**An interview with (now former) NYU fellow Nir Rosen**

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — Wednesday, Nir Rosen, a fellow at NYU’s Center on Law and Security, resigned his position after making a series of offensive tweets that suggested that Lara Logan, a CBS correspondent who was beaten and sexually assaulted while covering the Egyptian protests in Tahrir Square, did not deserve sympathy because of her past pro-war stance.

**What would you like to say to the NYU community?**

I’d like to apologize to the NYU community and say that I regret my departure. I enjoyed my time at NYU and the welcoming and stimulating environment I found there.

**You were defiant on twitter last night after your first two tweets got a huge response, but then apologized profusely this morning. Why the change of heart?**

I was defiant at first because I didn’t think anybody could possibly take a few dumb jokes between friends seriously. I also had not yet realized the severity of the attack, so I thought it was just one more celebrity journalist trying to get attention for themselves. I apologized in the morning because I’m in the Middle East so I woke up and found that a mob had been unleashed at me and while some people were genuinely offended and thought I was serious, others in the right took advantage of the opportunity to destroy a voice from the left. I hoped to make it clear that I wasn’t serious.

**Why were you compelled to resign from NYU so quickly? Were you asked to step down?**

US academic establishments are already under attack from the right, and my Center at NYU stood to be harmed by the pack of dogs sent to take me down, and I did not want to harm a very important center or the work of people I greatly admire.

_By Charlie Eisenhood_

_NYU Local_

**English-only bill proposed in Minnesota**

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA- A bill introduced in the Minnesota State Senate last week would make English the official language of Minnesota.

The bill would eliminate any requirement for agencies to hire bilingual employees and make it illegal for most government business, including meetings and documents, to be conducted in any language other than English.

The bill’s chief sponsor, Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, said mandating an official language would save money and prevent lawsuits against the state for inaccuracies that might occur during foreign language interpreting.

“Folks moving into our country should expect to learn English,” he said.

If the bill passed, Minnesota would join a list of more than 20 states with similar legislation.

Committee member Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights, said she would vote against the bill, which she said promotes “a populous right-wing issue.”

“It’s flat-out discrimination,” Goodwin said.

_By Michael Zittlow_

_The Minnesota Daily_

**Guns to be legal on campus**

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE—The Texas State House of Representatives proposed legislation to legalize concealed weapons on public junior college campuses. Texas is the sixth state to propose similar legislation.

Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, filed House Bill 1167 which would make it legal for licensed handgun owners to carry concealed weapons on campus.

Both ACC administration and the ACC Student Government Association oppose legalizing concealed weapons on community college campuses.

“I strongly oppose efforts to allow concealed handguns on campus – as does ACC’s Student Government Association,” ACC President Stephen Kinslow said in a statement. “Despite what proponents say, the majority of public safety experts believe such laws would make our campuses less safe.”

Taylor disagrees; he says the right to carry a weapon should be freely given to licensed handgun owners.

“I think that everyone has the right to carry a weapon to be safe anywhere,” said Taylor

_By Karissa Rodriguez_

_Accent_