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Socialist ‘Armed Queers’ to speak at University of Utah

Matt Lamb - Associate Editor — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:30:34 +0000

Hosted by group concerned about lack of ‘anti-fascist organizing’ A leftist group called “Armed Queers Salt Lake City” plans to speak on Wednesday night at the University of Utah. The group describes itself as a “socialist LGBTQ organization dedicated to the self-defense, and self-determination, of people’s movements.” The promotion ad for the event replaces the “q” in “queer” with the…

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‘Minuteman’ mascot scrapped at Calif. school

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:25:56 +0000

School board members criticized firearm, lack of inclusivity A California high school can no longer use the “Minuteman” mascot after district leaders dropped the character due to its use of a firearm and concerns about it being offensive. “In a 4-1 vote, the Mount Diablo Unified School District board voted [on Aug. 16] to approve a recommendation to change the Concord High mascot from the…

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Mass shootings linked to ‘structural racism,’ professors say

MJ Cadman - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 04:03:34 +0000

Former DOJ economist says the paper overlooks gang violence There is an association between mass shootings and structural racism according to a new paper in JAMA Surgery. The study from Tulane University professors aimed to “examine the association between structural racism and mass shootings in major metropolitan areas in the United States.” The College Fix reached out to eight professors…

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No matter WHAT university officials do (or don’t do), it’s never enough for activists

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:51:39 +0000

Last weekend The Fix highlighted a Chronicle of Higher Education story about why more and more college presidents are looking to move on from their jobs. Heck, who wouldn’t grow weary from trying to placate the perpetually aggrieved far-left? If college officials do nothing about a particular situation, they hear about it. If they do do something, they hear about it.

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Teachers union president calls for Australia-style solution to gun violence

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 10:33:33 +0000

People won’t give up their guns if government won’t prosecute and incarcerate criminals. Period. The president of the nation’s second largest teachers union this week called for the U.S. to do “what other great democracies” have done regarding gun violence. Referring to American gun violence as an “epidemic,” Randi Weingarten used the recent school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee to “renew…

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West Virginia passes campus carry law, expanding gun rights

Ryan Lindner - TAMU — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:04:05 +0000

‘The Second Amendment is a civil right that has been too long considered inferior to our other rights,’ student says Students, visitors and employees at West Virginia’s public universities and colleges are one step closer to being able to conceal carry on campuses, thanks to a bill signed by Governor Jim Justice. Senate Bill 10 will ensure that starting in July 2024, legal gun owners can…

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UMinn legal clinic will partner with attorney general to sue gun companies

Marshelle Paulino - Franciscan University of Steubenville — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:05:53 +0000

The aim is to ‘establish a home for gun violence prevention litigation’ The University of Minnesota Law School has created a clinic to target lawful gun manufacturers by training future litigators and filing lawsuits. The new clinic, which opened this semester, will “utilize student pro bono legal work to support and litigate cases that help reduce injuries, deaths, and trauma resulting from…

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Eventbrite repeatedly cancels college conservatives

Terrance Kible - Duquesne University School of Law — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:05:42 +0000

Eventbrite canceled ticketing to at least three college conservative events since 2022 Popular ticketing platform Eventbrite has refused to provide ticketing services for multiple conservative events in the past year, citing purported violations of its policies. In late February, the website removed from its page for a Matt Walsh event on transgenderism sponsored by Young America’s Foundation…

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New college divestment campaign targets ‘killer’ gun industry

Jack Applewhite - University of Georgia — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:02:55 +0000

Gun advocate says it seems like a ploy for donors Students Demand Action, a pro-gun control advocacy group, recently launched a grassroots activism campaign that demanded all universities nationwide divest from and disassociate with the firearm industry. The group announced its new “#KillerBusiness” campaign in partnership with Students Demand Action’s parent group, Everytown for Gun Safety.

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Nebraska university refuses to lift ban on pro-Second Amendment posters

John Scott - Boyce College — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:05:20 +0000

‘Creighton’s administration acts like its students are children,’ Young Americans for Liberty representative said Creighton University will not remove its ban on pro-Second Amendment posters despite a student libertarian group fighting over the last several months to overturn the policy on First Amendment grounds. The private Omaha, Nebraska-based school ordered student members of Young…

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