Thursday, January 8, 2009

Washington State University

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College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1

The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi. more >>

Washington State Police Investigate Hate Crimes

Three members of gay community assaulted in past week. more >>

Washington State U. Police Can't Patrol Dorms

Court ruling says students have a reasonable expectation of privacy in halls. more >>

Trail Mix

Frat brothers at Nicholls State University steal bundles of the student newspaper; Harvard students host the "Juban Celebration"; Washington State offers TiVo to students; A plaque is stolen from a Kansas State frat more >>

Trail Mix

Washington State moves 32 freshmen from their frat houses into dorms after a brawl; St. Louis University debates a document on misbehaviors more >>

Trail Mix

*Arkansas State University has begun looking for a new mascot in lieu of the NCAA ban of American Indian imagery and nicknames by schools, the Herald writes. The chair of the Mascot Review Committee (really) recommended retiring the names "Indian" and "Indian Family" from the ASU lexicon in July. more >>

Washington State University Seniors Move Back into Dorms--to Evangelize

To help spread their Christian word--and their student group, Campus Crusade for Christ, or CRU--some Washington State University seniors moved back into freshman dorms this year. "I wasn't able to connect on such a personal basis being off campus," one student told the Daily Evergreen. more >>

Washington State Police Can Patrol Dorms, No Strings Attached

After a court case judged unrestricted police patrols in Washington State University dorms illegal (because dorm hallways are like the hallways of a home), the school's board of regents has voted to change its own code to get around the ruling, the Daily Evergreen reports. The initial ruling was based on the school's definition of a guest inside a residence hall. more >>

Trail Mix

Mansfield University—known as the site of the first outdoor college football game to be played at night, in 1892—has decided to cut its football team, the Associated Press reports. The University of Iowa may announce its next president today, the Daily Iowan reports. more >>

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