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February 16, 2007 01:53 PM ET | Permanent Link | Print

  • The Spartan Daily has a long profile today explaining how a Sudanese refugee made his way to San Jose State.
  • At Johns Hopkins, minority recruitment strategies have worked; applications from underrepresented minorities have risen 69 percent since 2003--from 1,220 to 2,070, the Newsletter reports.
  • At Washington University in St. Louis, administrators' solution to a recent sexual assault and robbery is peepholes in dorm room doors, the Student Life reports.
  • A Loyola University (New Orleans) student is homeless today after a tornado struck his home, the Maroon reports.

Tags: Johns Hopkins University | refugees | San Jose State University | Washington University in St. Louis | Loyola University (New Orleans)

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