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With night falling in Hong Kong, police tightened a siege Monday at a university campus as hundreds of anti-government protesters trapped inside sought to escape. CBC | World News
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Hong Kong protesters set fires on bridges leading to Polytechnic University
Protesters on Sunday set fire to bridges leading to Hong Kong Polytechnic University as they tried to keep police from advancing on their stronghold, while other demonstrators used bows and arrows from the barricaded campus. CBC | World News
Read More »Cambridge University forced to ‘decolonise’ English course to avoid ‘racism risk’
CAMBRIDGE University has been forced to “decolonise” its English literature course to avoid “risks perpetuating institutional racism”, it has been revealed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »University of Florida, police brace for speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer
Hundreds of police will be deployed at the University of Florida today as thousands are poised to protest a speech by an avowed white nationalist. The event prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Shooting’ at California University was false alarm, say police
POLICE have said that no shots were fired at the University of Southern California after students were told to take shelter due to reports of a shooter. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »University Of Utah Hospital, Where Alex Wubbels Works, Tells Cops To Stay Away From Patients, Workers
The University of Utah Hospital, where nurse Alex Wubbles works, has told police that they are no longer welcome in patient care areas or to have contact with any nurses, Washington Post is reporting. Nurse Alex Wubbels was thrust into the public eye in September when video of her July 26 arrest was made public. Wubbels was on duty that ...
Read More »University of Texas removing Confederate monuments from campus square
The University of Texas is removing statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become “symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism.” CBC | World News
Read More »Canada pulled off a Miracle on Hardwood at the 1983 University Games
While many people are familiar with the “Miracle on Ice,” not so many are aware of Canada’s version on the hardwood — an upset of Charles Barkley’s U.S. team at the 1983 World University Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »University Challenge’s Eric Monkman: I don’t really speak like I did on the quiz show
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE star Eric Monkman has said the distinctive, bellowing voice he used on the show was not his own, but was actually down to the stress of being on television. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
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