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• Girl Suspended After Shaving Head for Cancer Victims — Including Her Dying Father

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 636
  Emily Pridham, 15, stood out when she showed up at Mount Alvernia College in Brisbane, Australia with a shaven head. She was suspended for violating the school’s dress code, even though she shaved her head to raise money for cancer research — her father is dying of cancer. Emily shaved her head as part of her ...
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• FAMU taking dental school proposal to BOG

  
  Rattler Nation — Authority: 429
  Having secured a favorable vote from the Board of Trustees at last month’s meeting, FAMU’s School of Dentistry proposal faces another critical hurdle: Board of Governors approval. The BOG must authorize all new doctoral-level programs in the State University System of Florida. Currently, there are only two ...
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• We need a plan for multi-year university funding

  
  Living in interesting times — Authority: 114
  From today’s Daily Gleaner:It was encouraging to read The Gleaner’s Oct. 31 editorial calling attention to New Brunswick’s dismal record of funding the operational needs of the University of New Brunswick and other public universities.The decline in provincial investment began during former Premier Frank ...
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• 2009 AAR :: the good, the bad, the unsurpassably entertaining

  
  a few words — Authority: 98
  I woke up in Montreal this morning, and still made it back to NYC for class at 2:30 (even if a bit road-weary and goggle-eyed from the drive). While I certainly cannot say that I enjoy the AAR—at least not without adding some serious qualifications—I am glad to have gone, mainly for the opportunity to (re)connect ...
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• Embracing our destiny with social media: Our future lies with our undergraduate and graduate students in PR

  
  Karens Public Relations Blog — Authority: 119
  What has been interesting for me to see whenever I read or hear something about social media – people are asking the same questions.  Whether it is regarding how to get a Facebook page set up for this particular client, or what things that we need to tweet about – these are all good things to consider.  However, ...
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• Law Grads Best in Texas on Bar Exam

  
  Texas Tech Today — Authority: 445
  Historically, Texas Tech law students have done well on the bar exam.  With a first-time pass rate of 94.52 percent, the Texas Tech University School of Law led all Texas law schools on the July Bar Examination . The overall pass rate for graduates of the nine Texas law schools taking the bar for the first ...
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• Jazz and Funk Drummer Mike Clark To Perform With Music Students

  
  Texas Tech Today — Authority: 445
  Mike Clark is known as one of America’s foremost jazz and funk drummers. The Texas Tech School of Music and the College of Visual & Performing Arts will host Mike Clark , one of America’s foremost jazz and funk drummers, in a performance with Jazz Ensemble I, at Hemmle Recital Hall, which is in the ...
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• GREEN CHICKEN

  
  EphBlog — Authority: 441
  Excuse the all caps headline. This news comes to us via EphBlog math correspondent “ 12 ” Williams recovered the Green Chicken from Middlebury in a hard fought battle Saturday, November 7, 2009, winning 199-180 (maximum possible score was a 240). The top four scores for each side made up the team; the Williams ...
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• Brown fat cells provide hope for obesity research

  
  Student Life — Authority: 602
  Not all fat cells mean weight gain. National researchers in cell biology have identified proteins that turn normal skin cells into brown fat cells, which use energy to generate heat. “Energy only gets burned when your heart beats or your muscles walk up a flight of stairs or when you breathe,” said Clay ...
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• An introduction to social media for journalists

  
  Reportr.net — Authority: 112
  Valuable social networking presentation for the News21 Carnegie-Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education. It’s by Jeremy Rue , multimedia training instructor for the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. (Via Graphicdesignr )
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• Teaching Qualifications

  
  EphBlog — Authority: 441
  From the April 21, 1998 Record : [President Hank] Payne mentioned plans for more large events, a program on leadership by Chair and Professor of Psychology George Goethals at a new center at Mount Hope Farm, and a new program to give students the qualifications to teach in public schools to increase student ...
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• Video: Torpedo Sinks French Ship

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 636
  For those of us who are military history buffs, this video is amazing. On the video, you can see the impact of modern torpedoes on large shipping. Gone are the days when sailors have time to abandon a ship. The damage of a single torpedo here is astonishing and alarming.
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• Agra varsity students forcibly close colleges

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Agra, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of students of the Dr. B.R.Ambedkar University took to the streets Saturday afternoon forcibly closing down all colleges, to protest the assault on students, including on girls, Friday by varsity employees.The agitating students want assistant registrar Balaji Yadav sacked for allegedly ...
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• Is This Your Homework, Larry? Students in Two Cases Implicated in Crimes After Allegedly Leaving Homework at the Crime Scene

  
  JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority: 636
  Despite the claims of parents about always doing your homework, homework has been the undoing of many a fine criminal. In two cases this week, alleged high school and college felons were implicated when they left homework at the scene of the crime. The first crime occurred at the University of Arizona where ...
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• Music in and for Bharathanatyam- A Survey report

  
  Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web — Authority: 110
  “Geetham vaadyam tathaa nrityam, trayam sangeetham uchyate” – Sangeetha RatnakaraWhat’s the scene and perception today?-  A survey reportIntroductionAsha Ramesh, a carnatic vocalist trained under Sangeeta Kalanidhi D. K. Jayaraman was hosted on Jaya TV’s Kalaimalar, their morning talkshow. Now a part of Smt ...
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• Its not Robert, but it sure looks cool!

  
  Blues Historian — Authority: 425
  A few years ago there was a brief stir created by a short film clip of a young bluesman. It does look like Robert Johnson, especially the extremely long fingers, but some pointy head academics ruin it:-) (as a pointed head academic I say that with love:-) Like most reality based fun spoilers, they did some ...
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• Helping Others find scholarships

  
  Get unclaimed Scholarships now! — Authority: 118
  Using and sharing scholarship resourcesIf there are websites, blogs and services that are providing you with scholarships and financial aid resources, then you should do your part as well. What... This is a summary of the unclaimed scholarship and financial aid opportunities. For more informaton visit ...
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• Agronomy Club Claims Third Straight National Championship

  
  Texas Tech Today — Authority: 445
  Students compete once a year at the National Student Quiz Bowl Competition answering questions on topics such as crop science, entomology, plant pathology, soils and weed science. Texas Tech University’s Agronomy Club held the top spot again at the Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES) ...
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• An Educational Consultant’s Impressions of The Thacher School

  
  Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools — Authority: 128
  The Thacher School has to be one of the BEST “Hidden Secret” Boarding Schools nationwide. What is not to like about this wonderful school? It’s in a breathtaking setting. They have their own orchard where we were able to pick up avocados, and a superb geographic location. I thoroughly enjoyed my ...
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• Texas Tech University Agricultural Education Program Listed Among Nation’s Elite

  
  Texas Tech Today — Authority: 445
  Texas Tech University has one of the nation’s distinguished agricultural education programs, according to a recent survey of professional colleagues within the discipline. In a study conducted by Ohio State University, agricultural educators ranked 82 programs in the country they held in highest professional ...
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