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August 01, 2007 02:13 PM ET | Jackie Mantey, Kenneth Terrell | Permanent Link

*While it's no Captain Planet chasing Sly Sludge, seven armed robberies in the past 10 days have Penn State University, city, and township police teaming up to hunt down the minimart and pizza shop robber, writes the Daily Collegian.

*After an extensive search for an "irreplaceable" 3-foot statue, Delta Chi fraternity brothers at Oregon State University can finally sleep easy. The "art," which was found in a basement, is coming home, reports the Daily Barometer.

*Harvard's endowment lost $350 million in the past month or so, because of some bad investments, the Wall Street Journal reports. Paper Trail's staff of psychics sees tutition hikes in the near future. —Jackie Mantey and Kenneth Terrell

Tags: Massachusetts | Oregon | Harvard University | Ivy League | Oregon State University | Penn State University

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