Airport no longer connects to known network, but connects to others?

I have been successfully connecting to my school wireless network for several days, as well as my home, and other random coffee nets. I tried to connect a few days ago and it beachballs, and then aborts. My question is, is there a way to reset the internal airport settings? I've tried a PRAM reset, I've tried power management, is there any other tips? The airport seems to connect perfectly fine to other networks, and I've seen other students connect perfectly fine. Any tips? THANKS

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