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Photo obtained by ABC News. A gun-toting Tennessee college senior showed her support for President Trump and guns while holding her shirt up to reveal her handgun in her graduation photos to show who [she is] as a person. The photo, which went viral on Twitter, gained both positive and negative feedback - some of which claimed she was brandishing a firearm for a photo shoot or showing it off to try and look cool.

Gun-Toting College Girl Faces Backlash for Grad Photo

April 10, 2018 11:05 AM
by Susan Dutca
Photo obtained by ABC News. A gun-toting Tennessee college senior showed her support for President Trump and guns while holding her shirt up to reveal her handgun in her graduation photos to
A new Stanford Student group, the Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices (SSAD) led a student-protest over the weekend asking Apple for help in getting its users to put their phones down. Led by computer science majors, the group wants to bring awareness to the public health issue which, research shows, can have serious implications for people's mental and physical health.

Stanford Students Call on Apple to Combat Phone Addiction

March 6, 2018 1:56 PM
by Susan Dutca
A new Stanford Student group, the Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices (SSAD) led a student-protest over the weekend asking Apple for help in getting its users to put their phones down. Led by
A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a former LSU professor fired in 2015 for using vulgar language in her classroom. The formerly-tenured education professor alleged that LSU violated her First Amendment free speech rights and that their sexual harassment policies are unconstitutional.

College Professor Canned for Cussing

January 16, 2018 3:55 PM
by Susan Dutca
A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a former LSU professor fired in 2015 for using vulgar language in her classroom. The formerly-tenured education professor alleged that LSU violated
The University of California, Berkeley is working to end the detention of one of its undocumented students who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security after allegedly overstaying his visa. The university's chancellor and student activists are keen on taking all appropriate actions to support the student's interests so that he may continue his studies and his life as a valued member of [the] community.

Berkeley Battling for Release of Luis Mora

January 9, 2018 1:21 PM
by Susan Dutca
The University of California, Berkeley is working to end the detention of one of its undocumented students who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security after allegedly overstaying his
Just because marijuana has been legalized in some states, doesn't mean that it has become legal at colleges in those states. Colleges could face a huge penalty if they are caught infringing on the law.

College Weed Laws at Odds with Some State Laws

December 19, 2017 12:50 PM
by Susan Dutca
Just because marijuana has been legalized in some states, doesn't mean that it has become legal at colleges in those states. Colleges could face a huge penalty if they are caught infringing on the
Photo by Rebecca Lurye/Hartford Courant Midway through his It's OK to be White speech at the University of Connecticut, Conservative commentator Lucian Wintrich was arrested and charged with attempted larceny and disorderly conduct after he grabbed a woman who had swiped his notes off his lectern. The charges have since been dropped and in a reversal, the woman was arrested and charged with attempted larceny and disorderly conduct.

"It's OK to Be White" Protestor Turns Herself In

December 12, 2017 1:12 PM
by Susan Dutca
Photo by Rebecca Lurye/Hartford Courant Midway through his "It's OK to be White" speech at the University of Connecticut, Conservative commentator Lucian Wintrich was arrested and charged with
Pop-punk band Diet Cig has canceled its scheduled appearance at Messiah College due to the college's really serious anti-LGBT policies. The band has stated they have no desire to support or benefit from an institution that discriminates against LGBT students/faculty/staff.

Band to Messiah College: “No Gay? No Play”

November 28, 2017 11:00 AM
by Susan Dutca
Pop-punk band Diet Cig has canceled its scheduled appearance at Messiah College due to the college's "really serious anti-LGBT policies." The band has stated they have "no desire to support or
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