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Tanning not the draw it once was for students… 1 Comment

Students can sign up for instant notification of imminent threats… 1 Comment

Group leaders say drug policy reform activists are being targeted by police on Facebook… 20 Comments

Robbery ring strikes fourth victim on Sunday, police say… Post the First Comment

Professor won a Pulitzer last month for his book on the civil rights movement… Post the First Comment

SGA struggled with spending cap issue… Post the First Comment

Standing at his Israeli checkpoint in the Palestinian town of Nablus during a hot summer day, Elie Berman found it peculiar as a man in a heavy coat approached his Israeli Defense Forces unit. The stranger was asked to remove his coat, but he refused, leading Berman and his fellow soldiers to aim their M16s at the young man.… 19 Comments

[Editor's note: The following is a firsthand account of a student who participated in the Locks of Love charity event.] Since I dyed my hair bright pink in 2003, I grew my hair out until it reached the middle of my back. It was long. So long that I sometimes needed to brush it for a half-hour to remove the tangled knots.… 1 Comment