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Fantastic example of what a university president should do when confronted with situations like that. and so if more university presidents followed his lead i think that you know a lot of these problems can be ameliorated and also it sends a message to students at other campuses if presidents follow president borens lead. >> what is your advice to people in other areas that are facing these situations, what should they do to a, establish justice but at the same time keep the community moving tow...

♪ last week "the new york times" examined safe spaces at colleges, which are secluded spots made for students to keep their feelings from being hurt by different viewpoints. in these comfort bubbles people refrain from making jokes for fear of bruising ones delicate sensibilities. this is not shocking. as the modern era shows, if a fact hurts your feelings, the feelings win. in fact, safe spaces are designed to turn emotions into medical conditions. if you can claim that an idea scars your w...

Had canceled a prom over its american pride theme. but when the"the kelly file" did some digging we heard a different story. trace gallagher reports. >> keep in mind megyn, this happened at the home of the shot heard round the world. apparently the feeling of administrators at lexington high school, because when the dance committee voted for american pride to be the theme of this years prom some faculty suggested that because of the diverse demography of lexington, they should tweak the theme. i...

>> do you trust the inspectors? >> i trust them more than the trust the iranians. if you want inspectors in that country seeing what is going on, right, bill? >> i will give you the final word on that. is this going to be, do you think something like obamacare where you have to pass it until you see whats in it? or do you think the american people will see the bill? >> they have to see it before the deal is signed. they have to put out -- >> so you think -- >> they have to. they have to. well se...

Volunteers. it was incredible today. over 300 students turned out and many adult allies standing with us in support and it was a show of force for the desire of a lot of kentucky youth to be civic civically engaged and this was really a modest request for this to happen. >> why do you think this bill is so important? why do you -- how do you think this would make things better? and whats it been like for you to see it get banged around the way it has? >> well in my opinion, education is the sing...

It was a show of force for the desire of kentucky youth to be civically engaged. thats all they want is to be civically engaged and the bill is a modest request to allow that to happen at the school level. superintendent screening committee. >> let me ask about the substance of that. why do you think this bill is so important? why do you -- how do you think this would make things better? whats it been like for you to see it get banged around the way it has in the legislative process? >> many my ...

Games. it looked like it worked. graduation rates are up 20% from five years ago. it turns out administrators are eligible for bonuses when their performance goals are met. the department of education is now investigating. how does tom cruise one up his stunts by strapping himself on to the side of the cargo plane for the next mission impossible. check it out. >> desperate times, desperate measures. you got your seatbelt on? >> oh, my god. >> you just saw that little clip where hes hanging on ...

Rally. but the issue is because of the sort of temporary nature of student life its only four years, it has to be changed on an institutional level. you have to have faculty who are empowered to speak about these issues, you have to have administrators who care about these issues. you have to have board of trustees who care about these issues and are willing to make these kinds of changes. students will come and go. but the attitude of the institution are determined by the men and women who run ...

Can can charge their cell phones. liz says librarians instinctively want to help and serve their community. liz started small befriending frequent patron, getting to know their names and stories and making sure there were staff members available to help with basic computer skills and website navigation. her chance to do even more came last year when the administrators of the library decided to remodel, to replace some printed periodicals with more computer space. also through the recently establ...

>> well, there is a new controversial app giving high school kids and parents and administrators yet another thing to worry about. trace gallagher live in our west coast newsroom with the story. >> reporter: megan, students who sign up for burnbook agree not to write treatening comments and decided filled with mean, bullying and threatening comments. just this week, anonymous threats were posted in high schools in portland oregon, and san diego. the san diego threat said quote, im off my meds an...