Read more college student stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22957/college-student.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73390/no-sex-ed-13m-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe liberalization of Chinese attitudes toward sex, despite the near-absence of sex education, has led to a sort of bedroom farce that would be hilarious if it didn’t result in at least 13 million abortions a year. College students in particular feel comfortable having sex; now, if only someone had...http://www.newser.com/story/73390/no-sex-ed-13m-abortions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73272/3-nd-college-softball-players-found-in-pond.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bodies of three North Dakota college students missing since Sunday have been found in a Jeep submerged in a cattle stock pond. The women's desperate final cell phone calls helped authorities locate the vehicle. Officials don't suspect foul play, but autopsies are being conducted. The three softball players enjoyed...http://www.newser.com/story/73272/3-nd-college-softball-players-found-in-pond.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 3:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72524/san-jose-suspends-cops-in-student-beating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour San Jose police officers videotaped as they beat and tasered a college student have been placed on administrative leave pending an official review. A grainy cell phone video shows the officers using nightsticks to repeatedly strike Phuong Ho, 20, after responding to a domestic disturbance call last month. Ho...http://www.newser.com/story/72524/san-jose-suspends-cops-in-student-beating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 1:49:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71912/colleges-tackle-the-sexile-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Sexiles" banished from their rooms by sexually active roommates have long been a feature of student life, but colleges across the country are looking into ways to help the hapless figures found crashed on lounge sofas get a good night's sleep. Many now require roommates to sign a contract covering...http://www.newser.com/story/71912/colleges-tackle-the-sexile-issue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 6:52:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71530/college-ups-supervision-of-letterman-interns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the unnamed "staff members"...http://www.newser.com/story/71530/college-ups-supervision-of-letterman-interns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 2:12:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColleges are loosening the reins on student bloggers in hopes that a dose of candid commentary will lure prospective applicants. At MIT, for instance, bloggers paid by the admissions office go about their work with no fear of censorship. That policy has caused some friction—including a spat between the...http://www.newser.com/story/70797/colleges-use-student-blogs-as-free-pr.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 12:10:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70003/hofstra-gang-rape-wasnt-rape-but-it-wasnt-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s clear now that the alleged Hofstra gang rape in a campus bathroom—in which a young woman said 5 guys tied her to a stall and attacked her—was not rape, by any legal definition. Confronted with a cell phone video, the woman recanted within 72 hours, admitting that...http://www.newser.com/story/70003/hofstra-gang-rape-wasnt-rape-but-it-wasnt-ok.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 12:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69455/college-calorie-info-could-be-backfiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagColleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek . Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a simplistic...http://www.newser.com/story/69455/college-calorie-info-could-be-backfiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69388/colleges-ditch-trays-students-learn-to-juggle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCollege students may feel they’ve added juggling to their courseloads as the trayless cafeteria trend picks up steam, the Los Angeles Times reports. The increasingly popular measure, meant to save water and electricity, often meets with a sort of grudging acquiescence. “It's definitely difficult and a little bit inconvenient,” says...http://www.newser.com/story/69388/colleges-ditch-trays-students-learn-to-juggle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 15:55:38 CDT