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Colleges Weigh Pros And Cons Of Special Housing Options For Gay-Straight Student Pairings

High school seniors looking forward to departing for college now have a new wrinkle in dorm life to consider, courtesy of the Rutgers University webcam trial.

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The Star-Ledger

How Student Loan Services Impact the College Experience

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Why universities that pick the right partner keep students in class and on track
David Johnson
University Business, May 2012

As new high school graduates anxiously await acceptance letters from their favorite colleges, many will start to plan for this new chapter in their lives by seeking student loans and financial aid to pay for it. After running the gauntlet of qualifying for loans and assistance, many will forget all about it.

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Financial Aid
Student Retention
Student Wellness

NY Suit Faults Military Schools For Rape Response

A lawsuit filed Friday on behalf of two women who say they were raped by classmates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland is seeking the court's help in permanently changing attitudes about sexual assault at military learning institutions.

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AP via The Boston Globe

U Of Texas Student Protester Explains Willingness To Be Arrested

Billy Yates, a student at the University of Texas, says he didn’t make the decision to get arrested for trespassing lightly.

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The Austin American-Statesman

On Campus, Debate Over Civil Rights And Rape

For months after Kristina Ponischil was raped at a party in her off-campus apartment, her life at Western Washington University was hell.

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AP via The Boston Globe

Sex Assaults Catch Colleges Like The University Of Colorado In Title IX Legal Trap

A closed- door encounter between two college acquaintances. Both have been drinking. One says she was raped; the other insists it was consensual. There are no other witnesses.

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AP via Boulder Daily Camera

Alabama A&M Dorm Without Hot Water For Seven Weeks And Counting

A dormitory for female students at Alabama A&M University has been without hot water for almost seven weeks, and the same students endured the warmest March in more than 100 years without air conditioning.

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The Huntsville Times

Brookhaven College Welcomes Dallas Student Who Was Beaten, Stabbed In Spring Break Attack

A month after he was stabbed and beaten in a mob attack on South Padre Island, Brookhaven College student Derek Madrigal returned to the school Tuesday to a warm welcome from students and faculty.

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The Dallas Morning News

Alabama Colleges Take More Steps To Snuff Out Smoking

The best way to get people to quit smoking is to prevent them from getting really hooked in the first place.

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The Birmingham News

On Campus, Opening Up Conversations About Sex

For a table set up by a campus student group, this one held some unusual items: a gynecologist’s speculum, diaphragms, condoms (his and hers) and several packets of lubricant. Nearby, two students batted an inflated condom back and forth like a balloon.

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The New York Times

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