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• New website buys, sells Ivy League admissions essays

  Shashwat Samudra - Cornell Daily Sun •November 12, 2010

  How much is a college application essay worth? According to a new website, The Essay Exchange, as little as $7.50.

• Academic dishonesty cases nearly doubled last year at Yale

  David Burt - Yale Daily News •November 12, 2010

  Some believe the increase can be attributed to better detection methods by professors.

• Video: Columbia's first military flag ceremony in over 40 years

  College Fix Staff •November 12, 2010

  Columbia University students who participate in ROTC off-campus hoisted the American flag yesterday.

• Student privacy rights questioned at Virginia public schools

  Matt Giattino - The Flat Hat •November 12, 2010

  The concern stems from information-sharing legislation passed after the Virginia Tech shooting.

• Researchers: Facebook breakups peak before Christmas, on Mondays

  Kaitlin Ek - Daily Nebraskan •November 12, 2010

  If you're planning on breaking up with somebody, the Monday two weeks before Christmas is a golden opportunity.

• An open letter to Bucknell University's new president

  FIRE •November 12, 2010

  Thursday, FIRE sent an open letter, reprinted below, to Bucknell University President John Bravman, asking him to vindicate student rights on Bucknell's campus.