MANILA - When Boston University graduate student Thea Cuaso first heard about tropical storm Ondoy (international code name Ketsana) a few weeks back, she shrugged it off as “just one of those typhoons” constantly visiting her home countty.
Original Article: Online ‘bayanihan’ for typhoon victims (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
STORRS — A University of Connecticut student who police say made threatening Internet comments directed at witnesses of the fatal stabbing of football player Jasper T. “Jazz” Howard is facing several charges related to the postings.
Original Article: Police say UConn student’s Internet posts instilled fear in stabbing witnesses (Journal Inquirer)
Online social networking sites like Facebook are offering colleges new tools for recruiting students and many admit they are taking a peek into applicants’ MySpace, Facebook, Twitter or other online social networking activity. Facebook was key in attracting Putnam Valley, N.Y., high school senior Rebecca Bierhoff to plan to attend Hardin-Simmons University next fall. “I live in New York, so I …
Original Article: Online networking: College recruiters may be watching (Abilene Reporter-News)
The University of North Texas’ Student Government Association wants the student body to decide whether same-sex couples should be allowed to run for homecoming king and queen.
Original Article: University of North Texas students to vote on gay homecoming couples (KENS 5 San Antonio)
Oct 31, 2009 (Richmond Register - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Online voting will determine if a short film by Eastern Kentucky University students will move one step closer to being screened at a national festival. IMPROVE …
Original Article: EKU film students create zombie mayhem - TMCnet
In 2001, a few days before the Sept. 11 attacks, a German engineering student named Said Bahaji unexpectedly announced to his family he had a job waiting for him at a Pakistani computer company and he flew to Karachi, leaving behind his wife and …
Original Article: Passport Reveals a Suspected Terrorist’s Journey - Wall Street Journal
Fans who’ve poured into Tiger Stadium to watch Bentonville the past few years have had plenty to cheer about. In addition to the show on the field, there’s a show on the scoreboard minitron. The giant screen shows everything from player profiles …
Original Article: Bentonville crew keeps big screen going for fans - Arkansas Online
This Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows Omara Khan Massoudi, the director of the Afghanistan National Museum speaking about one of the museum’s ancient artifacts in the National Museum of Kabul. Massoudi was one of a handful of curators who, fearing …
Original Article: Hope and despair live side by side in Kabul - CharlotteObserver.com
AMES, Iowa (AP) — As an actor, Brendan Dunphy, has been featured in 10 films, six commercials and 14 plays. So why is he spending so much time with mosquitoes? ‘I spend most of my time in a basement, processing mosquito samples, identifying species …
Original Article: Iowa State graduate mixes acting with entomology - Quad Cities Onlines
INDIANAPOLIS — Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. The American Civil Liberties Union, in a federal lawsuit filed last week on …
Original Article: School sued for punishing teens over MySpace photos - Asbury Park Press
With the rise of the Common Application, and the ease of submitting online applications to numerous schools, many colleges are reporting increases in “stealth applications” from students who have had no prior contact with the college. It’s hard for …
Original Article: It’s harder to stand out amid flood of applicants - NorthJersey.com
KNOXVILLE — The convicted ringleader in the 2007 carjacking and torture slaying of a young Tennessee couple has been sentenced to death. Memphis native Lemaricus Davidson, 28, showed no reaction after jurors concluded four hours of deliberations …
Original Article: Tenn. man to die for torture slayings - Leaf Chronicle
KABUL (AP) — Kabul remains on edge, with suicide bombings shattering any peace and the growing strength of the Taliban-led insurgency on everyone’s mind. Yet men in 1970s style white suits and bright shirts accompanied by burqa-clad wives still …
Original Article: Dance contests, zoos, art galleries: Pockets of normalcy endure in … - 39online.com
Sam Donaldson, media icon and alumnus of The University of Texas at El Paso, will participate in a national Webcast on Monday, Nov. 2, to help student journalists kick off their “What¢s Your Border?” campaign and national photo contest …
Original Article: Sam Donaldson Helps Student Journalists - Hellenic News
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Upstate Republican Abruptly Suspends Race for Congress
New York Times A moderate Republican whose candidacy for an upstate New York Congressional seat had set off a storm of national conservative opposition, abruptly withdrew on Saturday, emboldening the right at a time when the … NY special election has broad political significanceWashington Post Republican in New York race suspends campaignReuters NY Republican abandons election bidAFP Christian Science Monitor -CBS News -Seattle Post Intelligencer all 507 news articles » |
Original Article: Upstate Republican Abruptly Suspends Race for Congress - New York Times