Western Free Press • 6th September 2019

Another Abortion Mishap…Where's the Outrage?

A medical emergency was yet again reported at the American Women’s Medical Center, an abortion facility located in Chicago, Illinois. The facility, also known as the Western Diversey Surgical Center, called 911 to report that a 28-year old woman was suffering a concerning low blood pressure after undergoing a surgical abortion at the clinic. According to pro-life news source LifeNews, a recording of the 911 call was provided to the organization Operation Rescue by the Pro-Life Action League. O

Western Free Press • 11th July 2019

3D Print Manufacturer Aims to Sabotage 3D Printed Guns

The prominent 3D manufacturer DAGOMA recently initiated a new project: a campaign created with the main goal of curbing the amount of at-home 3D printed guns. This venture, dubbed Operation Harmless Guns, is aiming to achieve this goal by collaborating with the advertising agency TBWA/Paris. Together, they hope to put a muzzle on the 3D printed firearms by flooding the internet with hundreds of plans for non-functional models. 3D printers have gained some traction lately and seem to have risen

Campus Reform • 7th February 2019

Socialists, pro-Palestine students oppose former Israeli general teaching Israeli defense course

Two student groups at the University of Chicago recently came out in staunch opposition to a visiting Israeli professor, Meir Elran, and his new course, titled, “Security, Counter-Terrorism and Resilience: The Israeli Case.” The UChicago Socialists and the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter penned and published an op-ed in the student newspaper, The Chicago Maroon and the prominent socialist news website, SocialistWorker.org. In it, they claim that when Elran, a retired brigadie

Campus Reform • 31st January 2019

Duke to Methodist Church: Change your beliefs for inclusivity

Duke University is among the 93 Methodist-affiliated colleges and universities across the country that brought in the new year by penning and signing a petition calling on the denomination to embrace LGBTQ+ inclusivity within the church. The petition, which claims that part of its acceptance should be based on the fact that the church’s “core religious and humanistic values [are] that all persons are of sacred worth and equal standing,” was ultimately signed by every attending member at the Nat

Campus Reform • 7th December 2018

Christian college bashes pro-life speech by guy conceived by rape

An Evangelical Christian college in Illinois denounced pro-life comments made by a speaker who was conceived through rape. Wheaton College's student government and the school's executive vice president of community diversity, Sammie Shields, criticized a pro-life speaker’s comments after a talk on race and abortion, according to The Wheaton Record. “His comments...made many students, staff, and faculty of color feel unheard, underrepresented, and unsafe on our campus." The Wheaton College Rep

Campus Reform • 5th December 2018

Columbia students shut down SNL writer’s standup

Columbia students shut down a Saturday Night Live (SNL) writer’s standup routine after the comedian made “racist and homophobic” jokes. SNL comedian and writer Nimesh Patel was performing a stand-up routine at Columbia University when students pulled him from the stage for what some called racist and homophobic jokes, according to the Columbia Spectator. “We acknowledge that discomfort and safety can coexist, however, the discomfort Patel caused was unproductive in this space.” Columbia’s Asi

Campus Reform • 2nd December 2018

Antifa vandalizes Purdue College Republicans adviser's home with 'Nazi lives here'

A College Republicans adviser claimed that Antifa activists vandalized his house with the words "Nazi lives here." David Bridges, adviser to the Purdue University College Republicans student group, woke up on Nov. 18 to red dye covering his driveway and the words, “Nazi lives here” scrawled in white spray paint on the garage door. Bridges claimed that the perpetrators of the vandalism were Antifa activists, according to the Lafayette Journal & Courier. “Unfortunately, the use of that gesture a

Campus Reform • 29th November 2018

Rutgers profs fume over suspected illegal's DUI arrest

Rutgers University professors complained to their school president after campus police arrested a suspected illegal alien for driving under the influence (DUI) and then allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain him. More than 100 Rutgers faculty members penned a letter to the university’s president, Robert L. Barchi, expressing their displeasure with the treatment of a man named Luis Alberto Lopez , The Daily Targum reported. Signatories included history professor James Livingston,

Campus Reform • 27th November 2018

Berkeley prof wants to nix student evals after white male profs score higher

A University of California, Berkeley professor suggested scrapping end-of-semester student evaluations for hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions after claiming that the grades and evaluations are biased against female instructors and people of color. “Over the next few weeks, students will get the chance to evaluate their professors and TAs. They’re going to get it wrong,” UC Berkeley history professor Brian DeLay tweeted on Sunday. “They’ll be harder on women and people of color than on whit

Campus Reform • 24th November 2018

Duke Univ produces 'himpathy,' 'himpunity' podcast

Duke University’s Peabody-nominated “Scene on Radio” podcast, titled "MEN," is currently in the middle of its third season, and it revolves around the issues of misogyny and patriarchy. The Scene on Radio podcast, which comes out of Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies, is hosted by Duke professor and audio program director John Biewen, along with author and radio journalist Celeste Headlee. She defined "himpunity" as “the striking, damaging, and downright weird habit in our cultur

