October 30, 2009
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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)
October 30, 2009
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he University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit college in the U.S., may have set off on a collision course with the federal government and investors in 2001. That’s when its founder, John Sperling, urged executives at his 80th birthday party to …
Original Article: Apollo weakness for Phoenix revenue spurs short sales - Daily Business Review
October 30, 2009
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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. By a 22-1 vote, the Student Senate approved a measure calling for a …
Original Article: University of North Texas students to vote on gay homecoming couples … - Dallas Morning News
October 30, 2009
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MONTCALM — Mercer County Board of Education President Greg Prudich voiced one vital hope Tuesday night as the agenda of the Board’s meeting turned to the ballot for the five-year, $51 million excess school levy that will go before county citizens …
Original Article: Citizens voting on school levy during special election - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
October 30, 2009
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CHERRY HILL — Three Chinese principals from Shanghai secondary schools have been shadowing assistant principals and talking with teachers and students at local schools this week to gather ideas they can implement back home. Next spring, their South …
Original Article: Chinese administrators get education on S.J. schooling - Courier-Post
October 30, 2009
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The closing will affect about 65 employees, the company said in a letter to the department. The work is being moved to Wyandotte, Mich., the letter said. “At the present time, it is expected that the plant closing will be permanent,” according to the …
Original Article: JohnsonDiversey to close Sturtevant plant, affecting 65 employees - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
October 30, 2009
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Morales-Juarez, a Milwaukee resident, was crossing the 9500 block of W. Brown Deer Road about 10:45 p.m. when he was stuck by a speeding eastbound vehicle, police said. The driver did not stop, police said. Morales-Juarez was pronounced dead at the …
Original Article: Man killed in hit-and-run wreck on W. Brown Deer Road - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
October 30, 2009
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Shortly after last week’s column appeared, I headed out to Iowa City to attend — and, as the occasion required, to pontificate at — a gathering called Platforms for Public Scholars. Sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at the …
Original Article: The Public Option - Inside Higher Ed
October 30, 2009
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“To me, any meeting or exercise, which yields no results, and aims to just talk for the sake of talk, is worthless,” Orakzai said. ISLAMABAD – Meeting the same fate during her public diplomacy tour in the Muslim country, US Secretary of State …
Original Article: Pakistanis Snub Clinton Diplomacy - Islam Online
October 30, 2009
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MADISON, Wis. — The bye week has come and gone, and now, the University of Wisconsin football team (5-2, 2-2) returns to action on Saturday to host Purdue (3-5, 2-2) at Camp Randall Stadium. Game time is scheduled for 11:02 a.m. The Badgers lead the …
Original Article: Wisconsin welcomes Purdue in Halloween showdown - UWBadgers.com
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“Oh, my gosh, hundreds of times,” the Spanish and linguistics teacher said in exaggeration. “I’m also a cheerleading coach, so I tend to use my voice a lot. It’s not really an option for teachers. We have to talk.” The strain of talking — and …
Original Article: Teachers voice their concerns - Delaware Online
