on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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The Holdovers Set in 1970s New England, The Holdovers follows a cranky prep school teacher (Paul Giamatti) who reluctantly supervises students stuck on campus over Christmas break.
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The school has more than 1,200 security cameras on campus, in exterior and interior locations, a spokesperson previously told CNN.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The law requires Illinois universities to draft new rules of allowing law enforcement on campus, and restricts a number of decisions based on the real or perceived immigration status of students and staff.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The university came under heavy criticism over the lack of security cameras on campus as investigators spent days canvassing the neighborhood outside the campus for surveillance video, amid a manhunt.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The school has more than 1,200 security cameras on campus, in exterior and interior locations, a spokesperson previously told CNN.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The law requires Illinois universities to draft new rules of allowing law enforcement on campus, and restricts a number of decisions based on the real or perceived immigration status of students and staff.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The university came under heavy criticism over the lack of security cameras on campus as investigators spent days canvassing the neighborhood outside the campus for surveillance video, amid a manhunt.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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