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NIU president: 'We’re the safest campus in America'

By John Ranallo of Northern Star

John Peters has served eight years as NIU President. This past year, he has faced the national media, emergency situations and has sought legislation to improve the NIU campus. The Northern Star had the opportunity to speak with Peters regarding Feb. 14 and the future of the university.... more >>

U.S. deems some MIT grad students ‘security threats’

By Michael McGraw-Herdeg of The Tech

Eight Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students with student visas were denied a key credential by the Department of Homeland Security. After their department appealed the decisions on their behalf, the DHS declared at least two of the students “security threats.”... more >>

Football: Gators safety charged with using deceased student's credit card

By Staff Report of Independent Florida Alligator

Sophomore safety Jamar Hornsby has been kicked off the University of Florida football team in the wake of allegations that he fraudulently used a credit card issued to Ashley Slonina, the UF student who died in an October motorcycle crash that also killed Gators walk-on Michael Guilford.... more >>

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Offbeat Beat: The Quidditch Chronicles

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A new sport has swept college campuses this year — on a broomstick. Quidditch, the mythical game played in the Harry Potter series, has been brought to life by muggles on campuses across the nation....  more >>

'Third' Time's A Charm

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It's been quite some time since Portishead's last output, but the wait for "Third" has been worth it. Unpredictable and tense, the tone of the trio's latest effort is a far cry from the sexy trip-hop of albums past, which, though a bit harder to get into, makes it all the more alluring....  more >>

The Week in Sex Columns

By Staff reports of UWIRE

One of Risqué Reads’ favorite sex columnists signs off with a final “wrinklebeast.” Also this week, a sexpert from The News Record takes a trip down masturbation memory lane for National Masturbation Month and the Daily Californian columnist details the reasons why men suck at sex....  more >>

Facing The Music

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UWIRE Affiliates report on the Recording Industry Association of America's recent wave of pre-litigation letters targeting college campuses in an effort to curb illegal music downloading....  more >>

'Grand' Opening

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It's no shocker college kids love them some video games, so as the April 29 release of "Grand Theft Auto IV" drew close, many stores in college towns prepared for massive crowds and huge lines. This installment of "Grand Theft Auto" is projected to break records and sell more than nine million copies this year, but the release of the game didn't come without its fair share of controversy.  ...  more >>

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Currently a Junior at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, I've been executive producing Trojan Vision's entertainment show, Take 5 for the past 2 years. As EP, I've been be able to secure us many events throughout the Los Angeles area and try to make us grow by providing our content to other schools.

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