The Catholic University speaker policy will become more stringent in the period leading up to the presidential election, according to the University Center for Student Programs and Events.

In the wake of a recent wave of file-sharing lawsuits against Stanford students, Congress is now close to accepting provisions to its education funding bill which would require universities to dramatically step up anti-piracy measures.

Some legislators openly embraced their efforts. Others warned them the federal deficit was too high for monetary contributions to higher education. The student advocates also said they learned lobbying techniques they could use in the future.

Following a string of campus shootings last year, universities and colleges across the nation have taken to examining the safety policies of their campus, including allowing students to carry concealed weapons on campus, a practice banned in most states.

The Harvard University Police Department denied allegations that the University maintains an undercover political intelligence unit in the wake of two arrests that attracted the scrutiny of the American Civil Liberties Union.

As Americans everywhere send off their federal tax returns, a moment of reflection is in order over how their hard-earned dollars will be spent.