by Tyler | Mar 20, 2020 | Academic Insanity, campus closure, coronavirus, Education, Health, Tech, Trending, West Virginia, Wuhan coronavirus
Police officers were forced to use tear gas to respond to a group of intoxicated West Virginia University students this week. The encounter between drunk students and local police took place shortly after the university announced the shutdown of campus due to the...
by Tyler | Mar 2, 2020 | Academic Insanity, Education, Facebook, Free Speech Online, Gab, hate speech, Politics, Tech, Trending, Twitter, USC
Researchers at USC used federal funds to compile a “corpus” of “hate speech” on Gab, the First Amendment-friendly social media network that provides an alternative to increasingly censorious platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
by Tyler | Mar 2, 2020 | Academic Insanity, Donald Trump, Education, Florida, Florida A&M, HCBU, Politics, Tech, TPUSA, Trending, Turning Point USA
Florida A&M University student Chrichanni Watson told Breitbart News that Donald Trump has made great progress for historically black colleges and universities (HCBU) and “you’ve got to give the man some credit.” Watson spoke to host Alex Marlow...
by Tyler | Feb 22, 2020 | Academic Insanity, Asia, China, Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Protests, Johns Hopkins, Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Tech, Trending
A group of approximately 100 pro-China activists protested against two guest speakers that visited Johns Hopkins University this week. The Chinese protesters were speaking out against the guest lecturers due to their calls for Hong Kong democracy and freedom from...
by Tyler | Feb 22, 2020 | Academic Insanity, Education, facial recognition, Politics, privacy and security, Tech, Trending, UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles, announced this week that they will not be moving forward with a plan to use facial recognition technology on campus. The decision comes ahead of a planned day of protests by students and advocacy groups that focus on privacy...
by Tyler | Feb 22, 2020 | Academic Insanity, Condoms, Education, sex week, Social Justice, Tech, Trending, University of Florida
The University of Florida hosted its annual “Sex in the Swamp” event on Thursday. The event even encouraged students to participate in a condom art show, called the “condom art showcase” for a chance to win a pair of Apple AirPods.
