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December 18, 2006 02:18 PM ET | Permanent Link

–Students at Yale Law sued the Department of Homeland Security last week, charging racial discrimination against local Hispanic residents. It was the second time in the last month the law school has taken on the department, the Yale Daily News reports.

–College students are getting either lamer or smarter, at least in London. Undergrads at the city's Central St. Martin College successfully persuaded administrators to cancel a show by rock group Clinic this weekend, Aversion reports. The problem: The concert would conflict with their studies.

–The University of Massachusetts–Amherst plans to "take swift disciplinary action" after a riot broke out on campus following the football team's Division I-AA championship game loss Friday night, the school said in a statement.

Tags: Department of Homeland Security | Yale University | University of Massachusetts

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Being a college graduate and all, writer Alison Go is uniquely qualified to sift through thousands of student newspaper headlines every day to bring you the latest, most important, or just plain weirdest news from campuses across the country. Heard bigger news or a crazier story? Send tips to papertrail@usnews.com.

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