Ben Walls
Verified- Multimedia Journalist, WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)
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View as a gridCalifornia State University: 'no plans to reduce' fall tuition despite keeping classes online | T...
The College Fix
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The nearly 500,000 students enrolled in the California State University system's 23 campuses should expect to pay full price for tuition this fall. A spokeswoman for the system told The College Fix via email that tuition is expected to remain at the regular price despite the system's decision to remain virtual for the fall 2020 semester.
University of Florida student arrested after threatening to carry out mass shooting at Virginia T...
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
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James Kelly, a 36-year-old Bowling Green, Florida native and University of Florida student, was arrested Monday, May 11 after he made written, violent threats against Virginia Tech's campus. He is incarcerated at the Hardee County jail held at a $5,000 bond.
Less than 10% of on-campus residents stay as Tech enters new operational status, housing and faci...
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
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Residence life at Virginia Tech has changed dramatically in recent weeks. As of March 31, 2020, nearly 9,000 Hokies who lived on campus since August have decided to return home, and 805 have decided to stay, according to Mark Owczarski, Virginia Tech's assistant vice president for University Relations.
University doctors completely silent about proposal to provide 'chest binders' to female students...
The College Fix
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Multiple medical officials at the University of Pennsylvania are refusing to comment about a proposal to have the university provide "chest binders" to transgender students for free via the school's student health insurance, a provision activists hope to have in place by the fall of next school year.
UT-Austin prof who has written on 'pederastic intimacy' defends his scholarship | The College Fix
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'We should consider moving in the direction of what most European states do' Following sustained criticism and targeted stalking behavior from students and other members of the community, University of Texas at Austin classics professor Thomas Hubbard is defending himself and his scholarship regarding sexual consent laws and pederasty, or sex between men and boys.
Pro-life science, pro-choice politics: Professors speak out about abortion research | The College...
The College Fix
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In the wake of groundbreaking research revealing that an enormous majority of biology professors and academics believe human lives begin at conception, some biology professors have conceded that they feel the same way-though they're still in favor of legalized abortion.
'Overwhelmingly positive' feedback to Innovation Campus plans
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times
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Since its announcement in June 2019, Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia, has developed steadily, and university staff and outside organizations alike are anticipating its progress. The campus is on schedule to be completed in 2024 and will house hundreds of master's degree and doctoral students.
At Virginia Tech, mixed reactions to a politicized freshman orientation | The College Fix
The College Fix
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Students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, expressed mixed reactions to this year's freshman orientation, one which was at times heavily politicized and which featured numerous instances of transgender-related ideology. A viral article at The Federalist written by the mother of a Virginia Tech student explained how her son's orientation featured "extreme and overtly leftist propaganda," including significant emphasis on pronoun usage.
University of Virginia looks to rename buildings named after men with 'legacy of racial prejudice...
The College Fix
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The University of Virginia Board of Visitors is set to decide whether to give new monikers to two buildings currently named after men with a "legacy of racial prejudice," according to campus officials. If approved, the university would remove the names J.L.M. Curry and William H. Ruffner from the buildings' official titles.