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Struggling college students turn to food banks

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:17 +0000

Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.

Stocks surge higher on two upbeat economic reports

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:09:18 +0000

Stocks are surging higher after a double dose of good economic news. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index has come in higher than expected, and the Commerce Department also delivered a better than anticipated report on June...

Judge to lift ban on building Calif sports center

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:35:29 +0000

A planned sports center at the University of California at Berkeley that ignited a tree-sitting protest moved a step closer to reality when a judge gave campus officials the go-ahead to...

Vets returning to campus life seek help adjusting

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:39 +0000

Returning home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Derek Blumke was eager to return to college. But the Air Force veteran felt unwelcome at the University of Michigan as he tried alone to manage the transition from warrior to...

UCF WR who died had condition worsened by stress

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:57:50 +0000

Autopsy results show a University of Central Florida football player who died after spring drills had a pre-existing medical condition worsened by physical stress.

The new education destination

Sanwali — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:26:15 +0000

Himachal Pradesh has recently sanctioned three new medical colleges, and two others are in the pipeline. Moreover, the state Government is considering approval of four private universities, a Central university, an IIT, and a host of private...

New Zealand teen fined in Penn computer hack

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:19:03 +0000

A New Zealand teenager who admitted to hacking into the University of Pennsylvania computer system was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $11,000 in fines but avoided a conviction so that he can help police solve computer...

High gas prices fuel boom in online classes

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:57:46 +0000

Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. Then she realized she could take the same courses from her computer at home and save on fuel...

Rodriguez, Michigan to pay WVU $4 million

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:00:36 +0000

Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan have agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that WVU filed after he broke his contract in...

U of Iowa: Floods caused more than $230M in damage

AP — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:33:24 +0000

Officials at the University of Iowa have more than tripled their estimate on flood damage, with the tab now expected to exceed $230 million.