Isaiah Denby
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Cambridge University gives trigger warnings for Shakespeare plays
Professors at Cambridge University are offering trigger warnings before introducing their students to the works of Shakespeare. Undergraduates studying english literature at the university evidently were alerted of these warnings in a document entitled “Notes on Lectures” that was dispersed to... → Read More
Feminist students push for “sustainable sex” during “Menstruation Mondays”
Activists at Johns Hopkins University are asking their fellow classmates to think more broadly on the concept of feminism, by incorporating environmentalism and focusing on “sustainable sex.” During a new event series called “Feminist Mondays,” Hopkins students are seeking to inform others on... → Read More
Professor sues President Trump for blocking him on Twitter
A professor at the University of Maryland, College Park is suing Donald Trump because the president blocked him on Twitter over the summer. Sociology professor Philip N. Cohen sees this as a violation of his First Amendment rights. The tweet that started it all dates back to June 6 when Cohen... → Read More
PETA unhinged: Protesters crash Yale president’s speech, stalk researcher
Protesters from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known as PETA, are up in arms over possible inhumane experiments of sparrows taking place at Yale University. They allege that experiments by Postdoctoral Associate Christine Lattin have left 250 sparrows dead, since 2008... → Read More
Penn TA calls on black women in class before white men despite who raised their hand first
Students attending the University of Pennsylvania may be addressed by their educators in accordance to the melanin in their skin, as opposed whose hand was raised first, according to a public admission by one TA. Graduate instructor and UPenn Ph.D. student Stephanie McKellop published a set of... → Read More
Professor: College admissions is a “system of white supremacy”
A student group called "Asians for Black Lives" is turning heads in Texas. The group, which seems to follow the standard principles of the Black Lives Matter movement, breaks the mold in one way - their membership. According to the Asians for Black Lives Facebook account, the group describes... → Read More
“We’re a Culture, not a Costume” campaign returns to campus
Halloween is just around the corner, and unsurprisingly, student organizations and activists on campuses all across the country are frantic to regulate costumes. Washington State University students, in particular, are now walking on eggshells after a campus presentation entitled “We’re a... → Read More
Dartmouth shutters its Gender Research Institute
The Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth (GRID) is closing its doors. Established in 2013, the GRID's original goal was to seek a clearer understanding on the topic of gender. According to The Dartmouth student newspaper, the program is on hold due to financial issues. GRID was founded with a... → Read More
University of Mississippi to rebuild Confederate statue despite student protest
The University of Mississippi is replacing a Confederate statue on campus which was damaged by a pickup truck last month. Now, students are outraged after learning that the Confederate statue on the Oxford campus will be rebuilt. Ole Miss student groups are coming together to protest the... → Read More
Does race impact your views on the NFL protests? These sociologists think so
With the ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and the NFL protesters who use the national anthem as a time to either take a knee, lock arms, or even hold up the “Black Power” fist, average Americans are sick and tired of politicized entertainment. But if Americans were forced to choose a... → Read More
“Wear a Hijab Day” takes over University of Illinois
A student organization at the University of Illinois is hosting a week-long group of festivities on the Urbana-Champaign campus in order for students to learn about Islam. Each day, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) will observe its own theme that, according to the group’s Facebook page, is... → Read More
Yale mathletes complain of “gender imbalance” in their Math Department
Students and professors at Yale University are highly concerned with gender imbalance in the Math Department at the university. → Read More
Indigenous activists claim UC Berkeley’s campus is “stolen land”
In honor of Columbus Day - or as the left calls it, “Indigenous People Day”... → Read More
Dangerously fashionable: A comprehensive list of MAGA gear controversies
Fashion has always pushed the boundaries, but today, there’s nothing more edgy, counter-culture, or courageous than wearing Trump gear… especially on an educational campus, whether that be K-12 or college. → Read More
California Attorney General: “You build a wall, I’ll buy a ladder”
Stanford in Government, a student-run, nonpartisan political awareness group at Stanford University, hosted an event featuring California Attorney General and Stanford alumni Xavier Becerra (BA ‘80, JD ‘84). Becerra discussed numerous topics with students and faculty members, including President... → Read More
ACLU providing $10,000 grants for UC Berkeley students to host speakers who “advance equal justice”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California is offering $10,000 in grant money for student organizations at the University of California at Berkeley who are looking to “advance equal justice.” The funding is intended for student groups at Berkeley to host speakers who will... → Read More
Black students at University of Michigan block streets, protest name of campus building
Racial tension is rising at the University of Michigan, as a vast assembly of African-American student have took to the streets in protest against alleged racism on their campus. → Read More
UC system steps up, will pay for half of the security bill for Ben Shapiro’s Berkeley speech
In mid-September, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro entered the lion’s den and gave a long-awaited speech at the politically bifurcated campus of UC Berkeley. Leading up to the event, logistics seemed ever-changing -- event day, time, location, and even who was paying for what. As the dust... → Read More
Star Trek: Discovery cast members take a knee at premier
Cast members of CBS’s widely anticipated Star Trek: Discovery took a knee last Sunday in a now viral post on social media. Discovery’s lead actress, Sonequa Martin-Green, went to Instagram along with 14 other cast members from the science-fiction drama to display the politically inspired... → Read More
Yale University to begin “carbon charges”
Yale University has established a distinctive, new strategy in order to combat carbon dioxide emissions: taxing the CO2 emissions of buildings on campus. The Ivy League institution’s plan will divide the entire university into 48 administrative units, all accountable for the carbon emissions of... → Read More