by Leah Wescott, Editor-in-Chief Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will not be unemployed long following his back-and-forth decisions to announce his resignation, stay in place and finally actually resign from office amidst violent protests from Egyptian citizens. “We saw President Mubarak’s indecision and shaky leadership as a perfect fit with our South Bend franchise,” said [...]

by David Anthony Freelance Writer In a rare emergency board of trustees meeting at the Theatrical Music Dramatis Academy in San Jose, the clause in the student handbook prohibiting “free, open, and public physical expression through prancing or frolicking on academy grounds” has been repealed. The motion originally gained public notoriety when Student Government president [...]

“It was devastating,” said college freshman Stefania Nadyana on Thursday after revealing to her family that she was gay. “I’d been practicing coming out to them all semester and they ruined everything. It was humiliating.” “It’s been an extremely difficult situation,” said Oslo Nadyana, Stefania’s father. “We knew she was gay from the time she [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]