on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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Some call it a workaround, but most simply view this as the new reality in college sports as schools fight to land top talent and then keep them on campus.
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Eddie Pells, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly all of Northwestern’s annual federal research funding stems from federal investigations into allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations at the university amid the school’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Months earlier, amid boycotts and vandalism of Tesla showrooms and charging stations, Trump even hosted an impromptu roadshow of the electric vehicles on the South Lawn, buying a red Model S for aides to use on campus.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
By her second semester on campus, Natalia was promoted to managing editor, which came with a small stipend.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Eddie Pells, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly all of Northwestern’s annual federal research funding stems from federal investigations into allegations of antisemitism and civil rights violations at the university amid the school’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Months earlier, amid boycotts and vandalism of Tesla showrooms and charging stations, Trump even hosted an impromptu roadshow of the electric vehicles on the South Lawn, buying a red Model S for aides to use on campus.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
By her second semester on campus, Natalia was promoted to managing editor, which came with a small stipend.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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