on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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Examples of on campus in a Sentence
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The lockdown was lifted, and deputies remained on campus for the rest of the school day.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
After the dedication ceremony, Franklin took part in a moderated Q&A assembly with the school’s entire school body and then attended a reception on campus.
—Andy Cross, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
The letter said students should have ample room to express themselves even as schools announce and enforce reasonable content-neutral protest policies and armed police on campus should be a measure of last resort.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Columbia's renowned bhangra team has a 20-year history on campus.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Less than 24 hours after the hearings, dozens of police in riot gear descended on campus, entered the encampment, and carted off over a hundred students in zip ties.
—Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Her testimony followed months of debate and argument over free speech on campus.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
But getting him on campus last weekend allowed Dillingham to secure the commitment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Police arrested more than 100 Columbia University students last week while attempting to dismantle an encampment the student protesters set up on campus.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
After the dedication ceremony, Franklin took part in a moderated Q&A assembly with the school’s entire school body and then attended a reception on campus.
—Andy Cross, The Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2024
The letter said students should have ample room to express themselves even as schools announce and enforce reasonable content-neutral protest policies and armed police on campus should be a measure of last resort.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Columbia's renowned bhangra team has a 20-year history on campus.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
Less than 24 hours after the hearings, dozens of police in riot gear descended on campus, entered the encampment, and carted off over a hundred students in zip ties.
—Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Her testimony followed months of debate and argument over free speech on campus.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
But getting him on campus last weekend allowed Dillingham to secure the commitment.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Police arrested more than 100 Columbia University students last week while attempting to dismantle an encampment the student protesters set up on campus.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2024
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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