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September 12, 2007 03:20 PM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

*Mimosa webworms have invaded the Bowling Green State University campus, falling on cars, passersby, and unsuspecting napping students, the BG News reports.

*A poll from Duke University shows that its students spend a "surprisingly modest" amount of time studying, the Chronicle reports. Maybe if they weren't so busy following the news ...

*Suffering from Jan Brady syndrome, sophomores at Yale University are whining for more seminars, the Yale Daily News reports.

*Union workers at a Wesleyan University dining center are upset over their apparently nonunionized, sushi-rolling coworkers, the Wesleyan Argus writes.

*The death of pro wrestler Chris Benoit and the revelation that repeated concussions may have contributed to his fatal behavior have prompted Illinois State University athletic officials to reconsider the college's head injury policies, the Daily Vidette reports.

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