March 3, 2011 - 4:32pm
In Other Ivory Towers: Albion College students burn Gay Pride flag
BY LANIE BARRON
Albion College President Donna Randall publicly apologized this week for the actions of students who burned a gay pride flag on campus property following the college’s Coming Out week last month, according to an Albion College press release issued on Nov. 10.
According to the statement, Albion College staff responded to an anonymous report of the incident on Oct. 19. The investigation that followed uncovered the burnt flag in a trash can behind a campus building.
Randall wrote in the release that Albion “condemns the harassment” of any student. She added that campus authorities are investigating the incident, and they have yet to identify the students responsible for burning the flag.
Former Duke College Republican vice chair faces child porn charges
Duke University senior Cliff Satell, former vice chair of Duke’s chapter of College Republicans, was charged with obtaining and possessing child pornography, according to a Nov. 11 article in Duke University’s campus newspaper The Chronicle.
The article reported that an April 2009 arrest found Satell possessed digital videos of preteen and teen boys engaging in sexual acts. Satell is due in court next month for five counts of second-degree exploitation of a minor and five counts of third-degree exploitation of a minor.
In an e-mail to The Chronicle, Satell wrote that he is still planning on graduating in May and the university will not be taking disciplinary action.
California State University increases tuition 15.5 percent
California State University students can expect higher tuition bills after the CSU Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition 15.5 percent by fall 2011, according to a Nov. 10 article in The Huffington Post.
The article reported that the tuition increase for undergraduate, graduate and credential programs is intended to offset cuts in state funding which caused a reduction in staff and course offerings.
This will be the fourth increase that the 23-campus CSU has made since 2007 to compensate for a decline in state funding.
