Student Government Wanted To Defund Newspaper Over Satire

In 2015, SUNY-Buffalo’s student newspaper The Record published an April Fool’s edition with satirical articles. Members of the United Student Government tried to freeze student funds allocated to the group over the newspaper, but later backtracked. According to Campus Reform they ” backed […]

Student Senator Claims Pro-Israel Group Is Just Like the Klan

In 2014, University of Minnesota graduate student representative Damien Carriere said that Students Supporting Israel was similar to the Klan. He also called “Christian Crusaders for Christ a hate group because it ‘is named after a bloody and inherently […]

Student Senate Considers Punishing Clubs For Not Being Culturally Inclusive

In 2016, the University of Illinois student senate considered punishing clubs for not being “culturally inclusive” enough. The legislation would have “create[ed] more substantial consequences for communities, such as registered student organizations, registered organizations, related organizations, and Greek organizations, […]

School Tries To Block Pro-Life Club

Recently, Queens College reversed course on an activities committee inexplicably denying a pro-life group from starting on campus. The school changed their minds although a lawsuit against the school has not been dropped. According to College Fix, “The committee refused […]

Students Flip Out Over Gun-Themed Party

In 2013, students complained about a ‘Camo and Ammo’ themed party at the five Claremont Colleges. According to College Fix, the student government, “proceeded to change the Facebook event name two times the next day in response to student complaints […]

University Says ‘Mad Scientist’ Party Is Offensive

In 2015, the five colleges of Claremont Colleges planned a mad scientist themed Halloween party. However, according to National Review, it hit a snag when some student government leaders at Pomona College called the idea offensive.  According to a statement […]

Student Government Uses Campus E-Mails To Warn About Trump

Recently, the student body president at Florida International University used a campus e-mail database  to e-mail students about Trump’s election. The e-mail from Alian Collazo also provided information on how to avoid deportation for illegal immigrant students, and promoted […]

Student Senator Targeted For Private Joke

In 2016, Colorado State student senator Juan Caro faced calls for resignation as well as faced targeting over allegedly making a joke 6 months prior about women working at the restaurant Hooters. The joke, made in a private conversation, […]

YAF Labeled As “Cancer” For Opposing Forced LGBT Training

In 2015, George Washington University’s student senate considered forcing all clubs to go through “Safe-Zone Training” to teach them how to better relate to LGBT students. The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the school said they would not […]

(AUDIO) Student Government Claims Campus Carry Is Homophobic

In 2015, student government members at Kalamazoo College were caught on audio calling a campus carry advocate homophobic, racist, and sexist, according to audio obtained by Campus Reform.  Alexander Ross, a student on campus, had tried to have conversations with […]