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President of Michigan State Apologizes for Border Patrol Classroom Presentation

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 24, 2019 5 Comments

“disrupted a sense of safety.”...

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Conservative Asian-American Student at U. Michigan Called ‘White Supremacist’ in Fliers on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 23, 2019 4 Comments

“This is complete slander and incites violence towards me”...

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Michigan State Kicks Off Higher Education’s Annual Ban on Offensive Halloween Costumes

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 16, 2019 7 Comments

Students warned to avoid “cultural appropriation”...

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Bulletin Boards at Michigan State Warn of ‘Harmful Language’ of Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2019 0 Comments

“everyday encounters of subtle discrimination that people of various marginalized groups experience throughout their lives”...

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Wild Turkey Killed for Harassing People on University of Michigan Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2019 13 Comments

"We were very surprised when yesterday morning law enforcement was seen chasing the turkey across Baxter Road"...

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U. Michigan Slammed for Requiring Students to Cross Examine Each Other in Campus Rape Cases

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 11, 2019 7 Comments

"facing blowback from both pro-accuser and due-process advocates"...

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Michigan State University Students Protest Flat Rate Tuition

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 29, 2019 13 Comments

"The group wants the university to lower that number to 12 because some students cannot afford to pay for 15 credits."...

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Hillary Clinton Will Launch University of Michigan’s Weiser Diplomacy Center

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 27, 2019 12 Comments

Hillary is PERFECT to discuss foreign policy subjects!!...

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U. Michigan Social Justice Class Described as ‘Straightforward Political Indoctrination’

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 26, 2019 2 Comments

"The course is intended to impress on University of Michigan students the worldview and the values of progressives and to blot out, as far as possible, the legitimacy of any alternative views."...

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Does Reversal of Siwatu-Salama Brandishing Conviction Expand Self-Defense?

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 23, 2019 14 Comments

I’m seeing a lot of excitement in the gun community about the decision this week out of the Michigan court of appeals, People v. Siwatu-Salama. The drama around the decision represents some significant expansion of self-defense rights. The decision does nothing of the sort. It is no reason to get excited o. If anything, it does far more to create ambiguity around self-defense than it does to create certainty. To the extent it encourages the defensive display of firearms, it also substantially raises the legal risks for well-intentioned defenders.

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Michigan State Issues Insane Recommendation on Trigger Warnings

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 18, 2019 7 Comments

"laid out the no-nos and the replacement terms for Service Center employees at a mandatory training"...

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Over 140 Employees at Eastern Michigan U. Accept Buyouts for Early Retirement

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2019 2 Comments

"EMU, contending with a decline in enrollment, announced the buyout plans in May"...

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U. Michigan Accused of Attempting to Out Gay Student Suing Over Alleged Abuse by Prof

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 02, 2019 19 Comments

A grad student at the University of Michigan claimed that he was sexually harassed and abused by a professor. He sued the school for failing to act and now the school is being accused of using the student's sexuality against him.

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Former Michigan State President Getting $2.45 Million to Retire Despite Sex Abuse Scandal

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 02, 2019 3 Comments

"in addition to the normal retirement benefits"...

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U. Michigan to Host ‘Psychedelic Neuroscience’ Symposium

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 01, 2019 2 Comments

“organized by the University of Michigan Center for Conscious Science”...

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University of Michigan Opening ‘Social Justice High School’ in Detroit

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 31, 2019 7 Comments

“It’s so important for students to have the ability to be an advocate, not only for themselves but for people in their community or people around the world”...

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Michigan Burger Restaurant With Israeli Ties Cancels Opening Due to Threats and Boycotts

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 25, 2019 19 Comments

Imagine investing $200,000 into a restaurant, but then turn around and indefinitely delay its opening because people threatened to boycott your business and bullied your family members. That's the decision BurgerIM franchisee Sam Zahr had to make for the safety of his family and employees. He also didn't want to divide the Dearborn, Michigan, community.

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U. Michigan to Award Profs $100K for Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2019 2 Comments

"the newly founded Diversity and Social Transformation Professorships"...

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