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University Shooting Probed as Act of Terrorism

Shooter spent years in prison for trying to aid ISIS

(Newser) - Fifteen months after walking out of prison, a man once convicted of trying to aid ISIS carried out a deadly shooting now being probed as terrorism at Old Dominion University, authorities say. Federal authorities have identified the shooter who killed one person and injured two others at the Virginia school...

Victim Dies After Shooting at Old Dominion University

Virginia institution says person opened fire in business school building

(Newser) - A gunman and one victim are dead, and two other victims are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school's police said. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people...

Virginia Professor Who Studies Pedophilia Resigns After Uproar

Allyn Walker, Old Dominion University to part ways

(Newser) - An assistant professor of criminal justice and sociology at Virginia's Old Dominion University will part ways with the school after their research on "minor-attracted people" (or MAPs) generated outrage. NBC News reports Allyn Walker published the book A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity...

Signs 'Welcome' Freshman Girls in Worst Way Possible

Old Dominion University president decries 'freshman daughter drop off' banners

(Newser) - Students, college officials, and the public at large are infuriated after banners hung from a private house near Virginia's Old Dominion University "welcomed" this year's freshman class with banners described by WAVY as "upsetting." A photo captured in a screengrab by the Huffington Post (which...

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