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Women should be allowed to carry concealed firearms on college campuses. Instead, President Obama favors Gun Free Zones, which endanger women’s health. One in five female college students are sexually assaulted or raped according to a new report issued last week by the White House Council on Women and Girls. Declaring that sexual assault “affects every one of us,” Obama picked up his pen and signed a piece of paper (a “memorandum”) calling for the creation of a campus rape response task force. Sure, this token effort could help Obama’s party appeal to female voters during a midterm election year....

The campus liberals are up in arms about the recent changes to North Carolina’s concealed carry laws. High on their list of objections is a new provision that allows concealed weapons permit holders to keep their guns locked in their car trunks when parked on public university property. This replaces a previous absolute ban on having guns on campus - unless, of course, you are a member of the campus law enforcement community. There is one major objection to the new law, which, when rebutted, causes liberals to raise additional objections. I deal with that major argument and each additional...

The New York Times and the Huffington Post have been very critical of recent legislation by the House and Senate of the State of North Carolina. But neither of those liberal news outlets - and I use the term "news outlets" loosely - have recognized their recent attempt to restore due process in one of the most oppressive judicial systems in the country. Indeed, the UNC system is among the greatest antagonists of fairness and due process in the entire nation. Since this is a bold assertion, it demands elaboration. Students in the UNC system are routinely brought up on...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Students for Saving Social Security (SSSS) is a non-partisan, grassroots campaign on college campuses across the nation advocating for Social Security reform through personal ownership. SSSS is leading the charge to inform and mobilize today's college students to advocate for personal accounts. Unlike Rock the Vote, SSSS represents the interest of the vast majority of college students who want the choice of personal accounts and no tax hikes. On Friday April 29th SSSS will be holding a nation-wide rally on 75 campuses across the nation. Students will be setting up information booths,...