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Deval Patrick Headlines Boston Rally for Barack Obama
BOSTON Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick waded into the contentious battle for the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, endorsing Barack Obama as the “book smart and street smart” candidate during an evening rally on Boston Common.
October 23, 2007
Students
Report: Judge Was in 1960s Student Group With Cartoon Mascot
GRAND FORKS, N.D. The judge hearing arguments in a lawsuit over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname belonged to a student group in the 1960s whose members wore a cartoon American Indian mascot on their jackets, The Forum reports in a copyright story.
October 23, 2007
STEM
NJ to Begin Building Stem Cell Research Facility
TRENTON N.J. New Jersey on Tuesday will mark the start of construction on what is being hailed as a world-class stem cell research facility paid for with public money.
October 23, 2007
Leadership & Policy
5 Finalists for Luna Community College President
LAS VEGAS N.M. A search committee has recommended five candidates for consideration as the next president of Luna Community College.
October 23, 2007
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University of Idaho Campus in Sandpoint Delayed
SANDPOINT Idaho Plans for a University of Idaho campus in this north Idaho lakeside town have stalled largely because of slumping stock prices in a women’s clothing company, backers say.
October 23, 2007
Sports
Textbook Probe at Alabama Includes All Athletes
TUSCALOOSA Ala. The University of Alabama is investigating the distribution of textbooks to athletes on scholarship in all sports after five football players were suspended for violating rules covering free books for course work.
October 23, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Sculptor Rebuilds Ga. University’s $1M Sculpture of Earth Following Collapse
KENNESAW Ga. It took Finnish-born sculptor Eino roughly four months to rebuild the world.
October 23, 2007
STEM
Regents Urge Action From Task Force Studying Alert Systems
RAPID CITY S.D. Action is needed sooner rather than later, the Board of Regents has told a task force formed to find ways public universities can improve their emergency alert systems to quickly get information to students.
October 23, 2007
STEM
Regents Urge Action From Task Force Studying Alert Systems
BATON ROUGE La. Six months after 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus were murdered by a gunman, LSU and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are struggling to sign students up for cell phone emergency text messaging systems.
October 23, 2007
STEM
Students Slow To Sign Up For Emergency Texting At LSU, ULL
BATON ROUGE La. Six months after 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus were murdered by a gunman, LSU and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are struggling to sign students up for cell phone emergency text messaging systems.
October 23, 2007
Students
University of Oklahoma Regents Could Relax Alcohol Policy
OKLAHOMA CITY University of Oklahoma regents will consider slightly relaxing the school’s “Three Strikes Policy” for alcohol use that was put into effect after a student’s death from alcohol poisoning three years ago.
October 23, 2007
Community Colleges
State Leaders Agree to Community College Funding
AUSTIN Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 23, 2007
Community Colleges
State Leaders Agree to Community College Funding
AUSTIN Texas community colleges will get $154 million to pay for employees’ health insurance under an agreement reached Tuesday by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick.
October 23, 2007
Sports
Man Pleads Guilty For Firing at Duquesne Basketball Players
PITTSBURGH One of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance last year pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.
October 23, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Student Wounded in Delaware State University Shooting Dies of Her Wounds
DOVER Del. A Delaware State University student wounded in a campus shooting last month died of her injuries on Tuesday, her family said.
October 23, 2007
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Fisk Nearly Out Of Cash As It Seeks Quick Ruling On O’Keeffe Sale
NASHVILLE Tenn. A lawyer for Fisk University said Tuesday that the historically black school could run out of money by Dec. 15 if it’s unable to sell its stake in an art collection donated by Georgia O’Keeffe.
October 23, 2007
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Confused by Caucuses? Professors Offer Help
DES MOINES Iowa Stepping into a polling booth and pulling a lever or pushing a button is too easy for Iowans.
October 23, 2007
STEM
University of Nebraska Foundation Gives $89.5 Million To Campuses
LINCOLN Neb. The University of Nebraska Foundation says it has transferred nearly $90 million to the system’s four campuses during the last year, a new high.
October 23, 2007
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