Campus Reform • 19th November 2018

Holy Cross cancels classes for sensitivity summit

The College of the Holy Cross canceled classes Friday afternoon at the College of the Holy Cross in response to an alleged anti-gay assault that occurred on campus. The alleged hate crime was reported in the early hours of Oct. 27, but the college has refused to release any other details regarding the incident, the Worcester Telegram reported. The sexes of both the alleged perpetrator and victim are unknown, as well as if the victim was injured. “The damage caused by acts of bias-motivated hat

Campus Reform • 14th November 2018

UW-LaCrosse apologizes for hosting porn star

The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse publicly apologized to staff and students after hosting porn star Nina Hartley. UW-LaCrosse Chancellor Joe Gow apologized to the school after backlash for hosting a presentation by Hartley as part of the university’s Free Speech Week and agreed to refund the school personally for the $5,000 it expended to host the porn star, according to the LaCrosse Tribune. “I’m writing to let you know how sorry I am for the sensationalistic media attention UW-L has recei

Campus Reform • 14th June 2018

Liberal speakers outnumbered conservatives 11-1 at Indiana U

A Campus Reform analysis reveals that Indiana University, Bloomington (IUB) hosted just four conservative speakers during the 2016-17 academic year. Overall, IUB’s official calendar includes 117 events featuring speakers who either addressed controversial/political topics or are known for their political activity, about one-third of which could be categorized as left-of-center. [RELATED: Liberals dominate nearly 2/3 of political events at Tufts] The events ranged from commencement ceremonies

Campus Reform • 3rd May 2018

Syracuse group preps for national 'Socialism 2018' conference

Members of a socialist student group at Syracuse University are anxiously anticipating this summer’s annual national socialism conference, “Socialism 2018.” The four-day conference, running from July 5-8 in Chicago, was formed to “[bring] together hundreds of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about Marxism, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today,” and organizers encourage “everyone with an interest in overthr

Campus Reform • 24th April 2018

DePauw offers guide on moving past ‘privilege guilt’

DePauw University has published a Resource Guide designed to teach students how to handle “white fragility” and how to move past “privilege guilt.” The guide, touted by the university’s Compton Center for Peace and Justice, encourages students to take an hour of their time to study a list of provided materials that can “help you navigate issues surrounding racism, homophobia, xenophobia, classism, and other systems of oppression.” "[The guide] can help you navigate issues surrounding racism, h

Campus Reform • 23rd April 2018

Activists interrupt Jenna Fischer talk, demand black housing

DePauw University student activists interrupted a guest lecture by actress Jenna Fischer last week, occupying the venue for 20 minutes while demanding social change on campus. According to The DePauw, the demonstrators repeatedly shouted “we are not safe” and asked if Fischer, who appeared on campus to discuss her new book, was aware of the recent uptick in racial bias incident reports at the university. "No student should feel at risk, or have to suffer the kinds of bigotry and hate these stu

Campus Reform • 19th April 2018

Socialist group admits aiding bourgeois university, disbands

A radical socialist group at Indiana University-Bloomington is disbanding itself after realizing that its efforts only reinforced the “bourgeois” nature of the institution. Students Against State Violence (SASV), an anti-capitalist student group that claimed to be “building a movement against patriarchy, white supremacy, socioeconomic inequality, and imperialism,” announced in a public statement released last week that it will be dissolving itself as of the Spring semester. "It is vital to und

Campus Reform • 17th April 2018

Faculty accuse Syracuse of failing to address 'gender pay gap'

Hundreds of female faculty members are demanding that Syracuse University address its alleged gender pay gap before it becomes “a crisis of major proportions.” In a statement published last week in the print edition of The Daily Orange, the school’s student newspaper, the faculty members noted that a university-wide “Faculty Salary Report” showed that there is “substantial inequality between the salaries of female and male professors.” "The process of implementing salary equity not stop at the

Campus Reform • 27th March 2018

Socialist event labels Trump a ‘rapist,’ calls for free abortions

Syracuse University’s chapter of the International Socialist Organization recently hosted an event that called for free abortions and labeled President Trump a “rapist.” The March 21 event, titled “#MeToo: Building the Movement for Women’s Liberation,” was held as part of the International Socialist Organization’s 2018 Socialism Tour, which brings “dozens of socialist activists to cities and towns across the country to speak on some of today's most important political questions in the lead-up t

Campus Reform • 23rd February 2018

Syracuse group hosts ‘nonbinary’ version of Vagina Monologues

A Syracuse University student group recently conducted a modified rendition of The Vagina Monologues intended to rid the play of its “white, cisnormative” baggage. The play, written by Eve Ensler, focuses on various themes regarding to female sexuality, but members of Students Advocating Sexual Safety and Empowerment (SASSE) told The Daily Orange that they found it necessary to tweak the play to make it more inclusive of “nonbinary” genders, contending that the original Vagina Monologues portra