The College Fix

News

• Cornell receives $80 million gift to fund 'Center for a Sustainable Future'

  Michael Linhorst - Cornell Daily Sun •October 28, 2010

  The gift is the largest individual gift ever given to a university for sustainability research.

• Expected drop in UVA student turnout could unseat Perriello

  Rebecca Rubin - Cavalier Daily •October 28, 2010

  Tom Perriello and Robert Hurt are the front-runners, but Hurt has taken a significant lead in the polls in the VA-5 race.

• UCLA cuts off admission to Islamic Studies Program

  Gabriella Hoffman - SFPA Member •October 28, 2010

  It looks like another victory against Islamofascism is underway.

• Gender-neutral housing continues to spread

  Robert Burns - SFPA Contributor •October 28, 2010

  Forty years ago, the transition to coed residence halls sparked controversy. Today the transition to coed dorms has been quieter.

• Thoughts on a smoke-free campus at the University of Oregon

  Lyzi Diamond - SFPA Member •October 28, 2010

  If kids want to smoke, they will smoke. If someone gives me a dirty look while I’m smoking, I will offer them a cigarette.

• College students not plugged into midterms, state elections

  Maryland Diamondback Staff •October 27, 2010

  With elections less than a week away, state gubernatorial candidates are gearing up for the last leg of the race - but many students seem to have lost interest before the polls even opened.