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The Hatchet — George Washington University
>>David Horowitz, organizer of Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, spoke Thursday night at GWU. Horowitz criticized the university and for its reaction to the students who hung ironically critical posters on campus, but spent most of the talk explaining the history of the Ottoman empire and what he believes is the rise of "Islamo-fascism." Horowitz also tried to claim that he is not a racist. "I didn't say anything condemning all Muslims tonight and I hope people saw that," said Horowitz after his speech.
The Diamondback — University of Maryland
>>The City of College Park is going to build a skate park in Sunnyside Neighborhood Park thanks to various local grants. No details on what the park will have in it, but officials have suggested asking local skaters and hope to move forward on the project by spring.
>>UMD frat Zeta Beta Tau is being investigated by the national ZBT organization and the University this week due to an alleged hazing incident. No details have been released, but the fraternity could be severely reprimanded based on the findings of the investigations. In 1991, a UMD chapter of ZBT had their charter revoked for hazing. According to the article, UMD receives four or five complaints about fraternities a semester.
The Hilltop — Howard University
>>Two HU students were recently selected to become JetBlue Brand Ambassadors for the fall. After a rigorous selection process including two interviews, JetBlue chose the two students to promote the company through contests where students can win vouchers to fly free. AU and GU also have representatives in the "CrewBlue" program.
>>Various HU environmental groups met recently to discuss "environmental racism" and the way in which the changing global climate affects the poorest groups of Americans, especially African-Americans. One guest speaker described how living next to a landfill poisoned her family's farm and contributed to her developing breast cancer.
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The Broadside — George Mason University
>>As we mentioned before, Sigma Chi, a fraternity that was recently kicked off campus and banned for ten years for a laundry list of university policy violations, is suing GMU in Alexandria district court. Mason administrators found the frat guilty of hazing, underage drinking, providing alcohol to minors, and "Sponsoring a party under conditions that resulted in sexual assaults on a female guest." They claim the school has violated their 1st and 14th amendment rights.
The Tower — Catholic University
>> Daniel N. DiNardo, a CUA alumnus and an Archbishop in Houston, Texas, was appointed one of 23 new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday. Not only is this an extremely high honor for Catholics, he's also now a living embodiment of CUA's mascot.
>>The Library, a Brookland bar near CU, is making an effort to prove that it is more than a place for students to get wasted. The owners have made recent renovations to put their establishment in line with recommendations from the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission -- but some aren't convinced. Kee Malesky, a local corporate librarian, asked the Washington City paper, "Why else would they call it The Library unless to lie to their parents [and] professors about what they did last night?"
The Hoya — Georgetown University
>>The Hoya reported Tuesday about last weekend's protest on M Street in Georgetown in opposition to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's annual meeting. Though many stores boarded up their glass doors and windows with plywood, protesters threw bricks through the storefronts of Abercrombie & Fitch and United Colors of Benetton, breaking a window in each store and injuring a pedestrian in the head. Two protesters were arrested.
The Eagle — American University
>>Public Safety at AU recently tested their response times in reacting to their new blue security lights, with disappointing results. AU's main campus is not large by any means, but it took officers over seven minutes to get to the farthest dorm's light, which is supposed to notify Public Safety when there is an emergency.
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I wonder if Horowitz would be interested in doing a Christo-fascist Awareness Week as well. If he has any sincere interest in promoting honesty, that is.
"Broadside" not "The Broadside"
It takes 10 minutes to walk - yes walk - from one side of AU's campus to the other. Yet Public Safety took 7 minutes to go from one end of campus to the other? With police cars? That's some fine police work there, Lou.
They really are rent-a-cops.
"Horowitz also tried to claim that he is not a racist."
Did he "try" to claim, or did he just "claim". Unless he failed to get the words out of his mouth, it seems as if he actually "claimed" not to be a racist.