College Headlines

Same-sex roommates not students' only option

The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT

3 days ago by Lindsay Larsen

When students receive their housing assignments, they assume their roommate will be of the same sex as they are. However, this may not always be so at UConn, which recently completed its first year of gender-neutral housing. The students participated in a pilot program that allowed male and female students to live together in Garrigus Suites, formerly Hilltop Suites.

New class both bigger and better

The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT

3 days ago by Christopher Duray

Following a large graduating class and a struggling American economy, UConn expects to see an increase in the number of students enrolling for the upcoming fall semester, especially high achieving students. These incoming students raised the university's average SAT score by nine points.

Going to Carriage your first weekend? Think again

The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT

3 days ago by John Bailey

If you haven't already heard about Carriage through the grapevine, here's the skinny: it's a big, dumb mess. As long as the weather's relatively balmy, the Carriage House apartments are the epicenter of UConn's loudest, drunkest weekend parties. And when that first weekend scoots around the corner, you'll probably find that Carriage is the talk of the dorm. You'll almost certainly be invited, and you will have to make a choice. But is there no choice at all, really? Of course not!

Two students perish just weeks before 2008 graduation

The College Voice, Mercer County Community College, NJ

16 hours ago by Alex Hough and Chris Villano

With only weeks to go until graduation, Mercer lost two students in two separate stabbing incidents. Carla Diaz and Shane Kinney died withing days of one another. Students mourn and administrators test out new M-Alert notification software for handling crisis situations.

Formerly homeless student to enter Penn

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, PA

6 days ago by Alissa Eisenberg

When Elizabeth Murray joined the Harvard class of 2003, her story became a national sensation. She lived on the New York City streets for years after being born to drug-addicted parents and eventually found inspiration in education after her mother's AIDS-related death - a story that was turned into the Emmy-nominated Lifetime movie, Homeless to Harvard.

Rape in dorm at 37th and Spruce

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, PA

6 days ago by Anthony Campisi

A rape was reported involving two 17-year-old high school students on Penn's campus, according to Philadelphia police.

The rape was reported to have occurred in a dorm on the 3700 block of Spruce Street at about 6:20 p.m. on July 23.

According to Capt. John Darby of the Special Vitims Unit, the two students knew each other and have both given statements to the police.

Philip Rocco | Preparing for college (admission)

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, PA

35 minutes ago by Philip Rocco

Penn's pre-college programs offer SAT tutoring and Ivy campus tours instead of an independent, intellectual experience.

What's the buzz?

Northeastern News, Northeastern University, MA

1 day ago by Amara Grautski

For some, the vibrator has been a symbol of feminism and the women's movement toward independence. But recently, more people are paying attention to the history and cultural significance of one of the most popular sex toys.

Although vibrators have been discussed in plays on campus like "The Vagina Monologues," women may be surprised to find out that the first electromechanical vibrators were created back in the late 19th century - by men.

Bill to ensure rights for RAs

Northeastern News, Northeastern University, MA

1 day ago by Kate Augusto and Erin Kelly

Resident Assistants (RAs) will for the first time have a document detailing their rights starting this fall, student leaders on campus said.

Marines Piney, this past year's Student Government Association (SGA) vice president for student affairs who spearheaded the creation of the RA Bill of Rights, said RAs have always been held to unwritten rules.

Crime Log

Northeastern News, Northeastern University, MA

1 day ago by Matt Collette

Monday, July 14

11:30 p.m.

The Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) received a call about a group of people drinking outside of White Hall. When officers approached the group of people, who were attending a conference and staying inside the residence hall, they told the officers they were drinking outside because they were told they could not drink inside.