Dec 29th, 2008 · College students battered from semester exams are getting spoiled by parents and family over the holidays. Wrestling a calculus exam to the ground is one thing, but what if you're up against six-foot high steers each weighing about 18,000 pounds?
Aug 20th, 2007 · Virginia Tech students began their fall classes Monday, four months after the worst school shooting in U.S. history. But as fall semester began, the school's community dealt with more bad news. A carbon monoxide leak Sunday left five roommates hospitalized -- two of them are still in critical condition.
Apr 23rd, 2007 · One week after deadly shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, students and faculty returned to campus and to the classroom. The day was a mix of emotions, as the school's community sought to move forward with the remainder of the semester while still grieving those who died.
Apr 22nd, 2007 · Virginia Tech students will return to class on Monday, one a week after a gunman killed 32 students and faculty, then himself. With less than two weeks left in the semester, no one knows how many of the 26,000 students will show up.
Jan 29th, 2007 · At a high school in Baltimore, two teachers take very different approaches to the start of a new semester. It's a chance to make a fresh start for some teachers, but also a confusing time, as new schedules upend their routines.
Feb 3rd, 2006 · The New Orleans schools Tulane and Loyola have reopened this semester with large numbers of students coming back. But the historically black colleges in the area have been less fortunate. They are trying to lure students back to campuses that were all but destroyed.
Jan 17th, 2006 · Thousands of students return to Xavier University in Louisiana for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. The university was forced to close its doors for the fall semester after Katrina. Regina McCutcheon, president of Xavier's student government association, talks about the first day of classes.
Jan 9th, 2006 · January marks the start of the spring semester for college students. Many of those students worry about how to pay for their studies. Commentator Kristal Brent Zook says there's plenty of money available for those who know where to look.