Election fever has swept across college campuses all over the nation. But the University of South Florida seems to be immune to this particular bug. ...more

February 2, 2008

She could have been my daughter, or my neighbor's daughter. Carnesha Nelson was a bright, attractive 19-year-old college student who unfortunately became the obsession of a young man who worked on her campus at the University of Mississippi. He hounded her relentlessly, and wouldn't take no for an answer. The night he assaulted her, she ran screaming from him, pounding on dormitory doors. Fellow students called the police, but did not let her in. He caught and killed her. ...more

January 29, 2008

"One-Way Ticket: A Brady Coyne Novel," by William G. Tapply (St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95) ...more

December 23, 2007

Long before there was Dr. Phil, there was Dr. Ruth. In the 1980s, the tiny woman with the grandmotherly guise became a celebrity guru and the nation's sex therapist on radio and television. ...more

November 30, 2007

With an empty martini glass at her elbow, teenager Serena van der Woodsen, star of the CW's 'Gossip Girl,' leans against the tony Manhattan bar and blithely downs another vodka concoction, unscathed. ...more

October 21, 2007

Generation XL: How To Avoid The Freshman 15 College lore has it that students — especially women — pack on the pounds that first year away from home. But the "freshman 15" may be just a myth. Although studies have involved only small groups of students on individual campuses, most suggest the majority of students gain three to 10 pounds during their first two years of college, and some actually lose weight. One study found that males piled on significantly more pounds than females. ...more

October 11, 2007

On the giant state university campus in this military town, veterans long have been marbled into the student body. For many, anonymity is part of the appeal. ...more

September 2, 2007