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Study finds pricey 'diversity bureaucrats' don't improve diversity on campus

Greg Piper
The College Fix
Wed, 05 Sep 2018 01:06 UTC
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'The proportion of diverse tenured faculty hired' is lower with an 'active CDO'

Chief diversity officers at major educational institutions are known for their enormous salaries. One eye-opening example is the University of North Carolina's CDO, who earns substantially more than the governor.

Colleges might want to revisit these salaries in light of new research that finds no"significant statistical evidence" that CDOs do anything to improve "preexisting growth" in the academic hiring of "underrepresented" racial and ethnic groups on campus.

The National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, which has not been peer reviewed, said more than two-thirds of "major" American universities (classified as "Carnegie R1, R2, or M1" with at least 4,000 students) had CDOs in place in the 2016 academic year.

Comment: Gender studies (of all stripes) and racial studies have been a multi-generational boondoggle. From being a fringe "academic" field it has metastasized into a multi-billion dollar business in the administrations of the corporate world and universities alike.

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South Sudan cracks down on military lawlessness, jails 10 soldiers for rape and murder


teleSUR
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:48 UTC
South Sudan soldiers
© ReutersThe case was widely seen as a test of will by the government of President Kiir to bring accountability to the military.
The jail terms range from seven years to life and have been ascribed in cases involving the murder of a journalist and the rape of foreign aid workers.

A South Sudanese Military Court sentenced ten soldiers to various jail sentences Thursday. The court also ordered South Sudan's government to pay US$4,000 to each rape survivor in compensation, and said the government should give the family of a local journalist, John Gatluak, 51, material compensation.

Two soldiers were convicted of his murder and sentenced to life. Three others were found guilty of raping aid workers, while four were convicted of sexual harassment and one of theft and armed robbery. They have all been given seven to 14-year jail terms. Eleven soldiers were tried, but one was freed due to lack of evidence against him.
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Trump tops list of Germans' worst fears, beating terrorism and refugee crisis


RT
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:30 UTC
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What's keeping most Germans from getting a good night's sleep? A survey has found that beating international terrorism, illegal immigration, and economic worries is none other than the US president. Well, his policies at least.

Asking a sample of 2,400 Germans between June 8 and July 18 of this year, the multiple choice questionnaire found that 69 percent of Germans deemed Trump's policies and attitude to allies were having a dangerous impact across the globe.

"Trump's ruthless "America First" politics, his aggression with regards to international arrangements and his equally aggressive trade and security politics, even towards allied countries, scare the majority of the population," Professor Manfred G Schmidt, who served as a consultant for R+V told German media outlet Deutsche Welle.
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Brazil's leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed during campaign event

Aauricio Savarese and Peter Prengaman
ABC News
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:08 UTC
Jair Bolsonaro being carried after knife attack
Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro being carried after knife attack in Juiz de Fora - MG
Jair Bolsonaro, a leading presidential candidate in Brazil, was stabbed during a campaign event on Thursday, though officials and his son said the injury was not life-threatening.

Numerous videos on social media showed Bolsonaro, whose far-right platform includes cracking down on crime in Latin America's largest nation, being stabbed with a knife to the lower part of his stomach. At the moment of the attack, Bolsonaro was on the shoulders of a supporter, looking out at the crowd and giving a thumbs up with his left hand.

After the attack, he is seen flinching and then goes out of view. Other videos show supporters carrying him to a car.

Police spokesman Flavio Santiago confirmed to The Associated Press that Bolsonaro had been stabbed and that his attacker was arrested.
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Twitter announces it has permanently banned Alex Jones and Infowars


RT
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 21:10 UTC
Alex Jones
© Jim Bourg / ReutersAlex Jones
Twitter has announced that it is permanently banning Alex Jones and Infowars from Twitter and Periscope for "abusive behavior".

"Today, we permanently suspended @realalexjones and @infowars from Twitter and Periscope," Twitter said.

"We took this action based on new reports of Tweets and videos posted yesterday that violate our abusive behavior policy, in addition to the accounts' previous violations," according to a statement from Twitter.

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New York attorney general subpoenas Roman Catholic dioceses in sex abuse investigation

Gina Cherelus
Reuters
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:55 UTC
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New York's attorney general issued civil subpoenas on Thursday to all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of a sex abuse investigation, a law enforcement source said.

