The Sickness of Our Universities—and the Cure

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This longish read is a horror story that you might not be able to take your eyes from, like a car accident.  This article answers questions that most of us may have had.

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The People Setting America on Fire

 

An investigation into the witches' brew of billionaires, Islamists, and leftists behind the campus protests

 

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/people-setting-america-on-fire-soros-tides-wespac

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SOME good news.  Chickens.  Home.  Roost.

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Federal Judges:  No More Law Clerks From Columbia

 

[...] More than a dozen federal judges sent a notification to Columbia University Law School yesterday informing them that they will not be accepting applications from any of their graduates to be law clerks starting with the class of 2024.  The judges were led by jurists from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.  The letter was addressed directly to Columbia President Minouche Shafik.  They are not limiting the boycott to only the students taking part in the riots, but the entire graduating class.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/05/07/federal-judges-no-more-law-clerks-from-columbia-n3787923

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https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1787673077511262547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1787673077511262547%7Ctwgr%5E2801f5f18945b496f4c676835ee237d7047bc5d9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fjustmindy%2F2024%2F05%2F07%2Faghamilton-israel-history-n2396013

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Not the BB, either!

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This Week's Unsung Hero:  Contractor Paints Over Protesters Standing in Front of Vandalized Wall

 

[...] Because they are 'mostly peaceful,' protesters at the school had disgracefully defaced a campus wall with their pro-Hamas graffiti.  So, the school called in a team of contractors to paint over their anti-American and antisemitic vandalism.  When the protesters tried to stand in front of the contractors to prevent them from doing the job they were hired to do, their response was perfection.

 

'No problem.  You could use a paint job too, kids.'  [...]

 

https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/05/08/this-weeks-unsung-hero-contractor-paints-over-protesters-standing-in-front-of-vandalized-wall-n2396012

 

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Research Discovers Women Will Support Any Cause No Matter How Murderous So Long As They Get To Wear A Scarf

 

[...] "So, let me get this straight: this cause treats women as property, believes raping women an acceptable form of violence, and vows to murder innocent civilians - but I get to wear a scarf?" asked local college student Danielle Walker.  "That sounds amazing!  Sign me up!"  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/research-discovers-women-will-support-any-cause-no-matter-how-murderous-so-long-as-they-get-to-wear-a-scarf

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This is a great piece, talking about a seldom-discussed factor.

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Hysterics for Hamas

Why have young women been so prominent in the recent campus chaos?

 

The female voices rose high-pitched and shrill above the crowd:

"Five, six, seven, eight, Israel is a terrorist state."
"We don’t want no Zionists here, say it loud, say it clear."
"Resistance is justified when people are occupied."
 

The voices that answered them were also overwhelmingly female, emanating from hundreds of students chanting and marching around tents pitched [...]

 

https://www.city-journal.org/article/hysterics-for-hamas?skip=1

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RISD occupation ends after school president threatens expulsion.  Here's what happened.

 

PROVIDENCE − Pro-Palestine students who took over a Rhode Island School of Design building ended their four-day occupation Thursday after President Crystal Williams threatened them with expulsion.

Their departure came after Williams sent RISD staff members to clear chairs and tables the students used to barricade themselves on the second floor, and then then issued an ultimatum to leave by 2:30 p.m.  [...]

 

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2024/05/09/pro-palestinian-risd-protest-occupation-ends-peacefully-with-no-arrests/73630981007/

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What awful planning.  Heads should roll.

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Howard University Cancels Graduation MID-CEREMONY in Chaotic Scene

 

Nope, it's not what you think.  It wasn't pro-Hamas protesters—this time.

 

We've seen anti-Israel protests at several graduations, and we've seen commencement ceremonies canceled altogether as some universities bent their knee to the demonstrators—but we haven't seen this before.

 

A graduation ceremony for nursing students at Howard University in Washington D.C. was canceled right in the middle of the keynote address Thursday [...]

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/05/12/howard-university-cancels-graduation-mid-ceremony-in-chaotic-scene-n2174116

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Analysis tinged with military strategy.  Comments?

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How To Neutralize The Campus Communists

 

[...] Remember that all this protest [garbage] is an information operation, not a kinetic one.  That means they are trying to effect change by affecting us and making us do what they want.  They sure can't force us to do anything.  Even when they do damage, the message is the effect, not the damage.  They want to demonstrate that the authorities have no power, that their faction can do as it pleases, but also that they are victims of the fascist regime.  It's amusing to see liberal wine women administrators at the University of College painted as Franco or Pinochet, but that's part of the scam.  The commies are both victims and victors simultaneously – they embrace the identity they need to sway the weak-minded into surrender or submission.

 

Our minds are the targets, and sadly, too many Americans are vulnerable to this manipulation.  Why?  First, [...]

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/05/13/how-to-neutralize-the-campus-communists-n2638943

Edited May 13 by TBoneTX

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College Students Announce Indefinite Hunger Strike For Palestine Between 10 AM And Noon And Also Between 1 PM and 5 PM Every Day Except For Some Light Snacking

 

[...] "We mean business!" said Princeton University student Jezebel Bashar.  "It will be hard to eat absolutely nothing for part of the day followed by an after-lunch period of a few hours of not eating again, but we are committed!"  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/college-students-announce-indefinite-hunger-strike-for-palestine-between-10-am-and-noon-and-also-between-1-pm-and-5-pm-every-day-except-for-some-light-snacking

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Repairs to Portland State University Library Could Cost $750,000

 

[...] the damage done to the library in the 3 days the vandals occupied it was significant.  Today the school released an estimate for repairing the damage:  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/05/14/repairs-to-portland-state-university-library-could-cost-750000-n3788412

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Harvard, Princeton Both Cave to Hamas Sympathizers in the Name of 'Restorative Justice'

 

[...] One of the hunger strikers' demands is that students be given amnesty and have their suspensions (and arrest records) expunged, because, after all, those won't look good during their job search.

 

It appears that Princeton has caved on that demand, announcing a "restorative justice" program that will "rapidly conclude the University disciplinary process, making it possible for the students to join Commencement and receive their degrees along with their classmates" — useless degrees they'll probably rip up in protest.  [...]

 

https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/05/14/harvard-princeton-both-cave-to-hamas-sympathizers-n2396239

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Some bright spots in this debacle, anyway...

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Harvard board bars 13 pro-Palestine student protesters from graduating, overruling faculty

 

Harvard University's governing board rejected an effort from faculty Wednesday to allow a group of 13 students sanctioned due to their participation in pro-Palestine protests to receive their degrees and graduate.

The Harvard Corporation veto of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) decision, which The Harvard Crimson described as "unprecedented," underlines tensions between the university's faculty and administration in the wake of mass pro-Palestine protests that have roiled college campuses this year.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/harvard-board-bars-13-pro-230843224.html

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Columbia University Gives Students Option To Finish Classes From Prison

 

NEW YORK—Emphasizing that it was their only option amid the rampant protests that had erupted on campus, Columbia University announced Monday that it had given students the option to finish classes from prison.

 

"Given the current political turmoil and the many safety hazards it poses, all current students will be permitted to complete their semesters from the New York penitentiary system," said Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, adding that in light of recent events, [...]

 

https://www.theonion.com/columbia-university-gives-students-option-to-finish-cla-1851443862