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A first-person opinion essay by a self-described language snob who reflects on grammatical pet peeves such as “costed” and “I’s” as possessives, then turns to a seminary-inspired meditation on loving neighbors despite their language errors. The piece is framed as personal moral and religious reflection rather than political argument.
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The University of Texas at Austin has stopped enrolling new students in three majors: Women's and Gender Studies, Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, and African and African Diaspora Studies. The article presents the move as a conservative victory, quoting multiple right-leaning commentators who praise it while giving a brief defense from a program chair.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae are asking a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit challenging the sorority’s 2022 admission of a transgender woman at the University of Wyoming. Plaintiff Allie Coghan says the chapter bypassed normal voting procedures and that national leadership overrode member consent, while a lower court dismissed the case because the private sorority could interpret its own membership rules.
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Sorority alumnae asked a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma over its chapter admitting a transgender woman. Plaintiff Allie Coghan said members were promised a sisterhood but given a brother, and she hopes the appeal will protect single-sex private spaces.
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A feature on Blackburn, Lancashire, describes how the town became Europe's vape capital, with more e-cigarette shops per person than anywhere else in Britain and a booming local industry. It highlights concerns over youth vaping, including schoolchildren using drug-infused e-cigarettes and girls vaping instead of eating, against a backdrop of child poverty and post-industrial decline.
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Steve Hartman reflects on his parenting journey as his son George leaves home for college. The piece is a personal, emotional human-interest segment rather than political news.
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Several schools in Oakhurst, California, were briefly locked down after a black bear wandered onto the Yosemite High School campus. No one was injured, and the lockdown was lifted after wildlife officials said the bear left the area.
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A study by Princetonians for Free Speech found that 98% of Princeton faculty political donations in the 2023-2024 cycle went to Democrats, 2% to Independents, and none to Republicans. The article frames the findings as evidence of an alarming lack of viewpoint diversity, citing similar patterns at Harvard and Yale and a Pentagon ban on attendance at Princeton and other elite schools.
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A 13-year-old student in Rome pepper-sprayed and stabbed his 66-year-old teacher and allegedly tried to livestream the attack from a helmet-mounted phone. A classmate intervened, the teacher survived, and police arrested the student. The article also notes official calls for tighter social media restrictions for minors.
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A campus-focused newsletter roundup highlights a California college video showing a Trump piñata being struck and renewed national attention on Mahmoud Khalil. It also promotes items about conservative students facing retaliation or investigations, framing campus disputes as chaos and chilled speech for Republicans.
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Rich Lowry praises The Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western civilization, as a countercultural achievement. He argues the book rightly prioritizes learning about one's own civilization at a time when academia has de-centered Western Civ.
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A 13-year-old Long Island boy with a reported IQ of 168 has been accepted into NYU's master's program after overcoming leukemia and Tourette's syndrome. He is expected to finish his undergraduate degree at LSU before starting at NYU next fall.