California State University, Stanislaus

[chollybocker]

Just for kicks, I Wiki-ed the university that had contracted Queen Palin to..."speak,"...but the contract riders were found in the trash by students,...and the school is now being investigated by CA AG Brown, etc...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_University,_Stanislaus


Among the notable whack-a-loons on their faculty, this guy stands out:

History Prof. (!) Richard Weikart: "his book 'From Darwin to Hitler' has been widely criticized by the academic community, but promoted by Christian creationists; "(The Discovery Institute), the hub of the intelligent design movement, 'provided crucial funding' for the book's research."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Weikart


More faculty & Alum.

Poli-Sci Prof.: As'ad AbuKhalil – "The Angry Arab News Service blog"

Scott Eash: "Member of Criminal Justice faculty - lead researcher and member of the 'Lost Army Commandos' litigation team regarding Operation 34A (OPLAN 34A)" (case re: Vietnam)

Former Pres/Alum: Thomas 'Rico' Oller, Republican politician

Current Pres: Hamid Shirvani

Alum Gary Condit: "...cleared of Levy's murder..."

Alum Dennis Cardoza: successor to Condit; "...was a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition..."

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Turlock, CA is represented by Republican Jeff Denham, and Republican Bill Berryhill. Federally, Turlock is represented by Republican George Radanovich.


Sounds like an interesting place for higher-ed. ;)

[lunatica]

1. Well UC Berkeley has John Yoo

Does that make it a hotbed of Conservatism?

[SoCalNative]

2. There's a reason the locals have referred to this school

as Turkey Tech for decades.