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Boston College goaltender signs with Canucks
BOSTON Goaltender Cory Schneider, who helped lead Boston College to the last two NCAA championship games, is foregoing his senior season to turn pro.
July 2, 2007
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Specter encourages volunteering for mentor programs
WASHINGTON (AP) Want to help fight crime? Sen. Arlen Specter says to be a mentor.
July 2, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Teleconference scheduled for Monday to choose interim MVSU president
JACKSON Miss. The board of trustees for the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning has set a teleconference for July 9 to appoint an interim Mississippi Valley State president.
July 2, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Teleconference scheduled for Monday to choose interim MVSU president
JACKSON Miss. The board of trustees for the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning has set a teleconference for July 9 to appoint an interim Mississippi Valley State president.
July 2, 2007
Disabilties
Blind people march in Atlanta to call for better access to jobs and education
ATLANTA Hundreds of people, most tapping the ground with white canes, marched from a downtown Atlanta hotel to a city park more than half a mile away Tuesday to make a point: Blind people can do what other people do.
July 2, 2007
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Students
Kettering University student killed in accidental shooting
AUBURN HILLS Mich. A South Lyon man accidentally shot and killed a fraternity brother at a party while playing with a gun, police said.
July 2, 2007
STEM
Supreme Court ruling creates questions for Topeka’s schools
TOPEKA Kan. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could force the public school system here to modify the policies it has used for a decade to keep individual schools racially balanced, attorneys say.
July 2, 2007
Native Americans
University of Wisconsin woman’s disappearance remains a mystery
MADISON Wis. Was Kelly Nolan kidnapped? Is she lost, hurt, or worse? Or did she just walk away and not look back?
July 2, 2007
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N. Colorado backup punter says he was cursed at by detectives
GREELEY Colo. A former Northern Colorado punter accused of stabbing the starter testified Tuesday that he felt bullied while being interrogated by detectives and that he implied he wanted a lawyer, only to be ignored.
July 2, 2007
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SoCal students launch hunger strike to back immigrant citizenship
GARDEN GROVE Calif. Three dozen Southern California high school and college students launched a hunger strike to advocate a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrant students.
July 2, 2007
Community Colleges
Franklin Pierce College now a university
RINDGE N.H. Franklin Pierce College now is Franklin Pierce University
July 2, 2007
Students
Education Department report: Eastern Michigan violated Clery Act
DETROIT A U.S. Department of Education review found that Eastern Michigan University’s handling of information about a student’s slaying violated the Clery Act, which says colleges and universities must disclose campus security information, the school announced Tuesday.
July 2, 2007
Students
Investigation of UVA fraternity rape case stalled despite confession
RICHMOND Va. More evidence is needed to prosecute two suspects in a 1984 sexual assault case even though a recovering alcoholic recently confessed to the crime as part of his 12-step program and promised to help investigators, the victim said Tuesday.
July 2, 2007
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Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants Supported by Almost Half of Southern California Residents, According to UCLA Survey
Nearly half of Southern California residents support providing illegal immigrants with a path to citizenship, according to a new UCLA survey.
July 2, 2007
Sports
Omaha group trying to save College World Series stadium
OMAHA Neb. An Omaha group has already collected more than 4,000 signatures as part of a campaign to save Rosenblatt Stadium, which has been home to the College World Series since 1950.
July 2, 2007
Sports
Former Cal State athlete sentenced to 5 years in real estate scam
SANTA ANA Calif. A former Cal State Fullerton baseball player who hired one time Dodgers star Steve Garvey to help promote his business was sentenced to five years in prison for duping more than 200 investors out of $32 million through a real estate scam.
July 2, 2007
Students
Northern State University appoints dean of student affairs
ABERDEEN S.D. Rhoda Smith has been named dean of student affairs at Northern State University, a position she held once before.
July 2, 2007
Sports
OU to build $8.4 million indoor tennis facility
NORMAN Okla. Contruction will start this fall on an $8.4 million indoor tennis facility at the University of Oklahoma, the university has announced.
July 2, 2007
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