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Campus Crises in the News
All is not well in paradise: The University of Hawaii's president is deep-sixed. And if that weren't enough, the institution's accreditation remains in jeopardy. Book 'em, Dano.
Another university head departs, this time in Maine: With little public discussion, a president resigns, and few are available to comment fully.
Baylor to check backgrounds of incoming jocks: The besieged Waco, Texas, faith-based institution moves to stem future problems.
Superstar's brother in personal free fall: Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick, brother of Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick, has been suspended from the university's football team after his arrest for reckless driving and marijuana possession. This recent arrest is his second in several months.
It may be sunnier in Florida, but football climate not as bright: During an on-campus robbery attempt, a Florida International football player pistol-whipped another student. As the victims fled, the culprit-student-athlete shot out their car window, said police.
Problems at LaSalle: Two top basketball players are charged with the rape of a 19-year-old woman.
Buffs hammered over controversy tab: The University of Colorado (UC), besieged over its athletics scandal, is now defending its decision to spend more than $800,000 to protect the school's reputation. Taking the offensive, the institution is stepping up its attack on UC's party-school image.
Mixing microbes and art lands professors in hot water: You have to read this one to believe it.
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