<p>Golfingdad-- I might be inclined to agree with you, but I have to wonder. The media links seem to be to local papers, not national news. I think any missing college student would get some local coverage. Maybe somebody with Nexis access would do a search "missing college student."
As far as generating CC comment is concerned, that is always heavily skewed to what happens at elite schools because that are schools the bulk of CC members are interested in.</p>
<p>Edit: Here is a link to an article about two students that went missing in February with one arrested a few days later. Missing</a> college students found - BostonHerald.com Media coverage for students missing from a non-elite college.</p>