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GOP Leaders in Legislature: Strip Funding from Universities that Won’t Protect Students

Republican Assembly Leader and Republican Senate Leader Brian Jones at news conference in Sacramento. (Photo courtesy of Brian Jones)

The proposal by Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones of San Diego and Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher of Yuba City came in response to pro-Palestine protests at UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UCLA and other institutions. [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]

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OpEd: UC San Diego’s Anti-Semitism Problem

We can garner meaningful insight into UCSD’s policies from its sister campus, UCLA. On April 30th, a Jewish woman was beaten unconscious at UCLA’s “pro-Palestine” encampment, while campus police stood by. In fact, in a now-viral recording, the UCLA Police Department admitted that its officers were instructed by the UCLA Administration to “stand down” while Jewish students were being assaulted and blocked from accessing parts of campus. [Kerry Schlossberg]

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Biden says ‘order must prevail’ on US campuses amid protests

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden insisted Thursday that “order must prevail” on college campuses after weeks of turmoil, clashes with police and mass arrests involving student protests against Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. Biden, who until now had remained tight-lipped on the student unrest, spoke just hours after hundreds

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UCLA Hall Covered in Graffiti After Police Cleared Pro-Palestine Encampment

Encampment at UCSD and a demonstration at University of San Diego: See story in Times of San Diego * UCLA Story Published by HNGN The Los Angeles Police Department swept through the University of California Los Angeles’ pro-Palestine Encampment early Thursday morning, arresting hundreds of students and faculty members and clearing the protest site of

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UCLA Cancels Classes Following Violence At Anti-Israel Protests

Published by The Daily Caller The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) cancelled classes on Wednesday following violent clashes between anti-Israel protesters and counter-demonstrators. Police were called to campus early Wednesday morning as violence broke out after pro-Israel protesters attempted to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment, and one person was reportedly taken away by an ambulance.

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StandWithUs: Protect Jewish Students or Refund Their Tuition

We call on university administrations nationwide to take all necessary steps to ensure a safe learning environment for all students, including enforcing all applicable school policies. However, if these institutions allow hate groups to prevent students from getting the education they paid for, those students should get refunds on their tuition. [Press Release]

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USC Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony After Anti-Israel Protesters Set Up Encampment On Campus

Published by The Daily Caller The University of Southern California is canceling its main stage graduation ceremony after implementing new security measures in the wake of a rash of Pro-Palestinian protesters on campus, the school announced Thursday. “With the new safety measures in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of

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Garvey: Defund Universities that Won’t Protect Students; Strip Tenure from Professors who Support Terror

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey, on a Zoomcast from Hancock Park in Los Angeles, said on Thursday, April 25, that federal funds should be stripped from those colleges and universities that refuse to protect their students from the wave of antisemitic, anti-Israel demonstrations now taking place on college campuses across the nation. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Customs Surrounding Food Told Entertainingly

Ways of Eating does not contain recipes. Instead it is packed with “takeaways” that illuminate food culture. For instance, “restaurant” derives from the “restoratives” of broth served at inns to travelers. The chapter “Medieval Tastes,” aka middle ages, presents a spirited discussion of periodization and geography. [Olivere B. Pollak]

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History of American Jewish Historical Societies Plumbs Differences Between Amateurs and Professional Historians

It is an exciting history of the alliances of American lay and scholarly commitment to their history in the wake of the Holocaust. They sought to save the past for the future. Volunteers and professionals faced similar hurdles, establishing a presence, membership, leadership, volunteers, location, visibility, funding, establishing archives, crafting exciting programs and exhibits that bridged diverse interests, education, and producing, newsletters, journals and websites. [Oliver Pollak]

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