The subpoenas are part of an ongoing civil investigation by Attorney General Barbara Underwood's office into how dioceses reviewed and may have covered up allegations of sexual abuse of minors, said the source, who asked not to be identified.

In August, Underwood sought to partner with district attorneys, the only entities with the power to convene grand juries in the state, to investigate possible crimes.
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Ukraine's new national football jersey featuring Nazi slogan met with disgust


RT
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:59 UTC
Ukraine football
© Ludek Perina/CTK / Global Look PressUkraine are preparing to face the Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday
The Ukrainian football federation has been criticized after it unveiled a new national team jersey featuring the controversial slogan 'Glory to Ukraine', which has been linked to Nazi-associated groups.

The Ukrainian team unveiled its latest set of kits earlier this week, as the team prepares to face the Czech Republic in its first game of the UEFA Nations League. The kit range includes a new white third strip which features the slogan 'Glory to Ukraine' on the back, just above the player number.

The slogan is often associated with historical far-right groups the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, who carried out the massacre of up to 100,000 people in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia during World War II.
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A journey beyond MSM headlines: Four US citizens travel to Crimea 'here to make a small difference'


RT
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:42 UTC
Group to Crimea
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Four Americans have visited Crimea, taking on the roles of citizen diplomats and trying to go beyond the mainstream narrative being spread in the West.

The quartet, representing the Center for Citizen Initiatives (CCI), an NGO established back in the 1980s to try to reduce tensions between the two superpowers, went to Crimea on a private visit. The CCI had previously sent a similar group to the Russian region in 2016.

The Americans started their three-day tour by visiting an orphanage in Simferopol, Crimea's regional capital. There they met with officials from Crimea's Parliament before going to Yalta and Sevastopol.

"My impression is that we're not hearing a correct story, so when I learned we're going to Crimea, I was happy,"Glenn Reynolds, a retired anesthetist, told Ruptly news agency.

"In my small group in my small town, people don't think much [about Crimea]; they listen to what official media tell them to think," he said, adding, "I'm here to make a small difference."

"I'm following events in Crimea for a long time," Sylvia Demarest, a Texas-based lawyer, told Russian media after meeting with Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the local parliament. "And I can say that I agree with what was happening there, and share Crimean people's point of view."

Comment: See also:

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Midterm elections: Voters report watching their ballots mysteriously switch to another candidate

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00 UTC
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© TheFreeThoughtProject.comThe old voting switcheroo.
A rather shocking, but not surprising report this week out of Georgia reveals the unsettling state of America's election and voting system. Voters in Georgia are now reporting that after they confirm their votes, they watch on the screen as their ballots mysteriously switch to the opposite candidate.

Later this month, a federal judge will hear the case against the Georgia government for their utter failure at maintaining sound election processes and their lack of maintaining a paper ballot record as well.

According to WSAV, the Secretary of State, Brian Kemp is facing a federal lawsuit because he's reluctant to make the change before the upcoming November 6 election. While Kemp says he does agree the system needs updating, he's fighting to delay it citing confusion and cost.

However, the voters and multiple lawmakers and citizens disagree. After all, what price tag could be associated with the cost of democracy? "I don't think there's any question that we need to spend a little bit of extra to make sure we have safe and secure elections," Representative Buddy Carter/(R) Georgia 1st District said.

Comment: What, if any, are the penalties for states and elected officials who disregard their obligation to maintain the integrity of the election process?

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Indonesian district governed by medieval Sharia law bans men and women from dining together


RT
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:06 UTC
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© ROMEO GACAD / AFPA city in the region previously ruled that women must sit side saddle when riding on motorbikes
A district of Aceh province, the only area of Indonesia that is governed by Sharia law, has banned single men and women from dining out together in a bid to help women be "more well behaved."

Single women in the Bireuen district on Sumatra island will be forbidden from sitting unaccompanied with men or co-workers at coffee shops and restaurants.

The directive also imposes a kind of curfew on women, ordering restaurants and cafes to not serve unaccompanied females after 9pm. This tightens up a 2015 ruling which banned unaccompanied women from remaining at entertainment venues such as cafes and sports halls after 11pm.

"The objective is to protect women's dignity so they will feel more comfortable, more at ease, more well behaved and will not do anything that violates Sharia (Islamic law)," local head of the local sharia agency Jufliwan told AFP on Wednesday.
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