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Basketball players say assault outside college was hate crime

NEW YORK Black players on the Manhattan Community College basketball team said Tuesday that an unprovoked attack by a gang of white men near the school should be handled as a hate crime.

September 18, 2007

Researchers in N.M., Calif., develop model to study intelligence

ALBUQUERQUE Rex Jung says researchers need to understand how the brain is put together to better understand how it unravels.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Policy puts NDSU, UND presidents in line for steep pay rise

BISMARCK N.D. The presidents of North Dakota’s two largest universities would be paid at least $300,000 annually under new salary guidelines the Board of Higher Education is preparing to approve. The sum would represent a raise of at least 42 percent.

September 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Proposed pay changes for ND college presidents

Proposed changes to the North Dakota University System’s compensation policy for college presidents. A Board of Higher Education subcommittee agreed to the overhaul Tuesday, and they will be presented to the full board during its meeting at Minot State University on Thursday.

September 18, 2007

Castleton State officials urge caution after sex assaults

CASTLETON Vt. Castleton State College security officers are stepping up patrols and staffing in the wake of two reports of sexual assault on the campus.

September 18, 2007

Interim president: Eastern Oregon University must make cuts and add students

LA GRANDE Ore. The interim president of Eastern Oregon University said this week that the university must reduce its expenses by $2.4 million this school year and staff cuts are unavoidable.

September 18, 2007

Kentucky teen aces SAT, ACT exams

DANVILLE Ky. A central Kentucky teen received a perfect score on two college entrance exams.

September 18, 2007

State launches online high school

LONDONDERRY N.H. Starting in January, New Hampshire will have an online charter school for high school students.

September 18, 2007

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

Federal foundation give UH grant for conference

HONOLULU The National Science Foundation is giving the University of Hawaii $430,000 to hold a convention.

September 18, 2007

Illinois State University compromises, students won’t fail for wearing flip-flops

NORMAL Ill. Flip-flops and jeans will no longer mean a failing grade for marketing students at Illinois State University.

September 18, 2007

Hopkins University to receive $40 million from NIH

BALTIMORE Johns Hopkins University will create a new center that will translate promising research into medical treatments with the $40 million in federal funds it will receive over the next five years, school officials said Tuesday.

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

Princeton University pleased students are making fewer ‘A’s’

PRINCETON N.J. Students at Princeton University, often recognized as the top undergraduate university in the country, are not getting as many “A’s” as they used to.

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

Crackdown happening during ASU tailgate parties

MESA Ariz. Over the last two weeks, more than 100 Arizona State University students and people tailgating near Sun Devil Stadium have been arrested and cited for underage drinking.

September 18, 2007

North Dakota lawmaker: Be cautious with university presidents’ homes proposals

FARGO N.D. A proposal to build a new home for the North Dakota State University president might not sit well with the public, even though private money would fund the estimated $900,000 cost, a state lawmaker says.

September 18, 2007

Rabies Scare After Bats Invade Dorm

HOUSTON Bats took over a university dormitory, forcing more than 200 students into hotels and worrying health officials, who now fear the students could have been exposed to rabies.

September 18, 2007