constitutes a breach of contract and fraud.

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) - Claiming they were deceived about attending a women's school, two Wells College students are suing to prevent the school from admitting men until after this year's freshman class graduates. The suit was filed on behalf of freshman Lauren Searle-Lebel of Arcata, Calif., and sophomore Jennifer LaBarbera of Fredonia. The students seek preliminary and permanent injunctions to stop the school, founded in 1868 as a woman's liberal arts college, from admitting men before fall 2008. The suit also seeks undetermined punitive damages and "any other such further relief as the court deems just and proper." ........... The...

Scroll down toward the bottom of this story, and you'll see that the TV news station has buried the lead. Kristy Lee Hochenberger, the Chairman of the Wells College Republicans, has received a telephone threat in reaction to her support of the college's decision to go co-ed. Authorities are taking the threat sufficiently seriously as to arrange for her to be accompanied by security as she moves around campus. This is not the first time that Kristy Lee has sparked controversy on campus. When the Wells Republicans published their study last year revealing that over 90% of the faculty are...

For a second night Sunday, about 170 Wells College students planned to sleep in the lobby of the administration building or in the 15 tents set up on the lawn outside. They plan to protest the college trustees' decision Saturday to admit male students in 2005 to the all-women's college in this Finger Lakes village until the board reverses its decision, said sophomore Rachel Crosbie. "The school can't really function with over half the student body not going to classes and sleeping out in the hallways," she said. College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson said she met with students Saturday evening...

AURORA, N.Y. -- More than a third of Wells College's all-female student body protested trustees' decision admit male students Sunday, sleeping in the lobby of the administration building or in the 15 tents set up on the lawn outside. About 170 students protested for a second day after Saturday's decision to admit men to the 400-student school beginning next year. Students in this Finger Lakes village will continue to protest until the board reverses its decision, said sophomore Rachel Crosbie. Opponents say they want to preserve the college's 136-year tradition as a school for women, and worry men may dominate...

Republican views lands local grad in collegiate controversy ByAnthony Ronzio AURORA, N.Y. (Dec 15): Growing up in Warren, through Colleen Curry's time at Medomak Valley High School, being a Republican wasn't anything special. Her parents, Jim and Susan, were conservative, but not especially so, and Colleen didn't feel any pressure on her beliefs. In college, especially Wells College in Aurora, N.Y., being a Republican all of a sudden became a big deal. Now Curry, with other like-minded Wells students, is in a pitched battle of wills with the school administration that's drawing national media attention. A group Curry co-founded, the...

Rights of the Right By SHELLY ODDO / STAFF WRITER AURORA - Wells College is a tough place to be a Republican. Nine young GOP college students have seen their bid to become a club turned down by their peers, and have been subjected to what they believe to be stinging e-mails from one professor. "It takes guts, a lot of courage, a lot of bravery, " said Kristy Lee Hochenberger, chairman of the Wells College Republicans. "Every day you go to battle. Every day you are in the face of intolerance and injustice." The battle began in earnest for...

One month to the day after the Republican club at Wells College (an all-women’s college located in Aurora, NY) published a study revealing a grossly disproportionate number of left-wing professors on its faculty, the student government denied recognition to the club as an official campus organization. On November 7th, the Wells Republicans issued a press release describing the study they had conducted of the political party registrations of the members of the social sciences and humanities faculties at the college. The study revealed that members of parties of the Left (Democrats, Greens, Working Families) outnumbered Republicans by a ratio...

Diversity Disrespected: Wells College Student Government Refuses to Recognize Republican Club Wells Republicans Respond: “Our College’s Culture is Hostile to Traditional Students” Contact: Kristy Lee Hochenberger Chairman, Wells College Republicans Phone: 315.364.2960 khochenberger@wells.edu AURORA, N.Y. (December 8th 2003)—One month to the day after the Republican club at Wells College (an all-women’s college located in Aurora, NY) published a study revealing a grossly disproportionate number of left-wing professors on its faculty, the student government denied recognition to the club as an official campus organization. On November 7th, the Wells Republicans issued a press release describing the study they had conducted of...

Responding to a study showing a gross imbalance of Democrats over Republicans on the faculty of Wells College, located in Aurora, NY, a Wells professor distributed a campus-wide email calling for Republicans to be forcibly lobotomized and labeling Republicans “stupid.” On Thursday, November 6, the Wells Republicans issued a press release describing the study they had conducted of the political party registrations of the members of the social sciences and humanities faculties at the college. The study revealed that members of parties of the Left (Democrats, Greens, Working Families) outnumbered members of parties of the Right (Republicans and Conservatives) by...

Students accuse Wells of liberal bias Members of college GOP group say their conservative views are ridiculed in class. Sunday, November 09, 2003 By David L. Shaw The Wells College Republicans student organization has gone public with its concerns about what they call a liberal bias among the faculty and intimidation when conservative views are expressed in the classroom. The 10-student group, formed last spring, has questioned the liberal arts college's commitment to political diversity on the faculty and demanded action - such as disciplining a professor whose e-mail made derogatory comments about Republicans, calling them "stupid" and making a...

As reported in Front Page Magazine, http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10699, the Wells College Republicans yesterday published a study showing that Dems outnumber Republicans on the social sciences/humanities faculties by a ratio of 92%/8%. In response, a Wells prof sent a campus-wide email calling Republicans "stupid" and calling for Republicans to be forcibly lobotomized. See press release below from the Wells Republicans. ----------------- Wells College Professor: Republicans Should be Forcibly Lobotomized Prof Labels Republicans “Stupid” College Republicans: “A Conservative Prof Saying Similar Thing would be Gone” Contact: Kristy Lee Hochenberger Chairman, Wells College Republicans Phone: 315.364.2960 khochenberger@wells.edu AURORA, N.Y. (Nov. 7)--Responding to a study...

Wells of Indoctrination By Kristy Lee Hochenberger FrontPageMagazine.com | November 7, 2003 34 of 37 faculty members registered with Democratic, Liberal or Working Families parties; only three registered Republican (92 percent vs. 8 percent). Conservative Students Describe Feelings of Intimidation in the Classroom. Student Republicans Call for Change Aurora, NY: A study made public on Thursday, November 6, reveals an almost total lack of political diversity in the faculty of Wells College, an all-women’s college located in Aurora, NY. Of the 37 faculty members in the social and human sciences departments registered with either a party of the Left (Democratic,...

The Republican Club at Wells College, an all-women's college located in Aurora, NY, issued the following press release today. The study reveals the almost total lack of political diversity in the Wells faculty, with Dems outnumbering Republicans by 92% to 8%. Contact: Kristy Lee Hochenberger Chairman Wells College Republicans 315.364.2960 khochenberger@wells.edu STUDY: NEAR TOTAL LACK OF POLITICAL DIVERSITY IN FACULTY AT ALL-WOMEN WELLS COLLEGE LEFT OUTNUMBERS RIGHT BY 92% TO 8% ON SOCIAL SCIENCES/HUMANITIES FACULTY STUDENT REPUBLICANS QUESTION COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO "THE DIVERSITY THAT MATTERS MOST" • 34 of 37 faculty members registered with Democratic, Liberal or Working Families parties;...