Charleston Divided

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<p>Whoa. What is going on down there? </p>

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The South Carolina House of Representatives on Monday twice refused to reverse a $52,000 cut to the College of Charleston’s budget – a cut added by a legislative committee to punish the college for assigning Fun Home, a well regarded memoir by a lesbian, to freshmen, the Associated Press reported. Lawmakers said that they wanted to send a message about the selection of the book.</p>

<p>Read more: <a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/03/11/sc-house-keeps-financial-penalty-gay-themed-book#ixzz2x5WvVHwz”>http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/03/11/sc-house-keeps-financial-penalty-gay-themed-book#ixzz2x5WvVHwz&lt;/a&gt;
Inside Higher Ed

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