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Rally over university suspensions Posted: 28 May 2010 11:18 AM PDT The overnight rally was in support of the suspended teachers and students About 200 students and staff from Middlesex University have staged an overnight sit-in protest over the closure of the philosophy department. The rally was in support of three teachers and four students suspended for taking part in previous protests. Campaigners rallying in Hendon campus since the announcement on 26 April, said the course is "world renowned". But the university gave "low demand" and "declining research funding" as reasons for closing the department. Faculty members and students held a 12-day long protest this month at the philosophy department's campus. A court order ruling their action illegal put a stop to the occupation. The teachers and students are now facing disciplinary action for participating in the protest. Online petition Philosophy student Anindya Bhattacharya, 38, of Whitechapel, east London, took part in the overnight protest. He said: "They are our fellow students on the philosophy course here and we believe they have been unfairly singled out and victimised for exercising their entirely legitimate democratic right to protest against the closure of their own department. "I think all departments need to fight against these cuts otherwise they will just pick us off one by one." Students and staff occupied the campus for 12 days Shannan Caughley, 31, who has come from Dallas, Texas, to join the course, said: "I was drawn because of the reputation of the philosophy department - the faculty is world-renowned." More than 1,400 people have signed an online petition against the closure. Academics from King's College London, Birkbeck College, Goldsmiths, London School of Economics and University College of London have also backed the call to keep the department. Middlesex University said it would not take in any new students. A spokeswoman said: "Philosophy provision at Middlesex is only able to operate with subsidies from other areas of the university. "Due to a low demand from students and declining external research funding, we have decided to phase out philosophy teaching." Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

PHT: These Flyers share philosophy with ‘Bullies’ Posted: 26 May 2010 12:10 PM PDT Biggest differences According to the HHOF.com, the Broadstreet Bullies era Flyers had a combined regular season winning percentage of .715. They won 2 straight Cups, garnered 8 individual awards and the team included three players who would make the Hall of Fame. While these current Flyers have a shoo-in Hall of Famer in Chris Pronger and a few others who have a shot at having HoF-worthy careers, let's not forget that they needed to win a shootout in the last game of the season to get into the playoffs. Despite posting an amazing three shutouts in four games against the Canadiens, Michael Leighton is far from Bernier Parent right now. Finally, the other big difference is that this team has a player named "Simon." That just doesn't seem like it would fly in the 70s. Some similarities For some time, it seemed hasty to compare Mike Richards and Bobby Clarke. It might be a stretch at this point, too, but his recent heroics - along with his brutal checks - make the parallels reasonable. Both teams have an interesting mixture of finesse and barbarism. Overall, the Flyers seem to share a philosophy with its Bully brethren. After all, Chris Pronger is the ultimate embodiment of that spirit. But my feeling is that the team doesn't exactly elicit the same kind of fear from their opponents anymore. It'll be a long time before we see another team quite like the Broadstreet Bullies. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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