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Native Americans
Massachusetts students ordered to pay up or face lawsuits for music piracy
BOSTON The Recording Industry Association of America wants 83 students and staff at several Massachusetts universities to pay $3,000 each or face lawsuits for allegedly downloading music illegally using school computers.
September 20, 2007
Students
Getting to Know Melody Rodriguez
When Melody Rodriguez came to the United States from Merida, Venezuela, at the age of 17, she didn’t know she would work in higher education.
September 19, 2007
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African-American
UW Black History Web Site Surpasses 1 Million Visits
A Web site based at the University of Washington-Seattle featuring African-American history, has just passed the million mark in visits.
September 19, 2007
Latinx
Founding dean of fledgling El Paso medical school fired
EL PASO Texas The founding dean of the fledgling El Paso campus of the Texas Tech University medical school said he was abruptly fired after he refused to resign.
September 19, 2007
Latinx
Some Oregon schools adopting Mexican curriculum
PORTLAND Ore. Some Oregon high schools are adopting Mexico’s public school curriculum to help educate Spanish-speaking students with textbooks, an online Web site, DVDs and CDs provided free by Mexico to teach math, science and even U.S. history.
September 18, 2007
LGBTQ+
Yale loses court case over military recruiters
NEW HAVEN Conn. Yale Law School prepared Wednesday to end its policy of not working with military recruiters after a court ruling this week jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding.
September 18, 2007
Sports
University of Colorado not selling beer to public at basketball games
BOULDER Colo. Beer sales to the general public will no longer be offered at Coors Events Center for University of Colorado basketball games.
September 18, 2007
Asian American Pacific Islander
ILLINOIS STYLE: Cultural differences may affect brain’s wiring
CHAMPAIGN Ill. On Denise Park’s office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square.
September 18, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Hampshire College president marries gay partner of 27 years
AMHERST Mass. The president of a small liberal arts college in western Massachusetts and his male partner of 27 years have married.
September 18, 2007
Students
Student seeks charter for Hispanic fraternity at Radford
RADFORD Va. Stung by slurs when he arrived on campus as a freshman, Yanil Escobar is spearheading an effort to have the first Hispanic fraternity chartered at Radford University.
September 17, 2007
Native Americans
Tribe settles with California school district over discrimination claims
Christine Wilson remembers the way the father of her children, an American Indian of the Paiute tribe, was picked on at school in Bishop, the small mountain town where they grew up. But watching their daughters get roughed up and suspended unfairly told her it was time for real change, she said.
September 17, 2007
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Latinx
Purdue Latinos Celebrate Cordova Presidency
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.
September 17, 2007
Leadership & Policy
UC regents rescind invitation to former Harvard president
DAVIS Calif. University of California regents rescinded a speaking invitation to former Harvard University President Larry Summers after female faculty members protested.
September 16, 2007
Latinx
Purdue Latinos celebrate Cordova presidency
WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.
September 16, 2007
Latinx
Author of state immigration law says it appears to be working
TULSA Okla. Reports that Hispanic children are leaving Tulsa Public Schools indicates that Oklahoma’s tough new immigration law is working, according to the law’s authors.
September 16, 2007
Students
Cartoon in Connecticut student-run newspaper draws protests from Hispanics and other groups
HARTFORD Conn. The student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist.
September 16, 2007
Students
Fall 2007 OSU system shows increases in Hispanic, Native American enrollment, but overall system enrollment declines
STILLWATER Okla. Lower high school graduation rates, increased admission standards and stiff competition from neighboring universities caused a slight decline in enrollment across Oklahoma State University’s five campuses.
September 16, 2007
Students
Ole Miss Suspends Fraternity After Black Student Alleges Harassment and Assault
JACKSON, Miss. A University of Mississippi fraternity has been suspended for a year after a Black student said he was the victim of a racial slur and a physical assault at a fraternity party.
September 16, 2007
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