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Anton Dirnberger, chair of the College Republicans at U-M, expressed excitement that the president was coming to campus, but expected to disagree with much of the speech.
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Jewish groups sent a letter to University of California President Mark Yudof protesting the university's support for a campus group called Oliver Tree Initiative, which features anti-Israeli speakers.
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Look, it doesn't take oracular powers to realize universities have spent themselves into oblivion--far, far beyond the point where increased funding could do them any good.
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In a weekend editorial titled "The Affirmative Action War Goes On," the New York Times instructs various courts to uphold the constitutionality and desirability of racial preferences in university admissions.