The Telegraph: Iranian students attack ‘fascist Ahmadinejad’
To chants of “death to the dictator”, hundreds of Iranian students have mounted a vociferous protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The demonstration at Teheran University, where the president gave a speech opening the academic year, drove home the depth of his domestic unpopularity.
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The Chronicle: College Students Around the Country Stage a Walkout in Support of the ‘Jena 6’
Students at more than 100 colleges walked out of class and held rallies and marches on Monday to show support for six African-American high-school students in Jena, La., who have been charged with violent crimes amid racial tensions in the small town.
Many students traveled to Louisiana two weeks ago to join a protest in support of the so-called Jena Six, and the activists planned yesterday’s events to draw more attention to the case — and to raise awareness about, in one student’s words, the “criminal-injustice system.”
Inside Higher Ed: Jena 6 walkout
Students at campuses nationwide walked out of classes Monday as part of continuing protests on behalf of the Jena 6, a group of young African American high school students facing charges for attacking a white student after a series of incidents, including one involving the placement of a noose on a tree outside school, that black students say were ignored. In September, thousands of students traveled to Jena, La., for a massive protest. Among the campuses where students walked out: Arizona State University, California State University at Long Beach, the State University of New York at Binghamton, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Louisville and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Chronicle Video: Students Rally in Support of ‘Jena 6’
Washington — Students from Howard, George Washington, and Georgetown Universities gathered on the National Mall yesterday to support six African-American high-school students in Jena, La., who have been charged with violent crimes amid racial tensions in the town. The university students were among undergraduates at more than 100 colleges who protested on Monday.
AP: Judge Tells Tree-Sitters to Come Down
A judge has ordered a group of tree-sitting protesters occupying a University of California oak grove to relinquish their perches or trade them for a jail cell.
Inside Higher Ed: On the Road to Jena — and Activism
For many students at historically black colleges, this week featured some additions to the syllabus. At Prairie View A&M University, students were turning in an extra essay. At Philander Smith College, students attended a lawyer’s lecture on the “Jena 6″ case as well as lectures on non-violence.
Inside Higher Ed: Shock Heard Round the World
The video is a YouTube sensation, and the latest argument capturing the public’s fancy is whether the student being filmed wanted it just that way. But the lasting questions to come from the Taser incident that followed Sen. John Kerry’s speech Monday at the University of Florida will most likely be about the conduct of campus police.
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The Gainesville Sun: Student Tasered at Kerry speech
U.S. Sen. John Kerry’s speech at the University of Florida came to a dramatic close Monday, shortly after a vocal audience member was hauled off by police and shot with a Taser gun.
The audience member was preliminarily identified by UF officials as Andrew Meyer, a UF student in the College of Journalism and Communications.
Toward the conclusion of Kerry’s UF forum, Meyer approached an open microphone at the University Auditorium and demanded Kerry answer his questions. The student claimed that University Police Department officers had already threatened to arrest him, and then proceeded to question Kerry about why he didn’t contest the 2004 presidential election and why there had been no moves to impeach President Bush.
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AP: Student Arrested, Tasered at Kerry Event
Video of police Tasering a persistent questioner of Sen. John Kerry became an Internet and TV sensation Tuesday, generating fierce debate about free speech and the motives of the college student involved a known prankster who often posts practical jokes online.
University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Monday’s takedown, in which the student loudly yelled, “Don’t Tase me, bro!” was “regretful.” He asked for a state probe of campus police actions and placed two officers on leave.
The student in the middle of it all, 21-year-old Andrew Meyer, had no comment after he was released on his recognizance on various charges following a night in jail.
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The Florida Alligator: Shocked
We are in utter disbelief about the events at Sen. John Kerry’s speech Monday afternoon. It doesn’t matter if we agree with Andrew Meyer’s opinions, if he should have been led away from a microphone at the speech or even if he should have been arrested.
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The Chronicle: 150 Injured in Bangladeshi Students’ Protests of Military Presence at U. of Dhaka
At least 150 university students in and around Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, have been injured in violent clashes with the police since Monday, when protests began against the presence of the country’s army on the campus of the University of Dhaka.
According to A.F.M. Yusuf Haider, the university’s acting vice chancellor, the clashes began after students at the University of Dhaka demanded an apology from soldiers who got into an argument with and assaulted some students on Monday evening.
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Orlando Sentinel: FSU’s mandatory health insurance may be contagious
Florida State just became the first public university in Florida to require health insurance for new students, but it may not be the last.
Other state universities, including the University of Central Florida, are keeping a close eye this year on FSU’s experiment and may soon follow suit.
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The New Zealand Herald: Student riots rock New Zealand
Dunedin’s mayor has been talking about his shock and disappointment at last night’s destructive rampage in the city’s student area.
Fifty-two people will face the courts this week after drunken crowds set fire to cars, couches and mattresses.
Washington Post: Naval Academy Sets Tough Wartime Rules
Less off-campus hours and increased study hours among new policies set by school following incidents of excessive drinking and high-profile sex-assault
The U.S. Naval Academy’s new superintendent announced yesterday stricter rules for midshipmen, declaring that students at the Annapolis military academy need to spend more time preparing for war and less time on distracting extracurricular activities.
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The Chronicle: UCLA Police Officers Used Excessive Force in Taser Incident, Independent Report Concludes
Police officers at the University of California at Los Angeles used excessive force last November when they repeatedly used a stun gun to subdue a student, according to a new independent report. The campus police chief disagrees with that finding, however, and says no officers will be disciplined.
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The Daily Times: UD student sues after Web site leads to university suspension
A student suspended and banned from the University of Delaware over concerns about offensive material on his Web site filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday claiming that the school has violated his constitutional rights to free speech and due process.
According to Maciej Murakowski, 19, UD makes its Internet server available for students to create their own Web sites, with no restrictions on content other than that it not violate state or federal law, and can not be used for commercial purposes.
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Daily Telegraph: Oxford plans to attract working class pupils
Bright children from good schools may be turned away from Oxford University under plans to admit more working class pupils.
The university has changed its admissions policy to recognise the most able candidates from poor-performing secondary schools and sixth-form colleges.
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AP: Law shields Oregon students from administrative censorship
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon college and high school journalists will be protected from administrative censorship under a bill that Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed on Friday.
The law is the country’s first in more than a decade to protect high school journalists, and the first ever to cover both high school and college journalists under one statute.
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: University Students Threaten More Protests Over Evictions
Over 4000 students at the University of Zimbabwe were left homeless after armed police gave them 30 minutes to leave their halls of residence on Monday. A day later one member of the students union told Newsreel they were meeting Wednesday to map out their response. Zwelithini Viki the outgoing Information and Publicity Secretary in the SRC said thousands of students, some of whom come from places like Bulawayo, Mutare and Beitbridge, are stranded in the capital. Some are already sleeping out in the open. The Zimbabwe National Students Union announced it had managed to get a few students accommodated by various churches in the Mount Pleasant area.
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