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• GOProud leader LaSalvia promotes gay-friendly policy at Tufts

  Gabrielle Hernandez - Tufts Daily •April 22, 2011

  Jimmy LaSalvia, co-founder and executive director of conservative gay rights group GOProud, outlined his wish for a new "gay conservative agenda" in American politics Thursday at Tufts.

• SFPA Morning Links: Gary Johnson will run for president; Iowa prof says "f-you" to Republicans

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •April 22, 2011

  What do Brooke Shields, Newt Gingrich, and Toni Morrison have in common? They will all address students at spring commencements this year.

• Living Wage lockdown

  T.J. O'Sullivan - Fix Contributor •April 21, 2011

  A sit-in for a living wage at the College of William & Mary president's office began with professors and 30 students, but it ended with five arrests.

• At field training, Columbia ROTC cadets prepare for battle

  Jeremiah Sharf - Columbia Spectator •April 21, 2011

  Sean MacKenzie freezes as a shot is fired from somewhere in the distance. His grip tightens on his gun.

• GW sees 22 percent jump in HIV test requests

  Max Schwager - GW Hatchet •April 21, 2011

  Six-hundred-thirty students have been tested for HIV by SHS this academic year at GW, compared to 516 tests over the duration of last year.

• Student debt nears $1 trillion

  Lynn Ondrusek - Daily Collegian •April 21, 2011

  As students continue to borrow money to finance college educations in a flagging economy, student debt is skyrocketing — set to reach $1 trillion this year, experts say.