John Patrick
Washington Examiner
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AOC, outspoken critic of 'dark money,' starts fundraising for her personal PAC
Despite her reputation as a staunch progressive opponent of big money in politics, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has succumbed to the lure of having a personal political action committee to help finance her political career. → Read More
Is poverty causing more alcohol-related deaths?
Many people love a cold beer and a happy hour, but a troubling new study on alcohol-related mortality has many health experts warning that it may be time to rethink our relationship with alcohol. → Read More
Lifetime to produce new movie on the college admissions scandal
While actress Felicity Huffman may very well be going to jail following her guilty plea on federal charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, she might be able to watch a movie about herself while she’s in prison. → Read More
UC Boulder offering new Jewish theology class with ‘gender-inclusive’ Hebrew language
A new project at the University of Colorado Boulder is attempting to rewrite Hebrew text in non-gender conforming language for nonbinary students. → Read More
State lawmakers call on public universities to abolish segregated campus events
While most Americans would agree that mandated racial segregation has no place in the 21st century, a public university in Idaho has embraced self-segregated supplemental graduation ceremonies in the name of diversity, in a move that has roiled some state lawmakers. → Read More
Poll: 80% of philosophy students embrace socialism
A new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of students who choose to study philosophy as their college major end up embracing socialism. → Read More
Former governor Scott Walker to lead Young America’s Foundation
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will take the helm of the nation’s premier conservative youth organization Young America’s Foundation starting in 2021. → Read More
Researchers: End sex-segregation in sports to stop ‘trans discrimination'
In response to the heated debate over transgender inclusion in athletics, researchers at one university have proposed a solution that could quickly turn the world of amateur and professional sports upside down. → Read More
Major public university to offer classes highlighting the school’s troubled history with racism
Following a failed campaign by University of Minnesota students and faculty to address the school’s history of association with controversial figures by renaming numerous buildings, the university will begin offering a course that takes an in-depth look at the school’s troubled history with racism and anti-Semitism. → Read More
Public-private partnership will allow students to graduate college debt-free with a $70K salary
While many college students expect their future to involve crushing student loan debt and a job that doesn’t pay enough to cover the payments, a new public-private partnership in New Jersey seeks to help students avoid such a predicament — that is, if they don’t mind working with their hands. → Read More
Columbia students launch mob campaign against professor who prosecuted the 'Central Park Five'
There’s a new outrage on campus. A group of students at Columbia University are attacking the college for employing a professor who was involved in the prosecution and wrongful conviction of five young men in the 1990s over a horrific assault in Central Park, a famous case where the alleged perpetrators became known as “the Central Park Five.” → Read More
Public university caught giving away ‘hush money’ to cover up sexual harassment
Central Washington University is under intense scrutiny following recent revelations that administrators at the school attempted to conceal sexual harassment by giving aggrieved students “hush money” in the form of free tuition. → Read More
College students increasingly taking emotional support animals to campus
Despite ridicule, growing numbers of college students are turning to emotional support animals. → Read More
Police officer escorted from school property after ticketing principal for parking in handicapped spot
A police officer who works as a school resource officer in Warren, Ohio, was escorted off his assigned school campus after he ticketed a public school principal for parking in a handicapped spot. → Read More
University says making sorority members study 25 hours a week is hazing
A Latina sorority has filed a lawsuit against Greek administrators at the University of Virginia in response to a bizarre new ruling that claimed sorority leaders were hazing members by requiring them to study. → Read More
Doctor fired for saying she'd give Jews 'the wrong meds' went to Jewish medical school
A first-year medical resident at a prominent residency program in Ohio was dismissed from her the program after it was revealed that she had posted virulently anti-Semitic tweets threatening medical malpractice against people of Jewish origin. → Read More
Groundbreaking: This college is actually going to let students pass out free pocket Constitutions
A college student in California has settled a lawsuit with his university that will allow him to pass out pocket copies of the Constitution on his campus without any restrictions from his school on where they can be distributed. → Read More
Millennials drove Christmas consumer spending
Even though millennials are carrying large burdens of student loan debt, the relatively young generation is poised to be one of the driving forces in holiday spending this Christmas season. → Read More
University of California chancellors break with faculty, condemn boycotts of Israel
In a historic first for the University of California system, all ten chancellors have signed on to a joint statement condemning any faculty attempts to implement any type of academic boycott of Israel on any UC campus. → Read More
College students are losing millions to bank-related fees
In addition to shelling out tens of thousands of dollars each year toward financing their education, college students are also falling victim to large amounts of bank account-related fees each year, which can really add up. → Read More