February 1, 2005

Full February 1, 2005 issue of National On-Campus Report in PDF format
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Methadone Death a Signal of Existing 'Pharmies' Danger
The December death of 22-year-old Colorado State University student Bennett Nicholas Bertoli adds to mounting evidence that methadone has emerged as a recreational drug. By itself, the drug doesn’t appear to be a major threat to the college-age population as a whole—it doesn’t produce a powerful high and is generally harder to get than other opiates, so it’s an unlikely candidate for widespread abuse. But it seems to be one of the newer additions to the list of prescription drugs college students take illegally.

Crises Abroad: Prevention Starts at Home
The public has an underlying confidence in higher education’s ability to keep study-abroad students safe—a confidence that explains, among other things, why the 2001 terrorist attacks caused no more than a temporary dip in the steady flow of students going overseas.

The Benefits of Undergraduate Research
Although most science professors have at one time or another provided undergraduate students with the chance to conduct research, there has been little research on its benefits. Does it attract students to science? Does it prepare them for science careers? Does it benefit the rest of the institution, too?

On-Campus Reports
Harvard Hires Alumnus as ‘Fun Czar’; Alcohol Increases Assault Risk; Colo. Pushes Rush to Spring; Court Orders Dorm Tape Release; Vt. College Offers Service Scholarships; Government Collects More Aggressively; New Aid Formula Available

Resources
Changes in Persistence and Degree Completion; Conference Proceedings: Celebratory Riots; How College Affects Students: A Third Decade; ‘Violence Goes to College’ Conference

Follow-ups
No Riot Dismissal Yet; Ga. Waits to Add Race to Admissions