By Brody K. Truce Senior Staff Writer Fountain Hills College, renowned for publishing the nation’s most extensive student policy handbook, announced this week that it would ban men’s rugby matches. The announcement cited a yet unpublished policy surrounding flagrant public instances of homoeroticism. The policy, one of fifteen new edicts to be announced in September, [...]

by ZackFord Freelance Writer We sent ZackFord on an assignment to go back in time and reveal what might have been in the über-close June 28 vote by the Supreme Court. Here are his findings: In a groundbreaking decision this week, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that nondiscrimination policies at American public universities [...]

By Juan Hues Freelance Writer As reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, students at Lindenwood University in Missouri were recently denied the opportunity to start a Gay/Straight Alliance on campus. According to university spokesman Scott Queen, the request for a special organization was denied because it was seen as “rather parochial and self-serving. It doesn’t [...]

In the midst of controversy about the effectiveness of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), it may be noteworthy to measure what topics do engage students. At Blackwater College in Tennessee, popular writing professor Dr. Starkey is the number one topic of conversation among 78% of his students. Over 85% of his students have [...]

Morehouse College in Atlanta has instituted a dress code banning attire that could be construed as unprofessional or gay-friendly. According to CNN.com, Morehouse’s VP for Student Services, Dr. William Bynum explained “the policy comes from the vision of the college’s president, who wants the institution to create leaders like notable graduates… Samuel L. Jackson and [...]

by Brody Truce Staff Writer For over two decades, gay students and allies at Lake Pahoja College in Iowa have celebrated National Coming Out Day by dressing alike. “One year, we all wore pink bandanas,” remarked LGBTQA President Shawn LeFleur.  “Last year, we all wore jeans.” This week, LeFleur wowed the campus community when he [...]

Two Tennessee school districts have settled with the ACLU and reversed their policy of blocking gay/lesbian Web sites from school computers. “Of course they were disappointed,” said a friend of the school board, “but now we can get down to the real evil – cupcakes and hugs. The devil comes in many forms.”