I never would have considered myself a feminist. Yet here I am fighting for the rights of women. There have been two pivotal moments that fortified this advocacy role I’ve undertaken. The first was on March 18, 2022, when I experienced firsthand the effects of competing against and changing in a locker room with a male at our national championships. …
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Judge Judy shares the best piece of professional advice she ever received ahead of Her Honor event
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – Judge Judy Sheindlin at the most recent Her Honor luncheon imparted some wisdom to high schoolers as they prepare for the professional world. “Once a woman achieves something professionally or vocationally, she usually does it better,” Sheindlin told Her Honor mentees at the Larchmont Shore Club on Friday after wrapping up a humorous narrative about the differences …
Read More »UCLA locks doors on conservative students, preventing them from hosting pro-Israel event: YAF
UCLA prevented conservative students on campus from hosting the founder of Jihad Watch, Robert Spencer, for a pro-Israel event, according to the student group. “I am deeply disappointed in UCLA’s failure to protect our First Amendment rights,” Matthew Weinberg, chairman of UCLA Young Americans for Freedom chapter, said in a YAF press release. “All we wanted was a successful Pro-Israel …
Read More »College students lament interrupted and canceled commencement ceremonies due to anti-Israel unrest
Several Jewish university undergraduate students, many of whom had already experienced 2020 COVID-19 high school graduation cancellations, didn’t have the college graduation ceremony they had hoped for amid a wave of anti-Israel unrest on campuses nationwide. Students who spoke to Fox News Digital shared their experiences over the last few weeks, ending with abrupt commencement cancellations and surprise anti-Israel protests …
Read More »Morehouse defends students, faculty who turned their backs during Biden speech: ‘We are proud’
Morehouse College is praising its students and faculty after at least seven graduates and one faculty member sat with their backs turned to President Biden as he delivered his commencement address at the Atlanta school earlier Sunday. Morehouse said “peaceful assembly is core” to the school’s “social justice tradition,” and its administration “fully supports and defends the right to peacefully …
Read More »Suspect arrested after woman at Clark College stabbed in neck
A man accused of stabbing a woman in her neck at Clark College in Washington state last week has been tracked down and arrested, authorities said. Salvador Aguilar, 31, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with first-degree assault and motor vehicle theft, FOX13 Oregon reported. Detectives followed a lead to a residential property in the 2600 block of St. Johns …
Read More »Philadelphia university president reacts after at least 75 anti-Israel protesters descend on campus
A group of at least 75 anti-Israel agitators staged an encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening. According to a statement by Drexel University President John Fry, 75 anti-Israel protesters set up an encampment on campus at the Korman Quad on Saturday evening. Fry said the individuals participated in the Philly Palestine Coalition’s Nakba Day march to …
Read More »Graduation ceremonies canceled: How disappointed grads can overcome ‘milestone FOMO’
Four years ago, many high-school graduates missed out on their traditional ceremonies due to the pandemic — and this year, some of those same students have lost the chance to have their college graduations amid ongoing political protests. Columbia University and the University of Southern California both announced the cancellation of their traditional “main stage” commencements for 2024. Other colleges …
Read More »Journalist pans complaints of anti-Israel encampments being shut down: 'You've been an enemy of free speech'
NEW YORK CITY – The Free Press reporter Eli Lake blasted anti-Israel college activists complaining about their encampments being shut down, saying they’ve been the “enemy of free speech” for years. “Setting up encampments in the middle of a quad or taking over a building and then not allowing Zionist students or Zionist professors to enter the quote, unquote ‘encampments,’ …
Read More »Georgia college student killed by 'armed intruder' on campus
A student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia was shot and killed Saturday by an “armed intruder” on campus, officials confirmed. “Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,” the school said in an alert on its website. “A suspect has been detained.” The school added: “There is no threat to the campus community. …
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