College Headlines

True justice stalls

Western Courier, Western Illinois University, IL

5 days ago by Ken Woods

Daunte Stallworth was recently sentenced to 30 days in prison after working out a plea deal in his DUI man­slaughter case.

Stallworth killed a pedestrian after knowingly getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated and he is only getting 30 days? That's one of the most ridiculous sentences I have ever heard.

Drug overdose suspected cause in Creighton student death

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

6 days ago by Kelly K. Walsh

A suspected drug overdose may be the cause behind the death of a 21-year-old Creighton student found June 8 in his dorm room.

Jonathan Colby's body was found around 9 a.m. in his dorm room in Opus Hall, located on Creighton's campus.

Colby was a native of Hartland, Wis.

Music, film piracy at universities can't be stopped

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

5 days ago

Editor's Note: The following editorial appeared in the University of South Florida's The Oracle on June 18 and was distributed by UWire:

The music, film and television industries have tried for years to stop the illegal sharing of copyrighted material over the Internet, which has become increasingly popular among students, thanks to the proliferation of file-sharing Web sites.

'It seemed harmless:' What I did by doing nothing

Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE

5 days ago by Karen Collins

We're living in exciting times. The United States has elected its first African-American president and now there is much anticipation at the prospect of the third female and first ever Latina Supreme Court justice. It might appear that Americans have accepted diversity as a national standard.