Associated PressFaculty & StaffReport: IRS Notified Oral Roberts University of Problems with Political ProgramsTULSA Okla. Oral Roberts University officials received notification from the Internal Revenue Service last year of deficiencies in the way the nonprofit school had handled political programs, a spokesman has confirmed.October 15, 2007Faculty & StaffBusinessman Donates Nearly $75 Million to University of OregonEUGENE Ore. Retired businessman Lorry Lokey has given a $74.5 million gift to the University of Oregon, with most of the money going toward the sciences.October 15, 2007HomeHouse Panel Weighs Jena 6 Case on TuesdayWASHINGTON Civil rights activist Al Sharpton says Congress should expand hate crime laws to deal more forcefully with noose-hanging incidents like the one in the Jena Six case in order to squelch what he called a sharp rise in racism.October 15, 2007Leadership & PolicyRetired University of Minnesota professor, 90, Shares Nobel in EconomicsMINNEAPOLIS When 90-year-old Leonid Hurwicz got a phone call around 6 a.m. from someone talking about the Nobel Prize, he thought it was a joke.October 15, 2007Leadership & PolicyCollege Investments Net Good Returns, Questions About High CostsColleges and universities raked in money by the billions last year. But their investing success now has a price a movement in Congress to force the wealthiest schools to spend more of their money to keep down tuition.October 15, 2007LatinxNew Jersey Eyes Ways to Improve Latino ServicesLanguage translators would be made available in all state departments and the state would recruit teachers from Spain and Puerto Rico under recommendations delivered Monday to New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine.October 15, 2007HomeWorst? Wisconsin Can’t Accept That: State Must Find Better Ways To Address Education GapEDITORIAL – AP from BELOIT NEWS Here in Wisconsin, much of the news about public education and academic performance is positive. Wisconsin students consistently rank above national averages in achievement. Unless, that is, we’re talking about Black students. According to figures released recently by the U.S. Department of Education, fourth- and eighth-grade Black students in […]October 15, 2007HomeO’Keeffe Museum Challenges Painting Deal Fisk Made With Arkansas MuseumNASHVILLE Tenn.Georgia O’Keeffe’s most famous painting “Radiator Building Night, New York” and 100 other works won’t be going to Arkansas if the museum that represents the late artist’s estate has its way.October 15, 2007StudentsMassachusetts Casino Debate Includes Warnings That Students Face Chance of Gambling AddictionBOSTON Harrah’s Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place “to have fun when they’re taking a break from studying.”October 15, 2007Native AmericansWisconsin Tribes Speak Out Against Offensive Sports MascotsGREEN BAY Wis. Ahead of a state hearing this week on racially insensitive sports mascots, members of Wisconsin tribes decried the Washington Redskins’ name and logo as the NFL team played the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday.October 15, 2007Previous PagePage 380 of 569Next Page