{"id":483967,"date":"2021-05-08T05:05:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=483967"},"modified":"2021-05-08T05:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T09:05:37","slug":"this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-43\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Campus Insanity Vol. 43"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-43%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=483967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iowa-State-e1597788656951.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Welcome back to Campus Insanity, a weekly roundup of the craziest developments at our nation&#8217;s 4,000-plus institutions of &#8220;higher education.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Yale Researcher Gives New Ant Species a \u2018Non-Binary\u2019 Scientific Name | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/yale-researcher-gives-new-ant-species-a-non-binary-scientific-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The College Fix&nbsp;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Yale taxonomy expert Douglas Booher suggested adding the &#8220;gender non-binary identifier \u2018they\u2019&#8221; as a suffix to the name of a recently discovered ant species, <em>Strumigenys ayersthey.<\/em> While species names typically end with either a masculine or feminine suffix, Booher intended to honor gay rights activist Jeremy Ayers with the plural pronoun. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5. U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Workshop Helps Participants To \u2018Confront Whiteness\u2019 | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/u-wisconsin-milwaukee-workshop-helps-participants-to-confront-whiteness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The College Fix<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hosted &#8220;Reflective Justice&#8221; experts Lisa Anderson-Levy and Catherine Orr, professors at Beloit College, to teach students how to &#8220;confront whiteness.&#8221; The discussion was part of the university\u2019s &#8220;Honors Antiracism Event&#8221; series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4. Tulane Hosts Anti-Racism Teach-in With Profs Divided by Race | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=17344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Tulane University\u2019s &#8220;Anti-Racism and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Teach-in&#8221; for faculty was divided by &#8220;affinity group&#8221; during the lunchtime session. The first registrants received a free face mask &#8220;with the 5 Anti-Racist and EDI Teach-In key learning goals&#8221; as well as a free copy of &#8220;antiracist&#8221; scholar Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s <em>Be Antiracist<\/em> workbook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Cornell Students Defend Racially Segregated Rock Climbing Course | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/cornell-students-defend-racially-segregated-rock-climbing-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Washington Free Beacon<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Cornell University students supported racial segregation after the school allowed white students to enroll in a &#8220;BIPOC Rock Climbing&#8221; course, which was originally offered to &#8220;people who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other people of color.&#8221; One student said critics of the class should focus less on why the class was segregated and more on why the school needed to segregate students.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Columbia University Professor Argues That Detention, Sterilization of Uyghurs Does Not Constitute Genocide&nbsp; | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/columbia-university-professor-argues-that-detention-sterilization-of-uyghurs-does-not-constitute-genocide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Daily Wire<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs argued the term &#8220;genocide&#8221; is an inaccurate term for China\u2019s treatment of Uyghurs in a <em>Project Syndicate<\/em> op-ed. The author admits, however, that taking steps to reduce a population\u2019s birth rate\u2014like forced abortions and sterilizations, which China has enforced on detained Uyghur women\u2014does constitute genocide, according to international law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Iowa State Professor Says She Limits Interactions With White People \u2018As Much As Possible\u2019 | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article?id=17409\"><b>Campus Reform<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Iowa State University sociology professor Rita Repulsa, who spoke at a recent &#8220;Diversity and Inclusion panel,&#8221; tweeted that she limits her interactions &#8220;with yt people as much as possible.&#8221; Repulsa also tweeted that she changed her profile picture because &#8220;someone called me white the other day\u2026. I think the fuck not.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Want more Campus Insanity? Read Vol. 42 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-42\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>If you have any suggestions for our Top 6 stories please email <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:nester@freebeacon.com\"><i><span>nester@freebeacon.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Campus Insanity, a weekly roundup of the craziest developments at our nation&#8217;s 4,000-plus institutions of &#8220;higher education.&#8221; 6. 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