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 Norovirus Sweeps Campuses 

Hundreds of students made ill for days

Inside Higher Ed Inside Higher Ed Oct 7, 08 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Noroviruses are sweeping US colleges, delivering severe cases of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The same crowded conditions which allow noroviruses to thrive on cruise ships give them free rein on campus, reports Inside Higher Ed . There have been recent outbreaks at Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and colleges in Oregon, Connecticut, Colorado, and New Jersey. More »

College Presidents Push
to Lower Drinking Age

Drinking at 18 will reduce binging at school, they argue

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 19, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Presidents of 100 prominent colleges are behind an effort to have the drinking age lowered, from 21 to 18, claiming that earlier experience of drinking younger will reduce students' binge drinking in college. Presidents of Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State, Syracuse, Tufts and Colgate are among the campaign's supporters, AP reports. More »

Ivy Aid May Hit 2nd-Tier Schools

Big scholarships could siphon top students who couldn't afford Harvard

Newsweek Newsweek Mar 5, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s easy to applaud the generosity the Ivy League is lavishing on the middle class, but it could have unintended consequences, Newsweek notes. Second-tier schools and elite public universities rely on the highly talented middle-class kids Harvard and company are targeting. “Schools compete hard for those students,” said Colgate’s VP of finances. But Colgate’s $700 million can’t compete with Harvard’s $34 billion war chest. More »

More about:  Harvard • higher education • Ivy League • endowment • middle class • financial aid • Colgate University

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