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• Israel supporters denied entrance to anti-Zionist event at Rutgers

  Aaron Marcus - SFPA Contributor •January 31, 2011

  When hundreds of pro-Israel supporters showed up to a free anti-Israel event at Rutgers Saturday night, event organizers started requiring donations. Aaron Marcus was at the event.

• ROTC is not a bargaining chip for social policy

  Tray Smith - SFPA Member •January 28, 2011

  Military policy is never going to satisfy everyone’s personal beliefs. Yet, we support the military regardless, because it defends our freedoms and secures our homeland.

• Texas bill proposes removing the sales tax from textbook sales

  Melissa Ayala - Daily Texan •January 28, 2011

  The National Association of College Stores estimates the annual average sales of textbooks is $667. In Texas, the semester average is $500.

• Proposed bill would bar students from voting in New Hampshire college towns

  Thomas Gounley - The New Hampshire •January 28, 2011

  The bill would bar college students from voting in their college towns unless they resided there before enrolling.

• One in 12 Columbia undergraduates earned at least a 4.0 last semester

  Abby Mitchell - Columbia Spectator •January 28, 2011

  Students, profs were split over Columbia’s grading policies, following the leak of the document.

• Arizona Regents say statewide course names will cost $67M

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 28, 2011

  How much does it cost to get a room full of academics to agree to call first year English “Freshman composition?” $67 million apparently.