College Briefs

Ohio U. students upset about bars closing
early

ATHENS, Ohio “”mdash; The sound filled the cold air for several
blocks when a crowd of chanting students overtook a part of Court
Street early Sunday morning as clocks shifted for daylight-savings
time and the bars closed early, the Post reported.

Starting at about 1 a.m., EST, students began yelling, crowd
surfing and setting off firecrackers and smoke bombs. Despite the
antics, no arrests were made. Police did not estimate the crowd
size, but a large group of students gathered between Washington and
State streets. Mounted officers at the intersection of Washington
and Court streets established a police barrier.

Mike Sostarich, Ohio University vice president for student
affairs, said the night went better than in previous years.

“It wasn’t absolutely perfect in that the street was
still taken over illegally, but the numbers were down,” he
said.

Harvard admits role in forced resignation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. “”mdash; In an unusually strong demonstration of
McCarthyism at Harvard University, a top university official has
admitted that Harvard forced a leftist professor to resign in 1954
after he refused to say whether or not he was a Communist, the
Harvard Crimson reported.

The admission, to the widow of former Harvard Business School
Assistant Professor Raymond S. Ginger, stopped short of apologizing
for Ginger’s forced resignation.

“I would not presume to … second-guess the motives or
judgments of individuals in that difficult time,” wrote Board
of Overseers President Sharon Gagnon. “It seems clear,
however, that Harvard took an action in the case of Mr. Ginger that
many thoughtful people today, looking back, would not find
appropriate.”

Agriculture students quarantined for 7 days

MINNEAPOLIS “”mdash; Twenty visiting University of Minnesota
international exchange agriculture students were quarantined for
seven days to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, the
Minnesota Daily reported.

The measure, in accordance with Minnesota Department of
Agriculture recommendations, affected students involved in the
Minnesota Agricultural Trainee program as they arrived at the
airport March 24.

Foot-and-mouth disease is not considered a health risk to humans
but can be carried by humans on their clothing, shoes and body.

The quarantined students stayed in a St. Paul hotel and were
allowed to visit the city as long as they avoided zoos and the
livestock facilities on the St. Paul campus. The quarantine ended
Monday morning. At that time, the students met their host families
and left for the farms.

Horowitz takes stage amid controversy

BOSTON “”mdash; Offering no apologies for his advertisement
rejecting black reparations for slavery, conservative journalist
David Horowitz spoke to a crowd of 400 at the Boston University
School of Management Monday night, the Daily Free Press
reported.

“Blunt talk is a form of respect,” Horowitz said.
“The attitude was I hurt people’s feelings (with the
ad). This is a university campus. When you took a small child to an
offensive movie, you covered their eyes, covered their ears. You
can’t do that with adults.”

Horowitz’s claim that African Americans owe a debt to
America has drawn the most criticism and questions at the talk.

Throughout his nearly two-hour speech, Horowitz was flanked by
three bodyguards.

Compiled from University Wire reports.