on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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Earlier this year, Columbia had already agreed to a series of concessions — among them a ban on wearing masks on campus, the empowerment of police to make arrests, and putting the Department of Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies under intellectual receivership.
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The Editors, National Review, 28 July 2025
Pittsburg State University on the other hand has two buildings on campus that say Kelce .
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Status: Pending Harvard Accusation: Failing to fight antisemitism on campus.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 27 July 2025
Sanders wasn’t present on campus during a five-week recruiting period this offseason, wasn’t present for a series of camps and canceled a scheduled speaking engagement in Florida in June.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 28 July 2025
Pittsburg State University on the other hand has two buildings on campus that say Kelce .
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Status: Pending Harvard Accusation: Failing to fight antisemitism on campus.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 27 July 2025
Sanders wasn’t present on campus during a five-week recruiting period this offseason, wasn’t present for a series of camps and canceled a scheduled speaking engagement in Florida in June.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 26 July 2025
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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