Things go bump in the night on Campus. Students tend to avoid the creepiest parts of Michigan's Ferris State University. But the staff have no choice but to confront the school’s haunted history head on.

In our last episode, you heard the story of Daniel Friedman - a grad student who suffered from lead poisoning and lost all ability to read and write. When Daniel eventually picked up the pieces, he redefined his life by opening up a tailoring company called Bindle & Keep. Although the shop welcomes people of all shapes and sizes, Daniel’s work has resonated with the transgender community. One of his clients, and a good friend of Daniel’s, Everett Arthur, speaks about how getting his very...

Just months before finishing grad school, Daniel Friedman suddenly lost the ability to read and write. The aspiring architect was writing an essay one night when the words on his computer screen began to scramble. Hear how Daniel’s life changed overnight, and how his struggle to redefine himself almost cost him everything.

Sonia Pruitt, a police Lieutenant from Maryland, reacts to our story of the near-fatal beating of Alex Landau. She gets candid and speaks personally about the current race crisis gripping America.

A black student is nearly beaten to death by three white police officers during a routine traffic stop. For Alex Landau, that horrific night was a brutal awakening about what it means to be black in America.

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Part 2 of our season finale deals with the physical and psychological aftermath of the Virginia Tech massacre. Two survivors, Kevin Sterne and Kristina Anderson, do their best to pick up the pieces and move forward with their lives, but the ghosts from that day continue to haunt them. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder began seeping into their psyches. Both would become consumed by a wide-range of emotions. Over time, Kristina would become so gripped with fear, a simple shower...

In part one of our two-part season finale, two survivors of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre bravely recount the emotional and disturbing events of the fateful day that transformed their lives. That morning, Kevin Sterne was in German class, and Kristina Anderson was in a nearby French class when a gunman chained the doors of Norris Hall, walked up to the second floor, and suddenly opened fire in their classrooms. Following a terrifying shooting rampage in several other classrooms, the gunman...

On the morning of April 16, 2007, a gunman worked his way through the Virginia Tech campus, claiming the lives of 32 people and wounding 17 others before turning a gun on himself. It remains the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. In preparation for our upcoming two-part season finale, the Campus crew visits the university town of Blacksburg, Virginia. We'll bring you the haunting first-person stories of two students who were shot in the Virginia Tech massacre. This is a preview of...

What happens when elite athletes are forced to give up the dream of playing the game they love? After devoting such a huge chunk of their lives to one goal, how do they find a new sense of purpose and carve out a new identity for themselves? We talk to a renowned sports psychologist about how to coach athletes to move on and to dream again.

Isaiah Austin was one of the best college basketball players on the planet. But five days before his name would be called in the NBA Draft, his dream was taken away from him. This is the story of Isaiah’s struggle to pick up the pieces of a shattered dream, and his search to redefine his life.

This week on Campus we put conventional education under the microscope and talk about why so many talented students are falling through the cracks of the current system. Listen to this chat with Gavin Sheppard, a leader in alternative learning, and find out why it’s time we remixed education once and for all.

This is the story of Shigeto’s remarkable journey to becoming the world-renowned electronic musician he is today. For as long as he can remember, Zach “Shigeto” Saginaw’s only dream was to become a famous jazz musician in New York City. But the dream would become a rude awakening on his first day of college.

We chat with relationship expert Dr. Kimberly Moffit about why we struggle to navigate through all the confusing facets of the dating world. In our last episode, we met Dillon and Charlotte -- a couple that went from being wishy-washy-friends-with-benefits, to committed long-term lovers who are now three years strong. Dr. Moffit gives some insight into the couple's relationship and details the science behind the laws of attraction.

This is a story of an unlikely couple that started out as friends-with-benefits who evolved and became long-term lovers. As we all know, relationships can be wonderful, but extremely complicated all at once. Sometimes, they take on strange, unexpected forms that create blurred lines. What does it mean to be exclusive, but not an official couple? And when does hooking up turn into a friends-with-benefits scenario? This is the awkward love story of Dillon and Charlotte. They met in their...

An important conversation about why eating disorders are being forgotten in the medical world, despite the fact that they cause the most deaths among all mental illnesses. In our last episode, we met Meredith Healey, a young woman who battled with anorexia and anxiety in her first year of university. But there’s one part of Meredith’s story that really stands out for us. While she was gripped by her first panic attack, she went to the hospital thinking she was having a heart attack. An ER...

This is the story of a young woman’s descent down a dark and dangerous path of anorexia and anxiety. Body image can be a focal point for so many students starting out in university. But too often it can become an obsession. And in Meredith Healey’s case, it turned into a hunger game that threatened her life. It all started out as an innocent attempt at avoiding the Freshman 15. You know, those inevitable 15 pounds you gain during first year of university or college, thanks to bad eating...

What happens when love gets caught in the middle of a clash of cultures during college? Meet Chris and Cindy, an interracial couple who are dating despite strong disapproval from their parents. Hear how keeping their relationship a secret has made their love even stronger. In our last episode, you met Maria, an emerging South Asian pop artist whose parents refused to support her dreams of pursuing a career in the arts. Long story short, Maria’s experience is one that so many children in...

A story of cultural tension and racism, that became a catalyst for emerging pop artist HATECOPY. For many kids coming from immigrant families, trying to integrate into a new culture can be a lifelong struggle. Maria Qamar has battled racism in school ever since moving to Canada from Pakistan as a young girl. The constant bullying led to issues with self-acceptance, and she became ashamed of her cultural roots. Maria would find an outlet, and channel her frustration by creating art. But even...

Hear how a young couple cancelled their wedding plans and donated the money to Syrian refugees. In our last episode, we spoke with students in Toronto who have been mobilizing to help sponsor and resettle 75 Syrian families across the city. But there’s one story we saved for this week: the story of a student who used love to leverage her fundraising goals. Samantha Jackson recently tied the knot with Farzin Yousefian. But their wedding day was nothing like what they had planned. After...

Students in Toronto have been mobilizing in huge numbers to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. The Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge was created by four Toronto area universities with a goal to help sponsor and resettle ten Syrian refugee families. In the past few months, hundreds of volunteers have responded to the call to action. Now the network of students is committed to helping 75 families. In this special edition of Campus, we speak with some of the students...

We are super stoked to introduce the launch of Citizens of Campus! It's a photo blog that will start popping up on our social media accounts. Not following us? Look us up on twitter, instagram and facebook! @ CampusCBC facebook.com/cbccampus instagram.com/campuscbc twitter.com/campuscbc

Audrey Rochette always dreamed of going to university, but she didn't attend her first class until she was in her 30s. As a teenager, her plans were put on hold after finding out she was pregnant just before finishing high school. Audrey joined the workforce to support her son, and over the next decade developed a successful career in corporate sales. Despite that success, she was never truly satisfied with her life. So the professional walked away from her career and became a...

After Aspen Matis was raped on her second day of college, she reported it to her school. A college mediator ruled the findings inconclusive. She felt strongly that the school was in her words, "systematically obscuring justice" in an effort to protect the college's brand. The CBC News investigative unit recently did a survey of 87 post-secondary schools in Canada, It found that 16 of them reported zero cases of sexual assault over a 6-year period. Diana Swain is the CBC’s Senior...

On her second day of college, Aspen Matis was raped. She ​reported it to her school, but was shocked by the mediator's ruling. She dropped out and escaped into the woods, and began a gruelling 5 month journey from Mexico to Canada to reclaim her body.