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At the University of Chicago, a student’s Twitter rhetoric sounds a lot like ‘a genuine threat or harassment,’ which would violate campus policies.

A University of Chicago student who happens to be white objected to an undergraduate anthropology class titled “The Problem of Whiteness.” Daniel Schmidt,

A University of Chicago student who happens to be white objected to an undergraduate anthropology class titled “The Problem of Whiteness.” Daniel Schmidt, a sophomore who didn’t know the lecturer, was outraged — and he showed it in a tweet that happened to include the lecturer’s photo and email address. If you know anything about the bottomless hunger of online culture, it won’t surprise you ...

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that makes it harder to hold people responsible for harassment online could send a troubling symbolic message about free speech to institutions other than government, argues Kara Alaimo.

 

Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, thought little of calling her new undergraduate seminar “The Problem of Whiteness.” Though provocatively titled, the anthropology course covered familiar academic territory: how the racial category “white” has changed over time. She was surprised, then, when her inbox exploded in November with vitriolic messages from dozens of strangers. One wrote that she was “deeply evil.” Another: “Blow ...

Analyzing "whiteness" has become a topic for academic courses, research, and anthologies, and attempts to redefine and reorient understanding of white identity.

In the picture from left to right first row: Jack Wikum (Bro), Jace Wikum (Dad), Tally Wik

"Either you support your athletes having social/political opinions or you dont," the conservative commentator tweeted.

The future of the Allentown Toy Factory is uncertain after a conflict on the Allentown Redevelopment Authority board prevented officials from moving forward with plans for the building.