Brown Rejects Protesters’ Push to Divest Over Israel Ties The university made a deal with pro-Palestinian students last spring to consider their demands if they ended a protest encampment. But the university board voted against divestment. |
Today in History: October 11, Anita Hill testifies at Clarence Thomas hearings Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Blue cities plagued by homeless encampments face threat as woman’s body found in suitcase After the remains of Shannon Reeder, 37, were found stuffed into a suitcase in a Seattle homeless encampment, experts say encampments nationwide need more government oversight. 12 rescued after being trapped for hours in Colorado gold mine One person died in an elevator malfunction at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tourist site near Cripple Creek, which left 12 others stuck 1,000 feet underground. Man is charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers University A man accused of vandalizing an Islamic center at New Jersey’s flagship university on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr has admitted to a hate crime |