Quick Takes

Mexico City Earthquake Kills at Least 225

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 20, 2017 1 Comment

Second quake to hit the area in 12 days....

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State Dept. Announces $32 Million in Aid for Rohingya Refugees

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 20, 2017 2 Comments

I have been documenting the horrors the Rohingya minority are facing in Myanmar and their cries for help as they face genocide and ethnic cleansing. 421,000 Rohingya have escaped to Bangladesh with next to nothing and aid groups doing as much as they can to help these people. The U.S. has answered the call. Right before the UN General Assembly kicks off its second day of speeches, the State Department announced the U.S. will send $32 million in aid to help the Rohingya minority.

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Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Balance Ideology at Evergreen State College

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 20, 2017 1 Comment

"I don’t like the fact they are rigging debate there.”...

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“Stand With Melissa” Campaign Started for Fired Pro-Israel U. Maryland Prof

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 20, 2017 3 Comments

Fighting back....

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Interim Policy on Campus Speakers at Middlebury College Rewards Heckler’s Veto

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 20, 2017 1 Comment

This is how the mob wins....

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Kentucky Governor Suggests Cutting Degree Programs Like Interpretive Dance

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2017 4 Comments

"cut unnecessary degree programs to help balance the state’s budget"...

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Feds Spend Over $500K to Make Engineering a Safe Space for LGBT Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2017 5 Comments

"The project will identify issues faced by LGBTQ students and professionals in engineering"...

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Toys R Us Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2017 1 Comment

The protection should let the store manage Christmas season....

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Constitution Day Lecture at Princeton Titled “F*** Free Speech”

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2017 2 Comments

“Put simply, speech is costly”...

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San Francisco: DREAMers Scream at Nancy Pelosi

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 18, 2017 3 Comments

"Democrats are Deporters"...

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Poll Finds 75 Percent of Yale Profs Identify as Liberal

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2017 3 Comments

"eight percent as “conservative”...

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UVA Frat’s ‘Cops and Robbers’ Party Accused of Encouraging Racist Behavior

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2017 3 Comments

"members of the frat wore orange jumpsuits"...

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Harvard Law Acknowledges Ties to Slavery With New Plaque

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2017 4 Comments

“We should not hide that fact nor hide from it”...

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National Science Foundation Doling Out $8 Million to Promote Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 17, 2017 4 Comments

"roughly $300,000 each"...

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Iraqi ICE Detainees Protest Deportation, Go On Hunger Strike

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 17, 2017 4 Comments

At least some of them are Christians and fear returning to Iraq...

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Duke Recruits Male Students to Fight ‘Toxic Masculinity’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 17, 2017 4 Comments

"sponsored by the Duke Women’s Center"...

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*UPDATE* Ravens Did Not Hand Out DNA Tests

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 17, 2017 4 Comments

Interesting....

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Evergreen State Settles Lawsuit With Bret Weinstein and Wife for $500K

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 17, 2017 5 Comments

“They have resigned from their faculty positions at Evergreen"...

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