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Forget all those high-tech gadgets that beep to remind you of things. What a college student really needs – and wants – is a good old planner, on paper.

Each school has unique attributes to offer prospective students. Virginia is home to more than 40 residential colleges and universities, including some of the most historic institutions in the country.

Area campuses generate news all the time, with new programs, construction, awards and initiatives. Here is a roundup of news items submitted by the schools profiled in this section:

Granted, this is college, not first grade. But somehow, all the rules and bits of advice seem to be the same: Pay attention to the teacher. Share the toys and don’t fight. Don’t lose your lunch money. Admit when you need help.

Colleges and universities are constantly creating new programs, or expanding facilities or just offering glimpses of campus life.

In some ways, selecting a college can be as difficult as selecting a mate. The decision, like in marriage, needs to come from the heart.