Sunday, September 24, 2017

Brown University will offer segregated student dinners for black, Muslim students - The College Fix

Brown University will offer segregated student dinners for black, Muslim students - The College Fix:
University will host dinners as part of ‘racial reconciliation’ program
Image result for segregated water fountainsTo promote “racial reconciliation” after the deadly clashes between white nationalists and counterprotesters in Charlottesville last month, Brown University plans to offer segregated events to its black students and female Muslim students.
The university received a $30,000 grant from the Association of American Colleges and Universities, which represents liberal arts schools, to create a campus center whose mission is to “break down racial hierarchies and create a positive narrative about race in the community,” according to The Brown Daily Herald..."
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Manhattan D.A. Aims to Stop Prosecuting Subway-Fare Evaders - WSJ

Manhattan D.A. Aims to Stop Prosecuting Subway-Fare Evaders - WSJ
Image result for what possibly go wrong"The Manhattan district attorney’s office says it has largely stopped prosecuting subway-fare evaders, offering many offenders alternatives such as counseling and community service—a move being watched closely by other boroughs.
The move, announced this summer, has ignited a citywide debate about how to handle a minor crime once central to New York City policing..."
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Lunch video-----Nigel Farage says Stop wasting time, just leave now

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DEBUNKED: Hurricanes Harvey And Irma Were NOT Caused By 'Climate Change' | Daily Wire

DEBUNKED: Hurricanes Harvey And Irma Were NOT Caused By 'Climate Change' | Daily Wire:

Image result for flickr commons images Hurican radar"Further, as noted by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, "It is premature to conclude that human activities — and particularly greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming — have already had a detectable impact on Atlantic hurricane or global tropical cyclone activity."

Loris also debunks the notion that hurricanes are being so-called "supercharged" by man-made Climate Change, citing the former director of the National Hurricane Center, Bill Read."


College fraternities will make you dumber — and richer

College fraternities will make you dumber — and richer:
"Don’t underestimate the value of social connections in a frat house.
Image result for animal house toga partyBeing a member of a fraternity in college lowers a student GPA by approximately 0.25 points on the traditional four-point scale, but raises future income by around 36%, according to a paper, “Social Animal House: The Economic and Academic Consequences of Fraternity Membership,” published by two economists from Union College in Schenectady, New York.
“For this reason, joining a fraternity may be a rational decision that improves the long-term prospects of an individual student despite its damaging effects on a student’s grades,” the paper concluded.
“These results suggest that fraternity membership causally produces large gains in social capital, which more than outweigh its negative effects on human capital for potential members,” they concluded..."
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