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7. Samford Professor C. T. Burks has worked hard to cover up any potentially inconvenient comments he has made about the Israel/Hamas conflict after his words drew criticism from students. The Alabama university all but admitted the criticism he has received is valid by stating, “The administration has spoken with the instructor in question who reconfirmed he was in no way trying to justify the actions of Hamas, and laments that his comments were misinterpreted.” 6. Not sure how many times lawmakers need to tell schools and libraries that they are going to end up getting legislation passed to