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Drive-By Shooting Near ECU Campus Leaves Two Dead

ABC News On Campus reporter Nadine Maeser blogs: An East Carolina University student and local restaurant manager were killed in a drive-by shooting early Tuesday after a dispute outside a bar in downtown Greenville, N.C., police said. Greenville Police identified...

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June 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Farrah Mourned by Longhorn Sorority Sisters

ABC News On Campus reporter Kirby Kristen blogs: Long before Farrah Fawcett was a Charlie’s Angel and iconic poster girl, she was a Longhorn. Fawcett studied microbiology and art after arriving at The University of Texas in 1966. The Corpus...

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June 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Iranian Students Protest From Afar

ABC News On Campus reporter Xorje Olivares blogs: If he were in Iran right now, University of Texas senior Hooman Hedayati says he would more than likely be incarcerated. Hedayati is one of more than 200 Iranian citizens who voted...

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June 30, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

When Facebook Friends Are Just Faces

ABC News On Campus reporter Maxine Park blogs: Michelle Gutierrez is a Facebook user. “I usually use it to network with other people,” Gutierrez said. And like most people, she gets friend requests from co-workers, family members and classmates. “It’s...

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June 29, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Many Seek the Taste of a 'Michael Jackson'

ABC News On Campus reporter Xorje Olivares blogs: It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white, just if you’re chocolate and cream cheese. Well, at least that’s true for Hey Cupcake in Austin, Texas. Since it began in 2007, the...

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June 26, 2009 in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Michael Jackson, Music | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Agencies Promote HIV Testing

ABC News On Campus reporter Xorje Olivares blogs: With National HIV Testing Day on Saturday, many organizations are doing their best to spread the word about spreading HIV, a condition that could potentially destroy the immune system and develop into...

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June 26, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

'Mixed-Reality Human' Helps Med Students

ABC News On Campus reporter Brittny Krause blogs: For medical students at the University of Florida's College of Medicine, learning just became a little more virtual. In a collaboration with the Medical Colege of Georgia and three other universities, UF...

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June 25, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

ROTC Enrollment Rising

ABC News On Campus reporter Chris Badders blogs: Financial aid and the promise of a paying job may be fueling enrollment at the nation’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, which is seeing a significant increase in applicants. According to...

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June 24, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

The Force is With U. of Texas

ABC New On Campus Reporter Loren Grush blogs: The University of Texas is home to some of the brightest minds in the universe, and now, to the brightest lights as well. Buried beneath Robert Lee Moore Hall on the university’s...

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June 23, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Arizona Mulls No-Frills College Plan

ABC News On Campus reporter Toby Phillips blogs: Arizona students worried about spiraling higher-education costs may have some other options in sight: small, cheap, no-frills colleges. The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is hearing proposals from the three current state...

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June 22, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (3)