University Students News
- The Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:23AMDateBook Notes
- SUNY unions concerned about education proposal Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:21AMPLATTSBURGH — State University of New York administrators are drooling over Gov. David Paterson’s proposed public higher-education reforms. They’re eating up the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act before the meal’s been served.
- JFK condolence letters published for 1st time Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:21AMCONCORD, N.H. — Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to President John F. Kennedy's widow after his assassination in 1963 were more than two dozen from Jane Dryden, a dogged and dramatic 11-year-old who churned out a letter a week for six months straight.
- KSU Education College Earns Continuing Accreditation Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:20AMKansas State University's College of Education earns continuing national and state accreditation
- Award Will Boost KSU Professor's Study Of Proteins Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:20AMA National Science Foundation award will help a Kansas State University biochemist with research for computer models of a protein structure that can help high school and college students.
- Bright and Early: The Education Newsblitz Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:19AMIn honor of the Oscars, here's a clip from one of my favorite high school movies -- of all the things that Max Fischer does instead of studying. Now for your Monday morning newsblitz:
- Steelers QB Investigated for Ga. Assault Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:19AMFor the second time in a year, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being accused of sexual misconduct, with a police investigating him Saturday for an alleged assault at a nightclub in a Georgia college town.
- Hmong author tells of family history Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:17AMMinnesota writer Kao Kalia Yang once toured Mayo Clinic with intentions of becoming a doctor. One Minnesota Book Award later, she is an acclaimed young author.
- Fire damages Edinboro U. science building Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:16AMEDINBORO, Pa. -- A fire did minor damage to a heating and air conditioning unit on the roof of a science building under renovation at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Apalachin student to participate in record-breaking attempt Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:15AMClarkson University junior Gwen Burkey of Apalachin is one of a group of Clarkson students looking to break the U.S. record for a lap-sit this spring. A student group known as the Clarkson University's Leadership Corps is organizing the April 17 event to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
- What's happening in and around New Orleans: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:14AMSATURDAY'S CALENDAR Special events Universes' Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, left, Gamal Chasten, Steven Sapp and William Ruiz, in a scene from "Ameriville."Jane Austen Festival The third annual festival honoring the English novelist takes place, 9 a.m.-1 at the Mandeville Trailhead and noon-4...
- What's happening in and around New Orleans: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:14AMSATURDAY'S CALENDAR Special events Universes' Mildred Ruiz-Sapp, left, Gamal Chasten, Steven Sapp and William Ruiz, in a scene from "Ameriville."Jane Austen Festival The third annual festival honoring the English novelist takes place, 9 a.m.-1 at the Mandeville Trailhead and noon-4...
- Police divers recover body from River Aire Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:11AMPOLICE divers searching for a missing Leeds student have found a body in the River Aire in the heart of the city.
- Police divers recover body from River Aire Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:11AMPOLICE divers searching for a missing Leeds student have found a body in the River Aire in the heart of the city.
- Clarinda MATHCOUNTS team captures fifth-place, to advance to State Competition at Drake University in Des Moines on ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMThe Top 5 teams of students from southwest Iowa who competed in the regional MATHCOUNTS contest on Feb. 11 will advance to the state competition at Drake University in Des Moines on March 26.
- Clarinda MATHCOUNTS team captures fifth-place, to advance to State Competition at Drake University in Des Moines on ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMThe Top 5 teams of students from southwest Iowa who competed in the regional MATHCOUNTS contest on Feb. 11 will advance to the state competition at Drake University in Des Moines on March 26.
- Four city schools to get greater autonomy in fall Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMFour city schools will be given greater autonomy in budgeting, scheduling and staffing beginning this fall as part of a test project that could be rolled out district wide in 2011-12.
- Four city schools to get greater autonomy in fall Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:09AMFour city schools will be given greater autonomy in budgeting, scheduling and staffing beginning this fall as part of a test project that could be rolled out district wide in 2011-12.
- Saturday March 06 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:08AMMARCH 6 — Oddly enough, the goods and services tax (GST) talk hosted by Pakatan Rakyat was the second time in my life I set foot in the MBSA auditorium; the first being a kindergarten performance of dancing to “New York, New York”, while wearing a suit, white gloves and a hat with my face daubed in makeup.
- Saturday March 06 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:08AMMARCH 6 — Oddly enough, the goods and services tax (GST) talk hosted by Pakatan Rakyat was the second time in my life I set foot in the MBSA auditorium; the first being a kindergarten performance of dancing to “New York, New York”, while wearing a suit, white gloves and a hat with my face daubed in makeup.
- Briefs - March 4 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:08AMSenior Meal every third Sunday at Clarinda Regional Health Center
- Briefs - March 4 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:08AMSenior Meal every third Sunday at Clarinda Regional Health Center
- St. Thomas alums pen new plays to mark university's anniversary Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:07AMTheatre St. Thomas is helping to celebrate St. Thomas University's big birthday with a special series of plays beginning next week.
- St. Thomas alums pen new plays to mark university's anniversary Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:07AMTheatre St. Thomas is helping to celebrate St. Thomas University's big birthday with a special series of plays beginning next week.
- Former Mariner student works on cutting-edge research Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:06AMWoo Do’s love of science started with the dissection of a fetal pig. He was an eighth-grader at Explorer Middle School, and part of the Mukilteo district’s Summit Program for gifted students. At Mariner High School — Do graduated in 2007 — he excelled in academics.
- Former Mariner student works on cutting-edge research Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:06AMWoo Do’s love of science started with the dissection of a fetal pig. He was an eighth-grader at Explorer Middle School, and part of the Mukilteo district’s Summit Program for gifted students. At Mariner High School — Do graduated in 2007 — he excelled in academics.
