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Students returning to school for their spring semesters are organizing a wide range of responses to the conflict in Gaza, including speakers, demonstrations and Facebook campaigns.

The Israel/Gaza conflict has fully saturated the international media: from print to T.V. and the internet, coverage is everywhere. Amidst this media blitz, campus newspapers are working to contribute meaningful material that remains relevant to their student audience.

The conflict in Gaza is being fought not only with bombs and bullets but also through the control and spin of information. What is (according to TIME) the most reported-on conflict in human history is also proving to be the most difficult to fact check. All sides of the issue have not only launched full fledged media campaigns, but are also fighting fiercely to control the basic information disseminated to the press.

Fresno State, part of the California State University system, set their original application deadline for February 1, but last week Fresno Admissions announced they stopped accepting applications on January 9.

The ninth annual college recycling competition, Recyclemania! is kicking off on 409 campuses across the country in the next few weeks.

The ninth annual college recycling competition, Recyclemania! is kicking off on 409 campuses across the country in the next few weeks.

In response to the elevated military action of the Israeli army against Hamas controlled Gaza, students across the world are expressing their opinions in the streets.

The educational fate of thousands of undocumented immigrant California students will be decided by the CA Supreme Court in the New Year.

University of California at San Diego is largely considered a “commuter” school, with 66 percent of the faculty, staff and students reporting a daily single person car ride to campus in 2001. Students groups and campus administration took steps to offer alternatives to all those solo car rides and now that number is down to 49 percent and falling.

Greek life is not a part of everyone’s college experience, but at certain campuses, such as the University of Texas-Austin, it can feel like “go Greek or go home”. Some students, such as senior Russell van Kraayenburng, don’t necessarily find the best fit in Greek offerings. Kraayenburng and his friends decided to make their own home at UT by starting UT Austin’s first Gay and Bisexual fraternity.

When the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Park School Board in California voted to terminate popular math teacher Ryan Dutton’s contract, they had no idea their vote might cost them their jobs.

Universities across the country are expecting up to a 25 percent increase in the number of Veterans on campus over the next three years, according to the Veterans Benefits Administration.

The U.S. dollar still holds a slight edge over Canadian currency, and this value is apparently enticing enough to draw perspective students north.

Since the July 2008 launch of the controversial Amethyst Initiative — the signatory campaign of university and college presidents who support the consideration of a lower drinking age — the campaign has been cheered and jeered by parents, students and campus administrators. Most recently both national and local anti drug campaigns, including powerhouse Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and small fries such as the Nevada, California based Coalition for a Drug Free Nevada County, are speaking out against the initiative.

Syracuse University basketball guard Eric Devendorf was suspended at the beginning of December for striking a female student in the face. This incident comes only two months after David Potter, a former associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, resigned from SU alleging he had been forced out due to his non compliance in the cover up of a sexual assault perpetrated by three SU Orangemen, also on the basketball team.

Bernard Madoff’s multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme reached deep into the pockets of Wall Street, Hollywood and apparently even Campus Ave.

The Recording Industry Association of America is looking into alternatives to massive lawsuits against music piracy – lawsuits frequently targeting students.

Last week Virginia Tech released almost 200 pages of emails, notes and other writings about Seung-Hui Cho, the gunman in the April 2007 shootings, to the families of his victims.

Students at Palm Beach Community College and Palm Beach Atlantic University are being asked to take a more proactive approach to their safety in the light of an emergency situation. PBCC has posted training videos on its website called “Shots Fired On Campus”, while PBAU will begin showing similar videos to students in January.

Last Friday, exhausted New School students emerged victorious after a 30-hour protest. The students occupied the cafeteria in response to a number of unpopular positions held by President Bob Kerrey.