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CNN
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A gunman dressed in black stepped from behind a curtain at the front of a large lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday and shot 21 people, six of them fatally, then shot and killed himself, said university President John Peters. "A lot o..
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www.tampabays10.com
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Nearly 200 angry students marched on the campus of the University of Florida tonight, demanding justice for a student who was tasered and arrested by campus police.
The student, 21-year old Andrew Meyer was arrested after loudly and repeatedly trying t..
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MSNBC
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Two students were shot at Delaware State University early Friday and police were searching for a gunman, officials said. Classes were canceled for the day.
A male student was hospitalized in stable condition, and a female student was hospitalized with..
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Times Online
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President Mugabe of Zimbabwe has become the first international figure to be stripped of an honorary degree by a British university.
The Edinburgh University Senate decided at a special meeting yesterday to withdraw the degree it awarded to Mr Mugabe i..
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FOX News
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The president of the University of Colorado has recommended that a professor who likened some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi should be fired, according to the professor and the school.
Ward Churchill, a tenured professor of ethnic studies, has denied the a..
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FOX News
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Liberty University's graduating class Saturday to honor the spirit of school founder Jerry Falwell by confronting "the growing culture of radical secularism" with Christian ideals.
Gingrich, who is considering a..
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BBC News
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Maths enthusiasts are being challenged to answer a sample question from Chinese university entrance tests.
The tests are set for prospective science undergraduates.
The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry is offering a £500 prize to one lucky but brigh..
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ABC News
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When it comes to issues of mental health on campus, lawyers, psychologists and university administrators all agree on one thing: Striking an appropriate balance between protecting an individual's privacy and the community's security is not easy.
In fed..
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USA Today
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Seven buildings at the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus were evacuated Wednesday due to a bomb threat.
A news release from the university said that early Wednesday afternoon a professor in Smith Hall found a note that included a bomb threat..
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CNN
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On the first day of the fall semester in August, administrators at Virginia Tech canceled classes after a sheriff's deputy was fatally shot near campus during a manhunt for an escaped inmate.
On Monday, near the end of the academic year, the public uni..
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CNN
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A sorority accused of evicting members based on appearance and popularity sued DePauw University on Wednesday over the school's decision to expel the organization.
Delta Zeta, which had been accused of asking only attractive, popular students to remain..
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CNN
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Harvard University's undergraduate tuition will rise 3.9 percent next year to $31,456, increasing at a pace nearly double the U.S. rate of inflation, a Harvard statement showed Wednesday.
The total cost of tuition, room, board and student services fees..
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AZ Central
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Arizona State University has gone dry - at least for the next few weeks.
University officials have banned alcohol in the fraternity houses on Alpha Drive near Sun Devil Stadium through spring break and until March 24.
ASU instituted the temporary ba..
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FOX News
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Harvard University could be about to name its first female president, as the governing board charged with vetting candidates has narrowed its search to a single one, historian Drew Gilpin Faust, according to published reports. The Harvard Corporation w..
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Reuters
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A student is suing a Massachusetts university over what he says is an unfair grade in a philosophy course, saying it could kill his chances of entering law school. Brian Marquis, 50, said on Wednesday that he filed the lawsuit against the University of..
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Yahoo News
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One student next term at Oklahoma Wesleyan University may have paid a lot less for tuition than his or her classmates...
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USA Today
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An admissions department e-mail sent from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill congratulated 2,700 prospective freshmen this week on their acceptance to the school...
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New York Times
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For the first time in 40 years, Princeton University will not raise tuition for the coming year, the university announced yesterday. Tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year will remain at $33,000, its current level...
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Oregon Live
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Like most students at Fort Hays State University, Nola Ochs plans to spend some time reading and studying during this week's fall break. But she'll take time out on Wednesday to celebrate her 95th birthday...
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BlackFive.net
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My lifetime has seen the last vestiges of institutional racism banished. Individual racism can never be eradicated but we have progressed to where it is impossible for a public entity to discriminate based on race, right?..
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