- Point–Counterpoint: Civil discourse on an uncivil incident Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:05AMI’m not sure if you went to Tuesday’s open forum regarding the student arrest on the A-level. But if you did, you would have heard Divinity School student Paul Ford say, “I am sick and tired of black students being racially profiled at the University of Chicago by their own police department.”
- Point–Counterpoint: Civil discourse on an uncivil incident Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:05AMI’m not sure if you went to Tuesday’s open forum regarding the student arrest on the A-level. But if you did, you would have heard Divinity School student Paul Ford say, “I am sick and tired of black students being racially profiled at the University of Chicago by their own police department.”
- Nevada Board of Regents considers tuition issues Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:05AMThe Nevada Board of Regents considered on Friday recommendations not only to raise tuition at Nevada’s public colleges and universities, but also revamp how future increases are determined.
- Nevada Board of Regents considers tuition issues Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:05AMThe Nevada Board of Regents considered on Friday recommendations not only to raise tuition at Nevada’s public colleges and universities, but also revamp how future increases are determined.
- Jeremy Hart presents concert Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:17PMMuskogee native singer, songwriter, musician and recording artist Jeremy Hart will be bringing an evening of gospel music to Muskogee at 7 p.m. Monday at The Roxy theater.
- Life after varsity athletics Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:17PM"... And all he kept talking about was glory days. Well they'll pass you by, glory days, in the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days, glory days." Varsity athletics isn't the end of the line for some athletes who played at Cambrian College.[...]
- Highland Park school shows "heart" in collecting funds for Haiti Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:16PMHIGHLAND PARK — About 100 pink hearts flutter on the bulletin board at The Bartle School, representing the donations collected by the students and faculty to go toward relief in Haiti.
- Faith in Brief: 03/06/2010 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:15PMChristian singles invited to dinner; Lenten luncheon series continues; Coffee House will host discussions; Swiss steak tops dinner menu; Mini-retreat to be held for area women; plus more.
- UW students to walk out today in protest Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:11PMThey say they’re worried about how budget cuts and rising tuition rates will affect the quality of their education.
- College students coming for mission in Moultrie Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:10PMMoultrie is about to be full of several college students who come to work for those less fortunate.
- Bristol's Pinette hoping to fulfill Olympic dream Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:06PMWith the 2010 Winter Olympics ending in Vancouver just last week, it’s not too soon to start looking ahead to the 2012 Summer Games in London.
- Steelers QB accused of sexual assault in Georgia Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:02PMPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday. Officers said the alleged assault occurred early Friday morning in Milledgeville, about 85 miles southeast of Atlanta. The player owns a home about 30 miles to the north on Oconee Lake.
- Photos: Thousands Gather to Rally for Education in Mostly Peaceful Protests [Updated] Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:00PM Tens of thousands of protestors across the country took to college campuses and the streets yesterday to bring attention to the education crisis. In the Los Angeles area, a number of campuses were the focus of rallies in addition to one in downtown's Pershing Square. In the San Fernando Valley at Cal State University Northridge, nearly 3,000 students and faculty culminated for the ...
- Angry US students protest cuts to higher education Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMAnger over increasing tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that led to clashes with police and the rush-hour shutdown of a major freeway in California.
- Construction of Student Center on Schedule Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:07PMUniversity Architect Ed Schmittgen calls the current construction at Cleveland State, “the biggest build since the beginnings of CSU.” The construction is progressing as expected. At this point, the only delay is the College of Education, where move-in was planned during spring recess.
- Libraries invest in digital sources Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMPropelled by Hurricane Katrina and a growing national trend to change the methods students use to conduct research, Tulane’s libraries have dramatically increased its digital collection in recent years. Prior to 2005, the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library seldom purchased online databases. Tulane students and faculty have just begun using the databases — which may cost thousands of dollars [...]
- School of Communication Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:06PMApril, 2009 : Cleveland State Advertising Association places fourth in the 2009 Student Advertising Competition, organized by the American Advertising Federation.
- UofI working on new sexual harassment policy Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:05PMAssociated Press - March 5, 2010 1:54 PM ET IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Officials with the University of Iowa say efforts to revise the school's sexual harassment policy should be finished by the...
- UofI working on new sexual harassment policy Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:04PMIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Officials with the University of Iowa say efforts to revise the school's sexual harassment policy should be finished by the end of the semester.
- Michele Bachmann's media schedule draws criticism Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:03PMMichele Bachmann's media schedule draws criticism By Max Sparber | Fri., March 5 ALSO: Minnesota passed over for education grant, Pawlenty blames teachers; furloughs and protests at the U; Favre is back in waffling mode; Denny Hecker's tale gets darker.
- Carlow announces tuition hike Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:01PMCarlow University today announced that full-time undergraduate tuition for the coming year will go up 3.9 percent, an increase of $440 per semester, to $11,300 per semester.
- Robins School narrows search, ranked by BusinessWeek Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:59PMFollowing a No. 15 ranking from BusinessWeek magazine, the Robins School of Business has narrowed its search to replace the dean who presided over the school when it achieved its highest ranking in 2009.
- Marching forth for students Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:59PMMore than 100 teachers, students, supporters, parents and their children took to the streets Thursday in opposition to the state's education budget cuts.
- Caught in the history wars Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:10AMShlomo Sand has outraged many with his book The Invention of the Jewish People , which questions whether Jews were really exiled from the land of Israel, writes Jason Koutsoukis.