24 Articles by Blair Nelson

• Conservative student group threatened with blacklisting for refusing to sign BLM letter

  "Silence" is not allowed.

  Blair Nelson Jul 29, 2020 - 5:00 AM EDT

• U Illinois admits ‘white supremacy,' 'white privilege' workshop is 'not a debate'

  "It is assumed that participants already acknowledge these concepts"

  Blair Nelson Jul 08, 2020 - 1:05 PM EDT

• Prof who says 'MAGA equals Nazi' advocates elections 'where whites don't vote'

  "Known Nazi's can't be in government"

  Blair Nelson May 28, 2020 - 7:02 PM EDT

• UI reminds students they still have to pay rent to private landlords

  Do they not know that...?

  Blair Nelson Apr 11, 2020 - 4:00 AM EDT

• As coronavirus forces classes online, colleges face new challenge: 'Zoombombing'

  It's happening across the country...

  Blair Nelson Apr 02, 2020 - 4:23 PM EDT

• UIllinois warns students against 'racist and xenophobic' coronavirus language

  That's the focus right now?

  Blair Nelson Mar 26, 2020 - 11:59 AM EDT

• University sex week features free vibrator giveaway, 'Sex Jeopardy,' 'Condom Bingo'

  And plenty more...

  Blair Nelson Mar 05, 2020 - 1:19 PM EDT

• UI offers 'buyback' on 'racist' old mascot gear

  "outdated and racist"

  Blair Nelson Mar 03, 2020 - 1:01 PM EDT

• U Illinois student gov votes to divest from companies with ties to Israel, ICE

  Here's how the university is responding...

  Blair Nelson Feb 14, 2020 - 4:03 PM EDT

• In case you missed it: Indiana U defends, then cancels, 'Sex Fest' featuring BDSM demos, 'kink' and 'sex toys'

  “safe, sane, and consensual"

  Blair Nelson Feb 06, 2020 - 12:00 PM EDT

• Rutgers prof: Iowa caucuses are a 'sickening display' of 'whiteness'

  "Over-representation of whiteness"

  Blair Nelson Feb 04, 2020 - 5:32 PM EDT

• Mizzou students required to install location tracking app so college can 'pinpoint' them

  "Why is this necessary?"

  Blair Nelson and Jon Street Jan 26, 2020 - 11:29 PM EDT

• Student gov warns peers about ‘very prevalent’ ‘microagressions’ like mispronouncing names

  You might not even know you're doing it...

  Blair Nelson Dec 04, 2019 - 2:01 PM EDT

• SJP demands mandatory Islamophobia training, more Palestinian faculty; threatens to push chancellor to resign

  Not happy

  Blair Nelson Oct 22, 2019 - 9:02 AM EDT

• Illinois student gov praises Texas State counterpart for attempt to ban conservative group

  "Shameful"

  Blair Nelson Apr 19, 2019 - 5:01 AM EDT

• Think things are bad at Berkeley? Here's why I'm suing UIllinois (OPINION)

  Litigation is ongoing

  Blair Nelson Mar 25, 2019 - 2:43 PM EDT

• Grad employees get cold feet over ICE

  “U of I should not allow a racist and abusive organization to recruit students."

  Blair Nelson Mar 16, 2019 - 6:03 AM EDT

• UIUC shrugs shoulders at fossil fuel divestment demand

  “Financing climate change”?

  Blair Nelson Mar 15, 2019 - 10:54 AM EDT

• U of Illinois police: Report ‘bias’ incidents

  Should the police be worrying about "bias"?

  Blair Nelson Jan 04, 2019 - 12:23 PM EDT

• Illinois women’s studies dept: Abolish ICE and police

  "Very concerning."

  Blair Nelson Dec 10, 2018 - 5:22 PM EDT

• Ill. course looks at 'domain of masculinity and whiteness' in video games

  "[T]he course 'examines the history of gender in video games...'"

  Blair Nelson Nov 14, 2018 - 2:30 PM EDT

• University of Illinois makes massive free-tuition 'commitment'

  Starting next year, the University of Illinois will waive all tuition and fees for new in-state students with family incomes below the state median.

  Blair Nelson Aug 31, 2018 - 11:57 AM EDT

• University of Illinois grad students declare 'sanctuary union'

  The public sector union representing graduate student-employees at the University of Illinois passed a resolution declaring itself a “Sanctuary Union.”

  Blair Nelson Aug 29, 2018 - 10:20 AM EDT

• Illinois student gov hosts 'Meat Free Monday' for 'Earth Week'

  The Illinois Student Government (ISG) passed a resolution last week allocating $840 for a “Meat Free Monday” event to kick off “Earth Week."

  Blair Nelson Apr 13, 2018 - 1:26 PM EDT