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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas looks on, on the day of swearing ceremony of Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
WOE IS ME

Top College Calls BS on Trumpy Justice’s Self-Pitying Smear

A Supreme Court justice’s claims were swiftly shut down by an elite university.

Julia Ornedo

Donald Trump and Harvard banners
CRIMSON COMPROMISE

Harvard Considering Conservative Center Amid War with Trump

Facing funding threats and accusations of ideological bias from the president, the university is weighing a new home for conservative thought.

Erkki Forster

Elon Musk with less hair sitting on the fender of a white Jeep Wrangler
OPEN BORDERS

Elon Musk Abused his Student Visa to Work Illegally in U.S.

His brother also lied to border agents. Now he is campaigning against “open borders.”

Hugh Dougherty

The campus of Georgetown University is shown March 12, 2019, in Washington, DC..
FAMILY AFFAIR

Elite Schools Overcharged Students of Divorced Parents: Suit

“Those affected could never have foreseen that this alleged scheme was in place,” a lawyer for the plaintiffs said.

Sean Craig

Stanford alum Julie Lythcott-Haims
TEACHER’S PET

‘Celebrity’ Stanford Dean Admits to Affair With Student

Palo Alto City Council member Julie Lythcott-Haims admitted to an “inappropriate” affair with a female former student described in a viral essay.

Emell Derra Adolphus

A view of the Stanford University Main Quad in Stanford, California, on Nov. 7, 2023.
‘WE REFUSE TO LEAVE’

Gaza Protesters Arrested for Storming Stanford Prez’s Office

The group said it took action in response to administrators “refusing to engage” with demonstrators’ demands.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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Hoover Tower and McClatchy Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
‘ADVOCATE FOR LOVE’

Muslim Stanford Student Struck in Hit-and-Run Speaks Out

The student claims the driver yelled “f*ck you and your people” after the incident.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Cyclists ride on the campus of Stanford University.
‘F*CK YOU PEOPLE’

Hit-and-Run That Injured Muslim Student Probed as Hate Crime

The suspect in the incident allegedly yelled at the victim before speeding away.

Josh Fiallo

Stanford University
‘ONLY SIX MILLION’

Stanford Tutor Singled Out Jewish Students in Class: Report

The lecturer allegedly separated students out as either a “colonizer” or “colonized” depending on where they said they were from.

AJ McDougall

Former Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the World Science Festival in 2012.
‘RIGOR’ MORTIS

Stanford Prez Resigns After Report Exposed Flaws in Research

A review of Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s scientific work showed flaws that spanned decades, according to an independent review.

Josh Fiallo

Diana Ornelas
SETTING A BAD EXAMPLE

Preschool Teacher Arrested for Murder During Naptime

Diana Ornelas was accused, alongside a friend, of fatally shooting a 24-year-old in Santa Cruz County earlier this month.

AJ McDougall

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