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• At Columbia, a push for ROTC despite setbacks

  Baobao Zhang - Yale Daily News •September 23, 2010

  Faculty, students at Columbia are pressing forward with efforts to bring the ROTC back to campus, even after failed repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

• Silly Bandz: Promise rings shaped like the Hulk, elephant

  Yasmin Tadjdeh - Connect 2 Mason •September 23, 2010

  Many college-aged women are now giving their boyfriends Silly Bandz as gifts, signifying that they are in a relationship.

• Senate rejects DREAM Act student amnesty bill

  Kyle Blaine - Fix Contributor •September 23, 2010

  The bill would grant illegal immigrants conditional amnesty for education, military service. Critics say it could lead to fraud, amnesty chain-effect.

• Va. Tech ROTC leaders downplay Don't Ask, Don't Tell ruling

  Jay Speidell - VA Tech Collegiate Times •September 22, 2010

  “We haven’t had any issues,” said Dan Kresge, unit admissions officer for Tech’s Air Force ROTC.

• No charges to be made in Michigan State Qur'an burning

  Emily Wilkins - MSU State News •September 22, 2010

  Over the Sept. 11 weekend, a burned Quran was found. The police had offered a $10,000 award for information regarding the case.

• Have LSU students built the greatest beer pong table?

  Rachel Warren - LSU Daily Reveille •September 22, 2010

  A construction management sophomore has built a $700, LED-lit LSU beer pong table. Check out the video.