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chinese double-bind

 No Sex Ed = 13M+ Abortions 

In China, sexual freedom not accompanied by information

Nov 5, 09 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The liberalization of Chinese attitudes toward sex, despite the near-absence of sex education, has led to a sort of bedroom farce that would be hilarious if it didn’t result in at least 13 million abortions a year. College students in particular feel comfortable having sex; now, if only someone... More »

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China • abortion • contraception • pregnancy • Internet • sex education • liberal • college student

3 ND College Softball Players Found in Pond

Bodies in submerged vehicle, foul play
not suspected

Nov 4, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The bodies of three North Dakota college students missing since Sunday have been found in a Jeep submerged in a cattle stock pond. The women's desperate final cell phone calls helped authorities locate the vehicle. Officials don't suspect foul play, but autopsies are being conducted. The three softball players enjoyed... More »

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cell phones • drowning • North Dakota • college student • softball

VIRAL VIDEO

 San Jose Suspends 
 Cops in Student Beating 

Officers suspended, officials 'concerned' over use of force

Oct 26, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four San Jose police officers videotaped as they beat and tasered a college student have been placed on administrative leave pending an official review. A grainy cell phone video shows the officers using nightsticks to repeatedly strike Phuong Ho, 20, after responding to a domestic disturbance call last month. Ho... More »

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California • police • San Jose • Taser • police brutality • college student

 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

 College Ups 
 Supervision of 
 Letterman Interns 

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

Oct 13, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the... More »

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sex • Connecticut • college • affair • David Letterman • Quinnipiac University • college student • intern • workplace • internship • lover • office sex

Colleges Use Student Blogs as Free PR

Warts-and-all posts by undergrads can lure savvy prospects

Oct 2, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges are loosening the reins on student bloggers in hopes that a dose of candid commentary will lure prospective applicants. At MIT, for instance, bloggers paid by the admissions office go about their work with no fear of censorship. That policy has caused some friction—including a spat between the... More »

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admissions • college admissions • censorship • MIT • blogging • blogger • college student • high school students • college applications • undergraduates • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Haverford College

OPINION

 Hofstra Gang Rape Wasn't 
 Rape—but It Wasn't OK 

Drunken sexual encounters trivialize the problem of real rape

Sep 22, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s clear now that the alleged Hofstra gang rape in a campus bathroom—in which a young woman said 5 guys tied her to a stall and attacked her—was not rape, by any legal definition. Confronted with a cell phone video, the woman recanted within 72 hours, admitting... More »

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feminism • alcohol • college student • false accusations • legal action • Hofstra University • date rape

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

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obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

 Colleges Ditch Trays; 
 Students Learn to Juggle

Diners willing to sacrifice for planet's sake

Sep 14, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students may feel they’ve added juggling to their courseloads as the trayless cafeteria trend picks up steam, the Los Angeles Times reports. The increasingly popular measure, meant to save water and electricity, often meets with a sort of grudging acquiescence. “It's definitely difficult and a little... More »

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environment • university • green • cafeteria • college student • tray • food services • Aramark • Sodexo

OPINION

 Generation Shaped by 9/11 
 Shares Its Stories 

Attacks ended 'carefree innocence' for many kids approaching adolescence

Sep 11, 09 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The September 11 attacks are as defining a moment for the generation starting college this year as the Kennedy assassination was for their parents, Peggy Noonan writes in the Wall Street Journal. For people young enough to still be children at the time but old enough to know what was... More »

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September 11 • college student • 9/11 attacks • schoolchildren




 'Swine Flu Dorms' Sprout 
  at Colleges Nationwide 

Sick students start school in quarantine zones

Sep 5, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - College freshers across the country are starting their life in higher education confined to buildings full of their coughing peers, the New York Times reports. Fearing the virus will sweep through campuses, colleges have set up quarantine dorms for sick students, keeping them out of class and plying them with... More »

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college • quarantine • student • colleges and universities • college student • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Colleges Open Their 
 Doors—to Swine Flu 

Campus is 'a perfect breeding ground for disease'

Aug 31, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges all over the country are welcoming back students—and dealing with an uninvited visitor: swine flu, Bloomberg reports. From the South to the Plains states, schools are reporting hundreds of cases—at Mississippi State University, more than 250 people have flu-like symptoms. “Envision 200 young people being stuffed... More »

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vaccination • university • college student • pandemic • swine flu • H1N1 virus • young people

 Fall Enrollment 
 Defies Economy 

Freshman commitments hold steady, but at a cost of increased financial aid

May 11, 09 1:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the recession, colleges aren't seeing the dip in freshman commitments they anticipated, reports the New York Times. The percentage of accepted students who have confirmed their enrollment at places like Yale, Harvard, and the University of Virginia and Wisconsin is about the same as last year. But it hasn't... More »

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Yale University • college admissions • college • recession • University of Virginia • financial aid • college student • Harvard University • Jay-ZTV

 Chinese Flock to US Colleges 

Growing middle class attracted by American system's reputation

May 1, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The population of Chinese students in the US has soared in recent years, the Washington Post reports, driven by a US reputation for top-notch education and an expanding Chinese middle class. For years, Chinese undergrads in the US numbered about 9,000; in 2007, that figure surged to some 16,... More »

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China • education • college admissions • United States • college • universities • college student

(Newser) - College students in 2008 carried an average of $3,173 in credit card debt, a huge jump from 4 years earlier, USA Today reports. A Sallie Mae study, when conducted in 2004, revealed an average balance of just $2,169. When students “can’t get private loans, they... More »

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education • university • recession • credit card • college tuition • college student • student debt • expenses

Campus Tries
to Keep Booze Out of Class

St. Patty's crackdown turns profs into bouncers at Illinois

Mar 5, 09 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - University of Illinois officials will search students’ backpacks and confiscate containers they suspect might contain alcohol during tomorrow’s “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Students typically pack campus bars for green beer as early as 8am, and some take drinks to class. “It... More »

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alcohol • University of Illinois • drinking • Illinois • college student • St. Patrick's Day

 Just in Time 
 for Spring Break: 
 Cancun Torture Probe 

Cancun, like Mexico, 'is at war,' says local editor

Mar 2, 09 6:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Those headed to Cancun for spring break might want to hold off just a tad before slathering on Mexican suntan oil—while authorities investigate torture and murder charges against the ousted local police chief. Mexico's out-of-control drug war is seeping into nearly every community in the nation—including one of... More »

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torture • Mexico • murder • corruption • Mexican drug war • vacation • Cancun • college student • spring break

opinion


 Grads: Be 
 Glad You're 
 Finally Free 
 of This 

Wall Street's collapse is a blessing in disguise

Feb 20, 09 5:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The best asset an imploded Wall Street is providing this year’s college grads is their freedom, Ellen Goodman writes in the Boston Globe. During the boom, bright students streamed to Wall Street, but those days seem over. Sure, without a phalanx of white-collar recruiters after them, many have no... More »

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Wall Street • Harvard • college student • college graduates • Drew Faust

 Deaf Athlete Joins NCAA Team 

Trailblazer is determined to break barriers for the deaf

Feb 5, 09 10:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Signing to play football for Baltimore’s Towson University is a big leap for Ryan Bonheyo—and for the Division I program, too, the Washington Post reports: Bonheyo is deaf, and will be the lone such player at Towson and one of very few to earn a scholarship in any... More »

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NCAA football • deaf people • college student • Towson University • football player • Ryan Bonheyo • Gallaudet

 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

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