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Columbia University President Resigns, but School’s Troubles With Leftist Protesters Far From Over

August 15, 2024 Troubles”, Columbia, Leftist, Over, president, from, Protesters, Resigns, University, Schools0 comment

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, in office for just over a year, announced Wednesday that she would resign her position amid continuing backlash over anti-Israel demonstrations on campus. Shafik had been a holdout who remained at the helm of a university after she and other school presidents appeared in a series of House hearings this spring on antisemitism on college campuses. “I write with sadness to tell you that I am stepping down as president of Columbia University effective August 14, 2024,” Shafik wrote in her resignation letter. “I have…

‘Vexing’ and ‘perplexing:’ White House chastises Netanyahu over video

June 20, 2024 Vexing, perplexing, chastises, Over, House, White, VIDEO, Netanyahu0 comment

The White House criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for blindsiding it with a video that accuses the U.S. of withholding weapons from his country. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza

May 19, 2024 GAZA, Voices, Morehouse, graduates, Over, Biden, Their, protest, hears, Tells0 comment

President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden signs FISA extension, ending fight over warrantless spying — temporarily

April 21, 2024 FISA, Extension, Temporarily, warrantless, Fight, Over, Biden, Signs, Ending, spying0 comment

The intelligence community won a new expansion of snooping powers from Congress but opponents managed to cut the extension to just two years, meaning Capitol Hill will revisit the fight a lot sooner than the spy community had wanted. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden returns early from weekend trip to meet over Middle East concerns

April 13, 2024 Meet, Returns, weekend, concerns, Over, Early, Biden, from, trip, Middle, East0 comment

President Biden scuttled his weekend plans in Delaware to return to Washington a day early to deal with rising tensions in the Middle East. The Washington Times stories: White House

As Fentanyl Streams Over Wide-Open Border, Students Lead Effort to Combat Campus Overdoses

April 13, 2024 WideOpen, Overdoses, Over, Combat, lead, Students, border, effort, Campus, fentanyl, Streams0 comment

Ten years ago, I had never heard the word “fentanyl.” Now, every sorority and fraternity on my college campus is equipped with Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, a lifesaving medication used to treat opioid overdoses. The fentanyl crisis is acutely felt on college campuses. Oftentimes, college students will take a pill that they thought was Xanax or Ritalin and end up dead. According to federal data, the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45 is fentanyl overdose. In the last three years alone, examples…