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Sleep-Inducing Drug Killed Brian Joyce, Medical Examiner Says

Matthew McDonald

Former Massachusetts state senator died from an overdose of a sleep-inducing drug, but the medical examiner could not determine if it was accidental or suicide.

Acute pentobarbital intoxication was the cause of death, the Massachusetts medical examiner's office said, according to MassLive.com.

Fraternities and Sororities Sue Harvard Over Anti-Single-Sex Policy
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Fraternities and Sororities Sue Harvard Over Anti-Single-Sex Policy

Matthew McDonald

Harvard College is discriminating against students on the basis of sex by trying to force single-sex student organizations to go co-ed, a federal lawsuit claims.

Two fraternities, two sororities, and three male undergraduates are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction forcing Harvard not to pressure students against joining an all-male or all-female student group.

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