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New Jersey’s U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg has been honored for his contributions to the Jewish community and Israel. The Democrat was feted Wednesday in New York at the annual gala for Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus life. …

I took a World Ideologies course this summer and as the war against Hezbollah began we got into a debate and the sides were obviously not equal. I, and one other guy, supported Israel for their efforts to warn the people of Qana and save civilian lifes, but most in the class were not satisfied since the people died and were furious with Israel. . . Fast forward to Wednesday, the professor is talking about Terrorism, then asks "I'm going to do a survey. Who thinks that "violence" is the most important aspect of fighting terrorism? - I and my...

To enter Columbia University's graduate school of journalism is to enter the highest temple of a religion in decline. A statue of Thomas Jefferson guards the plaza outside the doors, and the entry room is suitably grand. Two raised platforms proclaim the missions in bold gold letters: "To Uphold Standards of Excellence in Journalism" and "To Educate the Next Generation of Journalists." The marble floor tells you that the school was endowed by Joseph Pulitzer and erected in 1912 in memory of his daughter Lucille. A bronze quotation from Pulitzer's 1904 cri de coeur in the North American Review is...

December 23, 2005 Coulter Discusses College Liberals, Politics (VIDEO) Ann Coulter appeared on Your World With Neil Cavuto to discuss her recent appearance on a college campus — where she got booed off — and liberals in general. Coulter says that college liberals yearn to get on the microphone but don’t know what to say once they get it, meaning that they can not formulate an opinion since the system has been nurturing them for years.DOWNLOAD - (windows media player)

One thing is for sure in the 2004 presidential election-the Bush team should not count on too many votes from Bowdoin College faculty. Recently the conservative Center for Popular Culture did a study on the political bias in the administrations and faculties of 32 elite colleges and universities and found that Bowdoin has 23 Democrats to every one Republican. Republican professor Christian Potholm of the Government department said, "I believe there are only four Republican professors on campus, and I personally think it needs the attention of the administration and the Faculty Affairs Committee. Ideological diversity is as important as...