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U Of Arkansas Police Start Citing Campus Smokers

Smokers on campus are now facing citations instead of warnings at the University of Arkansas.

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KHBS-TV

MTSU Warning Students After Apparent Meningitis Death

Middle Tennessee State University officials are warning students who came into close contact with Jacob Nunley, 18, a freshman from Dyersburg, Tenn., to get checked for meningitis.

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The Tennessean

President Mason Unsure U Of I Beer Ad Deal Is Worth Flak

If she had it to do over again, University of Iowa President Sally Mason would likely not approve the university’s contract with Anheuser-Busch because of the backlash caused by the beer company deal.

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AP via The Des Moines Register

At Auburn University, Other Colleges Some Students Turn Dorm Rooms Into Plush Living

As college students across the nation settle into fall campus life, some are demanding and getting more than classic bare-bones dorm decor and comfort.

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Source: 
The Birmingham News

Report: Ex-Texas Tech Players Allege Violations, Mistreatment By Billy Gillispie

While Texas Tech men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie recovers from an undisclosed medical issue in a Lubbock hospital, allegations from former players and coaches continue to pile up.

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The Dallas Morning News

Grants Bolster Sacramento State's Mental Health Outreach

Flush with grants for outreach and prevention, Sacramento State is launching a new program to help mental health counselors reach more students and expand the services that are available on campus.

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Source: 
The Sacramento Bee

At Augsburg, Students Balancing Books And Sobriety

As college students head back to school this week, a small incoming class at Augsburg College is trying to do it — sober. The two dozen new students in the school's StepUP program have all struggled with substance abuse.

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Source: 
AP via The Grand Forks Herald

UMaine-Augusta To Prohibit Tobacco Use On Campus

The University of Maine at Augusta will ban tobacco use starting in January, joining a growing number of colleges and universities in Maine and around the country.

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Source: 
The Kennebec Journal

Seniors Stay for Furry Friends

Behind the News
Melissa Ezarik
University Business, September 2012

Half of Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) seniors typically decide to live off campus, and officials predicted even fewer numbers would remain on campus this year, due to class size. But thanks in part to a new pet policy, 75 percent of seniors this year will stay in residence halls. “Students were choosing to move off campus because they were allowed to have a pet [there],” says Janielle Tchakerian, assistant vice president for student affairs and director of residence life and community standards. “We looked at how we could accommodate that.”

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HSU Hazing Aftermath Spreads To Other Teams

In the wake of the decision to suspend the men's soccer season following allegations of hazing, the Humboldt State University Athletic Department will institute a new policy of random drug and alcohol testing for student athletes.

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Source: 
The Times-Standard

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