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To combat rape on campus, schools should stop keeping it quiet Washington Post - Opinion Piece March 14, 2010 The same thing that happened to me is still happening to young women on college campuses in this country dozens of times every day.  And schools are no better equipped (or inclined) to dispense justice than they were in 1992.  That's the conclusion of a recent report by the Center for Public Integrity, which found that, despite Justice Department evidence that one in five female college students will be sexually assaulted or the victim of an attempt while at school, students who say they've been raped on campus are rarely believed.

College Justice Falls Short For Rape Victim NPR - All Things Considered February 26, 2010 One month before, she'd come back to her dorm drunk.  She said a man who lived down the hall came into her room and raped her as she passed in and out of consciousness.  The man said the sex was consensual.  Now Margaux and that man were called together to attend a campus judicial hearing.  She'd asked local police to prosecute, but when they refused Margaux was left to rely on the the college justice system.  (Continuation of report aired Thursday, Feb. 25.  Also see Morning Edition Feb. 24 report.)

Failed Justice Leaves Rape Victim Nowhere To Turn NPR - All Things Considered February 25, 2010 NPR's investigative team collaborated with journalists at the Center for Public Integrity to examine why colleges and universities fail to protect women from assault. The investigation found that even when a man has been found responsible for a sexual assault, he's rarely expelled. And women haven't been able to count on help from the government oversight agency, either.  (Report to continue on Friday, Feb. 26.  Also see Morning Edition Feb. 24 report.)

Campus Rape Victims: A Struggle For Justice NPR - Morning Edition February 24, 2010 A college campus isn't the first place that comes to mind in a discussion about violent crime.  But research funded by the U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1 out of 5 college women will be sexually assaulted. NPR's investigative unit teamed up with journalists at the Center for Public Integrity to look at the failure of schools - and the government agency that oversees them - to prevent these assaults and then to resolve these cases.

Making us sick Brown University Daily Herald - Editorial February 8, 2010 The Senate's stalling on an important student loan reform bill already passed by the House of Representatives alone would be enough to make us doubt that the Senate cares genuinely about the interests of America's students.  But to our great dismay, the Senate seems to be making a habit out of unfriendliness to higher education.  Indeed, a little-known technicality in the Senate's health care reform bill threatens the ability of colleges and universities to provide low-cost health insurance plans to students.

Syracuse University mascot battles the flu in video Syracuse, N.Y., Post-Standard January 14, 2010 The flu crushed Otto the Orange.  But the Syracuse University mascot bounced back after schlepping to the campus health clinic, donning a face mask, resting in bed and guzzling a sports drink.  Otto stars in 5½ minute video SU made to educate students about flu prevention and what to do if they catch the bug.  The video was posted Friday on You Tube.  It's already been viewed about 2,000 times, even though students don't return to class until Tuesday.

Keeping Student Health Affordable Inside Higher Ed January 12, 2010 In letters sent last week to top members of the Senate and House of Representatives, the American Council on Education and the American College Health Association ask that the final health care reform legislation specify that college- and university-based student plans are not individual plans, but are instead "group-like" and should be rated and priced based on the relatively healthy student population rather than the insurance market at large.

Colleges zero-tolerance suicide policy raises concerns Morris County Daily Record December 9, 2009 Concern for campus safety and confusion about privacy laws are leading more and more colleges and universities to quickly expel students showing any inkling of suicidal thoughts. But such blanket, zero-tolerance policies may actually be counter-intuitive, pushing students who may be a danger to themselves and to others below officials' radar and may violate students' rights under federal and state anti-discrimination laws.

Has Swine Flu Been Oversold? ABC News December 8, 2009 Public health officials faced a tough choice in May and June, said Robert Field, a professor of health management and policy at the Drexel University School of Public Health. Had they done little and an epidemic occurred, they would have been blamed for doing nothing. If they did a lot and there had been no major outbreak -- or even if their efforts stopped a potential outbreak -- they would have been blamed for wasting money.

Hush-hush subject Philadelphia Inquirer - Editorial December 7, 2009 Nearly one in five women who attend college will become the victim of rape or attempted rape before graduation, a Justice Department-funded study found.  But too many schools aren't reporting the scope of the problem accurately.  A nine-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found that many colleges and universities are still downplaying their crime statistics, despite a 19-year-old federal law requiring full disclosure.

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