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Column: A better pill to swallow: US should treat addicts as treatable patients, not criminals

I remember when I first learned about drugs. At the mere age of 9, I was under the influence — of D.A.R.E. The world of illicit drugs seemed mysterious and dangerous but never particularly luring.

Video game tournament to raise money for North Korean refugees

To raise funds for rescuing North Korean refugees, a University student video game league is hosting its first benefit tournament, "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty," tomorrow afternoon.

Senior combines business and humanitarian efforts to bring clean water to Bangladesh

While most Vanderbilt students enjoyed a relaxing fall break among friends and family this past October, senior Tommy Obenchain travelled to the country of Bangladesh to oversee the installation of a pilot water filtration system in a country where 77 million people drink contaminated water daily.

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Course innovates with Wii

Notre Dame's Department of Computer Science and Engineering prides itself on keeping pace with the fast-moving technological world. Only recently, however, has the department branched out to the world of video games.

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Energy drinks may pose potential dangers

The popularity of energy drinks such as Monster or Red Bull has grown extensively on college campuses and among younger people over the past decade; walk through the library and you will see green Monster M’s peppering the desks and tables, beacons of frantic studiers hammering away at their ...

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Group challenges beauty ideals

Love Your Body Week, part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, will reach out to the U to increase awareness of eating disorders. The week will be held Feb. 21 through Feb. 25 by Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness and Knowledge.

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Universities nationwide see increase in incoming students who don’t drink

Although rampant alcohol consumption has become a stereotype commonly associated with typical college life, a growing number of teetotaling students nationwide are challenging those perceptions.

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Department of Health announces new plan to extend coverage to college students

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new plan to extend coverage to an additional three million college students through the Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010 by adding additional benefits to the student health care plans.

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Editorial: We demand fresh foods

The Facts: Kathleen Merrigan, the USDA deputy secretary, spoke at the University about her initiative "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" and congratulated the Center for Environmental Farming Systems for their 10% campaign.