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Montgomery: Alabama is turning to social media to encourage more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Department of Public Health announced a TikTok contest to encourage young people to get vaccinated before the start of the school year. The contest is for people ages 13 to 29. To participate, contestants should submit a TikTok video showing themselves getting vaccinated or include a creative message explaining, “This is why I got vaccinated.” All videos must tag @alcovidvaccine, #getvaccinatedAL and #ADPH. Winners will be determined based on creativity, originality and popularity measured by the numbers of likes and shares. The videos should be submitted by Aug. 6. Advertising professionals and department staff will select four winners who will each receive a $250 Visa gift card. Winners will be announced Aug. 13 on the @
K-State to require freshman to live on campus
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K-State to require freshmen to live on campus
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Kansas State will require freshmen to live on campus
July 16, 2021 GMT
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State University will require that first-year students to live on campus starting in the fall of 2022.
The university said in a news release Friday that the requirement aims to enhance student success.
Thomas Lane, vice president for student life and dean of students, said data shows that the university’s first-year students who live on campus have higher grade point averages, stay in school in higher numbers and graduate faster.
The retention rate for freshmen who lived on campus in the fall of 2018 was 87.6%, compared to 79.9% for those who did not. For the fall of 2019, the university found that 5% more first-year students who lived on campus stayed in school than those who lived off campus.
Kansas State will require freshmen to live on campus
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