April 15, 2005

National On-Campus Report April 15, 2005 full issue PDF
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Safety or Growth? Students Shouldn't Have to Choose
Risk-taking and experimentation are necessary parts of college student development as well as sources of danger, says Jodi Dworkin, a social science researcher at the University of Minnesota. How can we protect students from harm without stifling their growth?

Calculating Alcohol’s Risk
One the of the most widely cited examples of the dangers of drinking comes from an NIAAA study linking 1,400 college students’ accidental deaths in 1998 to alcohol. Now comes news that the number could be even higher.

Can Reality TV Save College Dating?
Dating is dead on American college campuses. Or is it? A handful of young alumni from Loyola College in Maryland say they hope to resuscitate it.

Updates
Unit Record Data Collection; Newly Coed Campus Sees Application Increase; Title IX Compliance Changes; More on the ‘Power Hour’; UGA Will Change Mural

Resources
Community College Age Gap; Multiculturalism in Mental Health Counseling; Prescription Abuse Prevention Brochures; Enrollment Changes Over the Past 30 Years; Campus Security Conference; The Link Between Mission and Place; Student Debt Burden Report