a bland murder-on-campus yawner . 
(ROOT (NP (DT a) (JJ bland) (NML (NML (NN murder)) (HYPH -) (PP (IN on) (HYPH -) (NP (NN campus)))) (NN yawner) (. .)))
(ROOT (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NML (NML (NN )) (HYPH ) (PP (IN ) (HYPH ) (NP (NN )))) (NN ) (. )))