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  • May 2008

    • At Lefty U., Plans for Right-Wing Chair

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 11:50 AM CDT

      At Lefty U., Plans for Right-Wing Chair

      (Newser) - Here’s a recipe for controversy: Take one of the nation’s most liberal schools—the University of Colorado at Boulder—and make it the home of the nation’s first endowed chair for Conservative Thought and Policy. The school’s Republican chancellor tells the Wall Street Journal the campus needs “intellectual diversity” alongside offerings on gay literature and Chicano studies. Critics, predictably, are legion—right and left. More »

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      conservative  • academia  • George Will  • University of Colorado  • political science

  • April 2008

    • Dude...Where's My Sponsor?

      MSNBC  |  Apr 17, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Dude...Where's My Sponsor?

      (Newser) - Major corporations are trying to see dollar signs through the haze of pot smoke hovering over this year's 4/20 stonerpalooza, as the pseudo-holiday gains national attention with its large, (idly) devoted following on college campuses. This year, festivities will include stoner cinema debuts like "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo" and "Super High Me," MSNBC reports. More »

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      drugs  • college  • marijuana  • movies  • drug use  • marijuana legalization  • University of Colorado

  • November 2007
  • July 2007

    • Prof Who Compared 9/11 Victims to Nazis Gets Ax

      Denver Post  |  Jul 25, 07 6:11 AM CDT

      Prof Who Compared 9/11 Victims to Nazis Gets Ax

      (Newser) - The controversial academic who challenged the innocence of 9/11 victims and called them "little Eichmanns" was fired yesterday by the University of Colorado board of regents. The regents voted 8-1 to dismiss Ward Churchill, citing academic misconduct, including plagiarism and fraud. Churchill, who taught ethnic studies, said his free-speech rights were violated and he will sue the university. More »

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      Nazi  • University of Colorado

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