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And let's not forget about our recent case at the University of New Hampshire, where a student was expelled from the dorm; sentenced to psychological counseling; found guilty of harassment, disorderly conduct, and violating the affirmative action policy; and forced to live out of his car for weeks simply for joking that freshman girls could lose weight by taking the stairs. Go Pats!
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Purdue fails its own test on institutional neutrality
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Extortion in plain sight
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