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OTTAWA -- American academic and former militant radical Bill Ayers won't be allowed to enter Canada, according to an association of university faculty who had asked him to speak at an upcoming conference. Ayers was scheduled to speak at a conference on higher education and to the media in Toronto on June 16, but the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations said Wednesday Ayers won't be allowed to enter Canada. "Ontario's university professors and academic librarians are appalled that Canada's borders are becoming a barrier to the free exchange of ideas," stated Mark Langer, president of the faculty association. "Bill...

Chicks dig Gov. Deval Patrick, a new Suffolk University/7News poll shows. This gender gap is oh-so-sweet if you’re the Democratic incumbent from Milton, with a full 43 percent of women supporting Patrick - compared to just 31 percent giving the nod to the GOP’s Charlie Baker, Patrick’s main rival.

The Student Activities Office has officially “postponed” the Ayers event for later this month. I have been informed that the invitation to Ayers has been rescinded and will not be renewed. Amazingly, Ayers was invited to speak to the student body on leadership.