Among black college students, there were 785,000 women and 495,000 men enrolled during a recent year. This presents a series of problems, and one is dating. "Some black women who are seniors say they have gone four years without a date," writes Emily Nelson in an article in The New York Times. "Black women will not ever have the luxury of limiting themselves to black men if they want a partner," says Audrey B. Chapman, a family therapist at the Howard University Counseling Service. "The numbers don't support that."
     What is the situation on your campus? Interview students. Are there similar problems among other ethnic or racial groups?

     Students at a large midwestern university were surveyed about the time they spend at their computers in non-academic activities. Almost half the students said they devote more than three hours a day surfing the Web, playing games, chatting. Some students said their activity constituted an addiction that imperiled their studies, and a few indicated they were failing because of the time they lost in these activities.
     Draw up a survey for your campus to find out what students do with their time away from classes. Is surfing and playing computer games a major time consumer? Seek out specific rather than general replies about just what students do—the games they play, the correspondence they maintain, the groups they are involved with.

     Non-traditional students are increasingly entering college. Write a story about how many and of what kind are enrolling in your school. How many graduate? Interview some non-traditional students and write a Sunday feature story.