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FBI Raids University of Florida Nuclear Institute

ABC News On Campus reporter Miles Doran blogs: The University of Florida’s Innovative Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Institute was raided by FBI agents and officials from the office of NASA’s inspector general Wednesday morning. Agents spent several hours searching...

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February 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Confessions of a College Basketball Fan

Gregory Krieg, special to ABC News On Campus, blogs: It was my intention, indeed my plan, when presented with the opportunity to write this blog, to kick things off with a bilious screed on the state of men's basketball at...

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February 23, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Postcard from Paris: Weekend in Burgundy

ABC News On Campus roving reporter Nana Duffuor blogs: As a Duke University junior spending the semester abroad in Paris, rarely do I find myself short of things to do. One of the many benefits of living in the City...

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February 20, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

University of Florida Records Are Hacked

On Campus reporter Marilia Brocchetto blogs: Hackers at the University of Florida who breached the campus computer system may have gotten their hands on private information, including Social Security numbers, of some 97,200 people. University officials said the tapped files...

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February 19, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Meningitis Outbreak Hits UPenn

ABC News On Campus Roving Reporter Bradley Blackburn blogs: Headaches, nausea and lethargy: They're symptoms many undergrads would just shrug off as part of college life. But they're actually some of the warning signs for bacterial meningitis - a deadly...

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February 17, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Charity Begins With Shoes

ABC News On Campus reporter Chelsey Delaney blogs: A sound collage of voices from some of the 3,000 young people who applied to the Clinton Global Initiative University greeted a crowd of 1,000 University of Texas students Friday. Volunteers bustled...

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February 16, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Celebrity Visits Inspire Students at Clean-Up

ABC News On Campus reporter Cate Smithson blogs: Sunday morning at Rosewood Park in Austin, Texas, had all the makings for an anything but laid-back end to the weekend: hard work, sweat and a celebrity appearance by the surprisingly fully...

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February 16, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Buffalo Students Shocked by Plane Crash

ABC News On Campus reporters Sabina Kuriakose, Meghan Lisson and Torie Wells blog: Fifteen miles west of Clarence, N.Y., where Flight 3407 crashed late Thursday night, students at SUNY Buffalo were shocked at the tragedy unfolding in their backyard. "I...

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February 15, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Single Guys, Don't Despair: Tips for Surviving V-Day

ABC News On Campus reporter Joseph Millares blogs: This will be the second consecutive single Valentine's Day of my dating life and frankly, it doesn't bother me one bit -- REALLY. Last year, I had a great Valentine's Day. I...

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February 13, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

How to Know If He's 'Just Not Into You'

ABC News On Campus reporter Cate Smithson blogs: Forget about the requisite flowers and chocolate. This Valentine’s Day, it looks like what many of us are asking for is the verbal equivalent of a good swift kick in the pants:...

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February 13, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)