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Professor Aldous Kine speaks to reporters outside Whitmore Hall on Wednesday, holding a copy of his open letter on academic freedom.

Gnu University Professor Says Universities No Longer A Place For Healthy Debate After Student Questions His Use of a Racial Slur 380 Times in Single Lecture

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School Board Approves Both Competing History Curricula in Unprecedented 'Dual Track' Compromise

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Dominic Farrell, 19, College Sophomore Dead After Being Hunted For Sport By Peter Thiel

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Billionaires Do These 5 Things Every Day, Meaning These 5 Things Done Every Day Guarantee Wealth

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By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 7, 2026

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School Board Moves to Suppress Unauthorized Third Curriculum Assembled by Students from Traded Notes

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By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 4, 2026

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CORRECTION: US, Not North Korea, Responsible For Funding Ongoing Genocide, Bombing Iranian Girls' School

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By James Okonkwo · Mar 12, 2026

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53 Employed, Another 33 Receive Universal Healthcare After Fresh Outbreak of Woke Mind Virus

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Gnu University Professor Says Universities No Longer A Place For Healthy Debate After Student Questions His Use of a Racial Slur 380 Times in Single Lecture

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