FBI joins Dominican Republic search for missing University of Pittsburgh student
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined police in the Dominican Republic to search for Suddixsha Konanki, a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Conanki, 20, disappeared on Thursday in Punta Cana, the easternmost town of the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic police I said In a statement Monday, the company is reorganizing individuals, including hotel […]
Male friend of missing University of Pittsburgh student under investigation
The search for Suddiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared from a five-star resort in the Dominican Republic, is intensifying as police say the male friend she was with is currently under investigation. According to the country's national police, La Policia Nacional, Conanki was last seen walking into the beach at the […]
Southern University grad arrested for Caleb Wilson hazing death
The Louisiana Southern University alumni was charged after “submitting himself” for the death of pledge and beloved band member Caleb Wilson, a violent Hayes. Caleb McCray, 23, faces manslaughter and detective hayes charges, allegedly punching Wilson in the chest with boxing gloves at a ritual on February 21, causing a fatal attack and repeatedly punching […]
Who is Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University agitator detained by ICE for deportation?
The Columbia University alumni who was detained by federal immigration officials on Saturday is a former Palestinian student and known campus agitators. Immigration and customs enforcement agencies have sympathized with terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah and supported the Colombian-owned apartment home to Mahmoud Khalil, who stepped on the front line of the Colombia […]
Columbia University Appears To Change Its Tune After Trump Slashes $400 Million In Federal Grants
Columbia University says it will prioritize fighting anti-Semitism on campus shortly after the federal government cancels around $400 million worth of federal funds. Katrina Armstrong, interim president of the New York-based university, told the university community in an email Friday evening that she was a Colombian audience working with the Trump administration to address the […]
Columbia’s anti-Israel protesters say Trump pulling $400M in grants from university is a ‘scare tactic’
On Saturday, a group of anti-Israel student protesters at Columbia University criticized the Trump administration's decision to withdraw more than $400 million in federal grants to universities suspected of failing to address anti-Semitism on campus during a demonstration held in the aftermath of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The student group Columbia […]
Virginia university votes to remove DEI office
The University of Virginia Visiting Committee voted Friday to close its offices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) after President Trump's executive order on DEI's efforts in the federal government. “Day took place at UVA,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote on X Friday. “Today, the University of Virginia Visiting Committee voted to say no to […]
Trump Admin Cuts $400M In Federal Funding To Columbia University In Light Of Anti-Semitism Concerns
(l) Colombian students will hold a rally for Palestine on October 7, 2024 in New York City on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack. (Photo: Alex Kent/Getty Images)/(R)Pro-Palestinian demonstrators will march through the campus of Columbia University on October 7, 2024 to mark a year of war between Hamas and Israel in New York […]
Trump admin slashes $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University over attacks from anti-Israel protesters
Trump administration announcement The end of Columbia University's $400 million worth of grants and contracts after the facility failed to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic attacks. The cuts were made by the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the U.S. Office of General Services, according to […]
University of California Davis placing men’s, women’s locker rooms with all-sex locker rooms
The University of California, Davis announced plans to convert the male and female locker rooms at the recreation center into a “universal” all-sex locker room, sparking outrage among women's rights activists. The university announced a renovation project in February, claiming it had abolished the old locker room style with the aim of “inclusiveness.” “We value […]