on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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Recent surveys show many Muslim and Jewish students reported feeling unsafe on campus since the Oct. 7 attacks, which prompted massive campus clashes and protests, as well as spikes in Islamophobic and antisemitic incidents.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
These included repercussions for the student’s behavior and future incidents, a statement denouncing the video, a zero-tolerance policy regarding hate speech on campus and amendments to the university’s Code of Conduct to oppose hate speech and implement repercussions for future incidents.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
By David Goldman | CNN New York — The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
In September, 2022, the company began a partnership with a private school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to provide Light Phones to the institution’s staff members and students; smartphones are now prohibited on campus.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Friday night dinners at Beth Israel, hosted by Colby Hillel, the Jewish organization on campus, reliably serve 30 to 40 students, a mix of practicing Jews, their non-Jewish friends and others drawn to the cozy routine.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
College students around the country are reportedly already using VPNs to get around efforts from some universities to ban TikTok on campus networks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Burwell was arrested in 1969 and convicted of misdemeanor trespass and failure to disperse during a racial justice protest on campus in 1969, according to the governor’s office.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The University of Florida has a live cam pointed at an osprey nest on campus.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
These included repercussions for the student’s behavior and future incidents, a statement denouncing the video, a zero-tolerance policy regarding hate speech on campus and amendments to the university’s Code of Conduct to oppose hate speech and implement repercussions for future incidents.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
By David Goldman | CNN New York — The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
In September, 2022, the company began a partnership with a private school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to provide Light Phones to the institution’s staff members and students; smartphones are now prohibited on campus.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
Friday night dinners at Beth Israel, hosted by Colby Hillel, the Jewish organization on campus, reliably serve 30 to 40 students, a mix of practicing Jews, their non-Jewish friends and others drawn to the cozy routine.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
College students around the country are reportedly already using VPNs to get around efforts from some universities to ban TikTok on campus networks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Burwell was arrested in 1969 and convicted of misdemeanor trespass and failure to disperse during a racial justice protest on campus in 1969, according to the governor’s office.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The University of Florida has a live cam pointed at an osprey nest on campus.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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