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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is trying to change an Obama-era policy concerning  Title IX with the belief the policies were overreaching and the accused were not given equal treatment. We brought on Lara Bazelon, an associate professor at the University of San Francisco, to explain why she supports DeVos' policy changes, and why colleges are not equipped with handling sexual assault cases. More of Bazelon's work can be viewed http://larabazelon.squarespace.com/overview.

Fake news has become a buzzword of sorts. This episode of Trump 101 dives into the middle of it. We show college students fake news stories to see if they can sniff out fact from fiction. We had Teresa Moore--a journalism professor, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter, and all-around news expert--help us break it all down.

With cancelled rallies in San Francisco and protests in Berkeley, the Bay Area had quite a weekend. This week's episode looks at what unfolded this weekend with Patriot Prayer in SF and protesters in Berkeley. Listen to what exactly happened from reporters who were there and hear how students and campus-organizers are reacting to freedom of speech conflicts.

Aaron Clark and our own Ali DeFazio talk growing up LGBT in two different countries. In Kuwait, Aaron faced conversion therapy, but also times of acceptance. Listen to what Ali and Aaron think on LGBT rights under the Trump administration.

This week we sit down with Avi Singh, a student at the University of San Francisco who voted for and supports Donald Trump. We discuss political atmospheres in universities and the importance of truly open dialogues.

In this episode, we speak to University of San Francisco President Fr. Paul J. Fitzgerald, S.J. We discuss the impact of the Trump administration on the university community, and how the university plans to address it.