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NEWS ABOUT: college dorms

college dorms stories: 7 news summaries

 Colleges Tackle 
 the 'Sexile' Issue 

Tighter rules introduced to empower banished roommates

Oct 17, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract... More »

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sex • college • colleges and universities • college dorms • college student • students

 Amid Cell Boom, 
 Colleges Yank 
 Land Lines 

Cell phones have rendered costly phone lines unnecessary

Feb 4, 09 8:08 PM CST
(Newser) - US colleges are ripping phone lines out of dorms—and not to encourage students to study, the San Jose Mercury News reports. It’s recognition that mobile phones have become as ubiquitous as textbooks among students. “Demand has dropped, and it’s a costly service,” says an official... More »

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technology • cell phones • college • college dorms • land lines • telephone • college student • Santa Clara University

ANALYSIS

Anti-Bulimia Ads Catch College Women In Act

German firm gets edgy, plastering undersides
of toilet seats

Jan 8, 09 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - A German women’s advocacy group is employing crafty means to get bulimics’ attention, Animal New York reports: Pro Mädchen (translated as “for girls”) is smacking pink splatter stickers, with a phone number and the tagline “Bulimia is curable,” onto the undersides of toilet seats... More »

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bulimia • advertising • marketing • eating disorder • toilet • college dorms • advertising campaign • wowOwow

College Dorm Rooms Go
to the Dogs

More campuses allow pets in hopes of
de-stressing students

Sep 24, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students have long been expert at sneaking everything from gerbils to puppies into their dorm rooms, but a number of schools have made furry residents official, reports USA Today. The pet-friendly movement's spread to more than a dozen campuses, where officials hope reducing the stress of college life and... More »

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pets • college dorms • dog • college student • cat • animal shelters

 Colleges Adding Meow to Mix 

MIT among higher-ed bastions allowing students to keep cats in dorms

Sep 9, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges around the country are warming up to furry friends, the Boston Globe reports. MIT is in the vanguard, offering as an example its 8-year-old program that allows student-vetted felines to live in certain dorms. "They can really lighten the mood,” one senior says, “especially when students... More »

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pets • MIT • college • college dorms • cat • undergraduates

 Dorm Rooms Go Coed 

Sexes sharing a room no biggie, students say

May 3, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who schooled in same-sex dorms are surprised to hear that their kids are sharing coed college rooms, the AP reports. About two dozen schools—including Brown, Penn, and Oberlin—allow the practice, and more are following suit this year, including Stanford. Schools say coed dorm users are usually heterosexual... More »

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higher education • university • student • colleges and universities • college dorms

Stanford Considers Co-Ed Rooms

Students clamor for change, say it's about comfort, not sex

Nov 29, 07 8:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Stanford students want co-ed dorm rooms, and the administration may take them up on the idea. "It's not about sex," one student told the San Jose Mercury News, but about feeling "comfortable in your living space." Transgender students started the initiative to build on the school's... More »

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Stanford University • college • transgender • college dorms

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