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• Obama in Tucson, address to exceed arena capacity

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 12, 2011

  With turnout in the tens of thousands and lines moving slowly for President Obama’s “Together We Thrive” address in Tucson.

• Stanford students debate transgender discrimination at ROTC townhall

  Kate Abbott - Stanford Daily •January 12, 2011

  More than 50 people attended a town hall meeting at Stanford on Tuesday to debate the possible return of ROTC.

• Required reading: a Giffords roundup

  Connor Mendenhall - SFPA Contributor •January 12, 2011

  With hours left before President Obama’s speech at the University of Arizona and lines long, students may be looking for some reading material to pass the time.

• Berkeley chancellor links Tucson tragedy to defeat of the Dream Act

  Andrew Glidden - Fix Contributor •January 12, 2011

  Many political operatives and pundits have had no reservations about using the tragic happenings in Tucson to score cheap points.

• Christian legal group alleges Vanderbilt nursing program violates federal abortion law

  Kyle Blaine - Fix Contributor •January 12, 2011

  The university has denied the charges.

• Univ. of Chicago gets 'red light' for stopping free speech

  Maria Mauriello - Chicago Maroon •January 12, 2011

  In its annual free speech survey of 390 institutes for higher education, FIRE gave U of C the lowest rating possible.