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Veterans
Veteran Ex-Pilot Attends Veterinary School
Major Amie Pflaum, a Tillman Scholar and full-time student in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has led a path of service as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Branch and currently the North Carolina Army National Guard. She has always had a love for animals and an interest in […]
October 4, 2016
Veterans
Trump Tells Veterans PTSD Victims “Can’t Handle” War
Donald Trump told a group of military veterans on Monday that some members of the military develop mental health issues because they are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.” “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, they see things that maybe a lot of the folks […]
October 4, 2016
African-American
Survey: Minorities, Whites See Life in D.C. Area Very Differently
WASHINGTON — Fear of the police is pervasive among Blacks and Latinos living in the Washington, D.C., area, while Whites and those who are well-educated or wealthy are more likely to report being “extremely satisfied” with where they live. These stark contrasts are among the findings of a groundbreaking survey report released Monday that sought […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Guillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition Plan
The revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Colleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’
A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?
October 3, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Health Agenda for Lame-Duck Congress
Watchdog journalists say the ties between insurance commissioners and the insurance industry are too close, and thousands of striking nurses in Minnesota — unhappy over their health benefits — vote on a contract today. But first: We’re entering the frenetic final days before Obamacare open enrollment. LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO: OBAMACARE CRUNCH TIME […]
October 3, 2016
Policies
Nurse Settles Suit over Disability
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.— The attorney for a former New Jersey school nurse who accused her bosses of discrimination based on her disability says his client has reached a $2 million settlement with a board of education. Rose Martinez’s attorney tells NJ.com the settlement comes as she has been testifying about her attempts to seek help […]
October 3, 2016
Students
South Africa’s Zuma says Protests Put Universities in Peril
JOHANNESBURG ― Recent violent protests at some South African universities have caused about $44 million in property damage and threaten to sabotage the country’s system of higher education, President Jacob Zuma said Monday. Zuma spoke at a national education forum as the University of Cape Town re-opened despite some disruptions by students who said they […]
October 3, 2016
Native Americans
University of Arkansas to Study Native American Remains
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― The University of Arkansas System has been awarded nearly $60,000 in federal funds to aid the study of at least 345 sets of American Indian human remains in its possession. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the National Park Service’s award was announced last week. The grant money will be used for […]
October 3, 2016
Policies
Governor Wolf Urges Action on Opioid Bills
HARRISBURG, Pa.— Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is telling lawmakers that now is the time to take a stand against opioid and heroin addiction, and he urged quick action on a package of legislation in the waning days of the fall legislative session. Some 3,500 Pennsylvanians lost their lives to addiction in 2015, Wolf said in […]
October 3, 2016
Students
University of Missouri’s Kappa Alpha Fraternity Temporarily Suspended
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri-Columbia says it has temporarily suspended a fraternity after a hazing incident. The university on Monday announced the action against the Kappa Alpha fraternity but provided no details about the alleged hazing that occurred last week. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the action comes after police investigated a […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Ga. Attorney General Sam Olens Seeking Kennesaw State Presidency
ATLANTA ― Attorney General Sam Olens will interview this week to become president of Kennesaw State University, according to Georgia’s top higher education official. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a letter sent Monday to students and faculty of Georgia’s third-largest university that a committee of the university system’s governing Board of […]
October 3, 2016
Disparities
Geisinger Health System to Acquire Medical College
SCRANTON, Pa. —Geisinger Health System has announced plans to acquire a Scranton-based medical college. The acquisition of The Commonwealth Medical College and formation of a new Geisinger Commonwealth College of Medicine will be pending regulatory approval from local and state officials as well as accrediting agencies. The medical college welcomed its first students in 2009 […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Sen. Ayotte’s Campaign Hands Out Condoms at College Campuses
CONCORD, N.H. ― Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s campaign is highlighting a birth control bill she sponsored by handing out free condoms on college campuses. The campaign recently distributed signs to students promoting her campaign that say “FREE CONDOMS” in bold letters. The signs, which are being set up next to tables where potential voters […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Supreme Court Rejects NCAA Appeal of O’Bannon Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the NCAA’s appeal of the Ed O’Bannon case, leaving in place lower court rulings that found amateurism rules for big-time college basketball and football players violated federal antitrust law. The justices on Monday rejected the appeal in a class-action lawsuit originally filed by O’Bannon, a former UCLA basketball […]
October 3, 2016
Policies
VA Gives Congress Facts on Hospital Costs
DENVER —The Veterans Affairs Department turned over documents to Congress September 28 in response to a subpoena demanding information about how the cost of a Denver-area VA hospital soared more than $1 billion over budget. VA spokeswoman Linda West said the department gave the House Veterans Affairs Committee some of the documents that lawmakers wanted […]
October 3, 2016
Policies
Sugary Drinks Tax on Ballot in Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO— The national fight over sugary soda is bubbling up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where voters in November will consider a tax on the drinks that many health experts say contribute to diabetes, obesity and tooth decay. Backers of the campaign say a penny-per-ounce tax is needed in San Francisco, Oakland and […]
October 3, 2016
Disparities
Disabled Students Mistreated, Suits Claim
NASHVILLE, Tenn. When a 5-year-old autistic boy came home from his Nashville public school with bruises and a bite mark, his parents sent him back with a recording device. It captured a therapist slamming their son’s head on his desk, and a teacher using a martial arts technique that made him whimper and cry. Now […]
October 3, 2016
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