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College leaders are not the ones to handle charges of rape and assault
A former college president contends that having student affairs deans deal with rape is incredibly out of date and says charges of alcohol and drug induced behavior are much more than campus leaders can deal with.
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What to look for when the candidates for NY governor debate
Since already know where the candidates stand on the issues, what should we look for when New York’s gubernatorial candidates debate?
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A very different type of president opens the Theodore Roosevelt Library
Donald Trump wants to be on Mount Rushmore. Teddy Roosevelt already is there in stone.
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Is Niagara Falls more popular than the Great Wall and the Great Pyramids?
Does Niagara Falls attract more tourists than either the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids in Egypt?Â
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The new term may be ‘affordability,’ but it’s ‘still the economy, stupid’
Republican Bruce Blakeman and Democrat Kathy Hochul are focusing on economic issues in their campaigns for governor of New York.
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Students in PolitiFact workshop hold public officials accountable
Holding public officials accountable through rigorous fact-checking is vital to our democracy.
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Bob Dylan and the inverted pyramid
The Bob Dylan song that folllowed the standard format of a news story.
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If you call my college roommate…
On the 150th anniversary of the first telephone call, here are some thoughts about today’s phone usage.
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Is a speech still the best way to deliver the State of the Union?
State of the Union addresses have become elaborate and sophisticated events. Is all the fanfare needed?
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The treason of the clerics
A lifetime academic explains why he is dismayed by today’s higher education leaders.
