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July 15, 2004
| July 15, 2004 National On-Campus Report full issue PDF |
| SEVIS So Far: Despite Improvements, Headaches Remain Despite several improvements since its implementation in January 2003, the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) still creates day-to-day logistical headaches for a majority of campuses, according to two recent reports. |
| September SEVIS Fee Start Likely The American Council on Education says that collection of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) fee will likely begin on Sept. 1, 2004 as the Department of Homeland Security has planned. |
| Title IX and Student-Athlete Pregnancy Title IX has most often been applied to ensure gender equity in athletics and to improve harassing environments. A third, lesser-known application came to light last year in a suit against Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. There, a student-athlete claimed the school discriminated against her because of her pregnancy. |
| Student Gambling: Studies Answer ‘Who?’ But Not ‘How Much?’ The options for college students to gamble have increased dramatically in recent years. Poker, for example, has become a popular pastime on campuses with the success of television shows like “Celebrity Poker” and easy access to online poker competition. But how much of a problem is student gambling? Are students more likely than other adults to have problems with gambling? Here’s a look at recent research. |
| On-Campus Reports The Next Ritalin?; How Graduation Speakers Can Affect Fundrainsing; Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants; Student Travel Service Scam; Credit Card Marketing Restrictions; Campus Can Block Spam, Court Says |
| Resources Contract Law and Student Issues; Living-Learning Programs and Residential Colleges; Legal Issues in Higher Education; Reducing File Sharing; Fan Behavior Task Force Recommendations |
