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Guilty plea ends case of 2 slain Virginia college students
Texas A&M student implicated in racial taunts has left school
No charges for students behind racial slurs at Texas A&M
Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships in 8 states
The Latest: Families of slain college students speak
Virginia man pleads guilty to murder in deaths of 2 college students; gets life sentences

Guilty plea ends case of 2 slain Virginia college students

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 04:30 PM PST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A hospital orderly pleaded guilty Wednesday to abducting and killing two Virginia college students, wrapping up a mystery that began in 2009 when one of the women disappeared from a Metallica concert. The other young woman, 18-year-old Hannah Graham, vanished five years later under similar circumstances, after a night of partying with friends.

Texas A&M student implicated in racial taunts has left school

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PST

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A student implicated in a case at Texas A&M University where racial slurs were allegedly used against a group of black high school students touring the campus is "no longer associated" with the university, the school said on Wednesday.

No charges for students behind racial slurs at Texas A&M

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:32 PM PST

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — No charges will be filed after an incident at Texas A&M University in which black high school students touring campus reported being subjected to racial slurs and taunts, the university said Wednesday.

Falling lottery sales pinch college scholarships in 8 states

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:19 PM PST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January's $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn't enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren't keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay.