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Higher Ed Week gets answers
Staff WriterJudi Pritchard recalls applying for college being a lot simpler than it is now for her only child, Shoshanah, a junior at Southwest High School. “When I went to college it was completely different. It was easier,” she said. “It just...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Teaching and Learning, Students, High Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Theater workshop open to teachers, directors; scholarships available
Area drama teachers and directors are invited to attend a two-day workshop, Wednesday and Thursday, July 17-18, in Petoskey. The workshop is designed for directors, both experienced and novice, of K-12 casts, but everything taught will be applicable...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Tony Awards, Kent State University, Festive Events
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Lake Forest High School adds 3 graduates to wall of fame
Three new faces will join the Alumni Wall of Fame at Lake Forest High School, which contains photographs and plaques celebrating the accomplishments of former students and inspiring current ones. The three unveiled Wednesday were David Crane, Thomas...
Tags: Graduation, Central Asia, Tuberculosis, University of Michigan, High Schools
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Confronting artist Kara Walker
Kara Walker will be difficult. This gets whispered to you by enough people in the art world and you start to believe it: She's humorless! Confrontational! Intimidating! David Mamet intimidating! And this week, before the Thursday opening of “...
Tags: University of Chicago, Arts and Culture, Art Institute of Chicago, Entertainment, Gold Coast
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Guest Column: La Cañada High School seniors succeed at notable colleges, again
For nearly a decade, I have taken the opportunity to highlight many of the impressive college choices made available to the graduates of La Cañada High School. The Class of 2012 was no exception. Of the 323 LCHS 2012 graduates, 98% have enrolled at...Tags: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Boston College, University of California, Berkeley, New York University, Engineering
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FIU hires Ron Turner to take over football program
FIU stunned the college football world when it parted ways with coach Mario Cristobal, who successfully turned around the program but fell short of conference championship expectations in 2012. After an extended search, the school is set to formally...
Tags: Florida International Golden Panthers, Sports, San Diego Chargers, Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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With Erik Korem's departure to Kentucky, FSU has another key spot to fill
TALLAHASSEE -- In the days after Florida State's 21-15 win over Georgia Tech in the ACC championship, the goodbyes came fast and furious around the Seminoles coaching offices. Assistants Mark Stoops, D.J. Eliot and Eddie Gran passed along their...
Tags: College Football, Sports, Atlantic Coast Conference, Tyson Gay, Football
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Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend
In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...Tags: Music Industry, Obituaries, Miles Davis, Arts and Culture, Music Theater
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Six colleges failed to comply with Cleary Act, audit finds
L.A. NOWA state audit of six California colleges found that all failed to fully comply with the Cleary Act – which requires colleges that receive certain federal aid programs to publish security policies and crime statistics annually.... -
Obituary: Gregery Naumann
Gregrey Naumann 1974-2012 HARRODSBURG — Gregrey Naumann of Harrodsburg, son of Linda Thomas Naumann and Frank Naumann, died Saturday after an illness. Born Jan. 1, 1974, he was a Boyle County High graduate and attended University of the...Tags: St. Louis
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Baltimore County weighs pension bonds
Baltimore County officials say they can close a gap in pension funding while saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. But their planned strategy is one that carries considerable risk, experts say. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has proposed...
Tags: Catonsville, Boston College, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lawyers aim to help farmers handle modernized ag industry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Succeeding as a farmer in today's world of complex regulations and global trade takes more than a tractor and hard work. It helps to have a good lawyer. The increasing complexity of agriculture has created a business opportunity for...Tags: Justice System, Legal Service, Wildlife, Lobbying, Laws
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