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Hookups predominant on campuses
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College and sex. They seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly or Slippery Rock and bad weather.…

SRU collects canned food for hungry

Multiple student organizations and administrators on campus are conducting a university-wide food drive to benefit individuals in need of food and other items in the area during the holiday season. The theme of the food drive is "an item a day will keep the hunger away" in hopes that people will bring at least five items over the course of the week.…

Panel says segregation still exists in schools

Integration in public schools is worse in the year 2004 than it was in 1954, instructor of sociology/anthropology/social work Sherry Cottom said during Tuesday's Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education panel discussion. The notable Supreme Court case, which legally put an end to the segregation of public schools 50 years ago, has been cited in 336 cases to date and has been vital to the campaign for affirmative action.…

Study shows most sexual assaults not

NORMAN, Okla. (U-WIRE): Many crime victims automatically inform authorities about their experiences. Children learn to call 911 or to find a police officer if they need help or are lost. Rape and sexual assault victims are often exceptions to this rule. A National Institute of Justice study on the sexual victimization of college women showed that 95 percent of rapes go unreported.…

Two SRU students face drug charges

Two Slippery Rock University students were arrested on Nov. 10, as the Butler County Drug Task Force seized almost two pounds of marijuana at the students' residence at 199 ½ Kiester Road. Sophomores Kristin McCouch and Jason Thomas were arrested for possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.…

Wrapped Up

Gerald Christian (LEFT), a wrestler at SRU, has his lower back wrapped following yesterday's practice by Cori Harte (MIDDLE) and Cheryl Wickerham (RIGHT). Harte and Wickerham are student athletic trainers at Slippery Rock University and help care for student athletes during practices and games.…

Police Blotter

Campus Police Nov. 12 - Police are continuing to investigate a report of theft from a vehicle in Lower Stadium Parking Lot. Nov. 12 - Police are continuing to investigate a report of theft from a locker in Aebersold Recreational Center. Nov. 12 - Susan Bertozzi, 44, was cited for confinement of dogs after police received a report of a dog running loose on campus.…

Students give blood to save lives

Students give blood to save lives
Students gathered in the Multi Purpose Room of the University Union yesterday to donate blood in the university's second blood drive of the semester. Cathie Sadler, coordinator of student organizations in the center for student leadership, said that there are two blood drives held each semester of the academic year.…

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