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Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, (who was a Senior when I was a Freshman) sent out a message to students today, which was then sent out to us alum. After starting with some “Welcome back” pleasantries, he notes that “Wes is alive and...
by David B
on Fri Jan 31, 2025 at 03:37 PM PST
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In her sermon at an inaugural prayer service, Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, pleaded with Donald Trump, “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” children,...
by Alan Singer
on Wed Jan 22, 2025 at 01:59 PM PST
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To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump’s immigration policies are off to a chaotic start before he even takes office. The uncertainty is palpable, especially for international students who have been told by faculty to stay on campus during holiday break...
by Morgan Stephens
on Fri Dec 27, 2024 at 03:00 PM PST
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Another school shooting. Madison Wisconsin and student shoots up school. 2 killed..6 injured, shooter ..a student dead. RFK screaming banning food and vaccines ...How about banning guns. The MAGA crowd is screaming Christians are being killed. They...
by Vetwife
on Mon Dec 16, 2024 at 11:25 AM PST
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I have really nothing to add to this, so I’m going to quote from the Citizens for Central York School District facebook page. OP is here: The South Western School Board has reportedly ordered district officials to cut holes in its restroom walls in...
by Kbowerman
on Wed Oct 02, 2024 at 10:35 AM PDT
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So it seems that the last weekend of September is Event Weekend for me. Since like 2016, I’ve always done something on that weekend. This year I had two Event Weekends in a row.�
Here at ...
by zenbassoon
on Sat Oct 05, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Students poured into Apalachee High School on Tuesday for their first day of class after a school shooting killed two of their peers and two teachers and injured nine other people almost three weeks ...
by Associated Press
on Tue Sep 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT
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It’s been a month since I last updated, and folks, things have been pretty crazy! Since starting the school year, we’ve been boots-on-the-ground on college and university campuses getting out the vote. Crowds have only gotten bigger, and it’s safe to...
by JacksonofFL
on Sun Sep 22, 2024 at 10:31 AM PDT
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Addressing the issue of school shootings requires a multifaceted approach. The Florida State House of Representatives can play a crucial role in enacting legislation and policies to enhance school safety and prevent such tragedies. Here are key...
by DanikaFornear
on Fri Sep 06, 2024 at 10:47 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
Campaign ...
by Clay Bennett
on Mon Jul 01, 2024 at 04:55 PM PDT
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments after bragging that he “can’t wait to be sued” for this outrageous assault on ...
by Mark Sumner
on Fri Jun 21, 2024 at 07:00 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Jones. Campaign ...
by Clay Jones
on Sat Jun 22, 2024 at 04:55 AM PDT
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When the campers take their tents down a week before graduation, or Commencement in Harvard-speak, they believe there has been a peaceful resolution to their protest: no harm, no foul. They remove the tents without fuss so the University can proceed to...
by AliceT4
on Tue Jun 04, 2024 at 01:55 PM PDT
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Six states have now passed universal school choice programs , but Florida has been singularly effective at accomplishing what Republicans have had near the top of their agenda for decades : ...
by Mark Sumner
on Sun Jun 02, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Yesterday, Mother’s Day Sunday, was the last move-out date for freshmen. Now the campus is eerily quiet. The only noise comes from riding lawn mowers, and a supporter of the protest – not obliged to follow its policies – who is standing outside the...
by AliceT4
on Thu May 16, 2024 at 08:05 AM PDT
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By�Julie Rovner, KFF Health News
Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she ...
by KFF Health News
on Sat Jun 01, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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It’s a cool, sunny Friday. Rising sophomores who lived in the Yard this year are carrying mattresses, couches, and huge cardboard boxes from their dorms. Parents have only 20 minutes to park in ...
by AliceT4
on Tue May 14, 2024 at 07:40 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Once upon a time, in another era, maybe even another universe, the head of a university refused to call on the police, the...
by TomDispatch
on Thu May 09, 2024 at 07:55 AM PDT
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By David Helvarg “Pigs off Campus,” is what none of the thousands of pro-Palestinian anti-war student protestors have shouted at the police as they’ve been arrested on campuses from New York to Texas to California in the last weeks. But that is what...
by Blue Notes
on Tue May 07, 2024 at 08:32 AM PDT
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By Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday a measure restricting curricula for educator preparation programs and courses, essentially removing theories ...
by Florida Phoenix
on Sun May 05, 2024 at 02:59 PM PDT
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