Tag: academia
Academic Freedom... It's just been revoked.
pO157.
Posted to Etcetera on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 12:08:05 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
As the community of Northern Illinois University copes with the aftermath of a recent shooting which left half a dozen dead, college administrators, students, police and government contractors angling for revenue all begin the process of making our university campuses "safer."
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The Trick Was Coming As A Suicide Bomber. The Treat Was Posing With The University President.
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Mon Nov 13, 2006 at 12:58:36 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Just like every Halloween, the president of the University of Pennsylvania hosts a costume party. Faculty and students are invited to get dressed up for a night of fun and festivities. Although there were about 700 costumed students in attendance this year at President Amy Guttman's house, there is only one costume the campus is talking about today. As a matter of fact, the talk about the costume and the party and Guttman's reaction to what happened has extended far beyond the school's Philadelphia campus.
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