Veteran Amber Hunter takes notes in her SERV chemistry class at Cleveland State University. Veterans Colin Closs and Bob Mastronicola, right, hang out in the SERV office between classes. FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30% from last year to nearly half a million. That's left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from combat to the classroom. Vets already in school have run into problems including campus bureaucracy, crowds that can trigger alarm instincts honed by war and fellow students who don't understand their battlefield experiences. COLLEGE BLOG: Hundreds of private colleges agree to participate in Yellow Ribbon Program In response, colleges across the country are offering...
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