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Law school in Houston After applying to Texas Southern University in Houston, the school dean called him and told him frankly that the school needed to recruit more Latino people to justify its existence with a diverse student body to the state legislature.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
Of the student body population, 36.3% were African American, 37.6% Hispanic, 8.6% Asian, 7.3% White and 6.5% were two or more races, according to the California Department of Education.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
That means few people on the outside know many details about these schools, including the racial makeup of their student bodies — at a time when legislatures across the South are rapidly expanding voucher-style programs that will send private schools hundreds of millions more taxpayer dollars.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
From the moment each student body enters the stadium – marching onto the field in formation before heading into the stands – to when each team gathers to sing their alma mater after the game is over, the annual matchup carries a heft that simply does not exist in the rest of college football.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
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“Student body.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20body. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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