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A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes.

Opening statements could begin Wednesday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of spying on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then committed suicide after learning he had been secretly filmed during an encounter with another man in his dorm room.

The jailed American student’s appeal of her conviction for murdering her roommate in Italy could result in her sentence being lengthened from 26 years to life. But her father, Curt Knox, said: “If they really look at the facts, this isn’t that much of a gamble.”

A dormitory for freshmen at prestigious Georgetown University was evacuated after a suspected meth lab was found in a room.

A Rutgers University student apparently committed suicide after an internet broadcast showed him in a sexual encounter, New Jersey authorities said.

A new policy at Tufts University prohibits students in dorms from having sex while their roommate is in the room, according to the university's 2009-2010 student handbook.