on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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University of Kansas students protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s presence on campus on Friday morning.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Creekview Middle School in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is closed on Friday amid an outbreak of norovirus on campus.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The student groups typically meet monthly on campus to celebrate wins and to talk through challenges.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The bills keep Florida’s existing prohibition on guns on campus for all other people besides law enforcement and school guardians.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Creekview Middle School in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is closed on Friday amid an outbreak of norovirus on campus.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The student groups typically meet monthly on campus to celebrate wins and to talk through challenges.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
The bills keep Florida’s existing prohibition on guns on campus for all other people besides law enforcement and school guardians.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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