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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Higher Education</title>
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		<title>Hundreds wait to get into memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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Hundreds wait to get into service for Oral Roberts

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of people are waiting to get into the memorial service for evangelist Oral Roberts.
Among the early arrivals for the afternoon service at Oral Roberts University were husband and wife Mark and Paula Sterns, alumni who flew from Dallas for the event. Mark Sterns .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-wait-to-get-into-memorial-service-for-tv-evangelist-university-founder-oral-roberts-246977/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hundreds wait to get into memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Even after death, Oral Roberts&#8217; guiding hand to be felt at university he founded</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Juozapavicius</dc:creator>
		
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Even after death, Roberts&#8217; hand to be felt at ORU

TULSA, Okla. — The hands evangelist Oral Roberts used to heal thousands of people will still help guide the university he founded nearly a half-century ago, even after his death, his followers believe.
Roberts passed away last week at 91, but the legacy of charismatic Christianity he .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/even-after-death-oral-roberts-guiding-hand-to-be-felt-at-university-he-founded-246744/">Even after death, Oral Roberts&#8217; guiding hand to be felt at university he founded</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgetown University&#8217;s NAACP chapter among groups who say campus satire is racist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Georgetown students say campus satire is racist

WASHINGTON — Georgetown University students are slamming a humor magazine for an online satirical piece they say is racist and not funny.
The story in The Georgetown Heckler describes the official campus paper, The Hoya, holding a fictional cross-burning on campus and refers to &#8220;dark, human-shaped pinatas.&#8221; A photograph with .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgetown-universitys-naacp-chapter-among-groups-who-say-campus-satire-is-racist-244954/">Georgetown University&#8217;s NAACP chapter among groups who say campus satire is racist</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico to receive more than $67M for state&#8217;s 529 college savings program under settlement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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NM AG says settlement with Oppenheimer reached

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says a settlement has been reached with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to resolve an investigation into the company&#8217;s management of the state&#8217;s 529 college savings programs.
Under terms of the settlement announced Monday, King says Oppenheimer agrees to pay New Mexico $67.31 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-mexico-to-receive-more-than-67m-for-states-529-college-savings-program-under-settlement-244355/">New Mexico to receive more than $67M for state&#8217;s 529 college savings program under settlement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Berkeley awards honorary degrees to former students sent to WWII internment campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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UC Berkeley awards degrees to WWII internees

BERKELEY, Calif. — Forty-two former University of California, Berkeley students have received their diplomas nearly seven decades after their studies were disrupted when they were sent to internment camps during World War II.
The Japanese Americans, now in their 80s, were awarded honorary degrees at a special ceremony Sunday at .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-berkeley-awards-honorary-degrees-to-former-students-sent-to-wwii-internment-campus-243938/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Student sues Brazilian university over miniskirt

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian university student expelled for causing an uproar while wearing a pink miniskirt has sued her school.
Geisy Arruda asks for $570,000 in damages from Bandeirantes University in Sao Paulo, her lawyer, Nehemias Melo, told the privately run Agencia Estado news service, on Friday.
The university expelled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-brazilian-student-is-suing-university-that-expelled-her-for-wearing-miniskirt-243116/">Original source &nbsp;: Lawyer: Brazilian student is suing university that expelled her for wearing miniskirt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>17 years, 5 colleges, 3 states _ in one student&#8217;s story, lessons on the path through college</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Pope</dc:creator>
		
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For 1 student, a long path to college degree
DURHAM, N.C. — She looked like a good bet to beat the odds, but her first try at college, nearly 20 years ago, came up short.
From a tough, low-income neighborhood of Utica, N.Y., Catherine McNamara earned a scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/17-years-5-colleges-3-states-_-in-one-students-story-lessons-on-the-path-through-college-243058/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 17 years, 5 colleges, 3 states _ in one student&#8217;s story, lessons on the path through college</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A student&#8217;s path through college can be anything but easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Path to college degree can be long, winding

DURHAM, N.C. — There&#8217;s no such thing as a typical college student these days. Nearly a third of undergraduate college students are 25 or older. About 70 percent have at least one characteristic that makes them &#8220;non-traditional&#8221; to government statisticians, such as part-time enrollment, caring for dependents, or ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-students-path-through-college-can-be-anything-but-easy-243055/">Read : A student&#8217;s path through college can be anything but easy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: missing Yale lab technician found safe near home; case unrelated to student&#8217;s killing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Missing Yale lab tech found near home
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police say they&#8217;ve found a missing Yale University lab technician who reportedly works at the building where a graduate student was killed in September.

West Haven police say 47-year-old John DiNello was found safe near his home in West Haven at about 6:30 a.m. Friday. No ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-missing-yale-lab-technician-found-safe-near-home-case-unrelated-to-students-killing-242911/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Police: missing Yale lab technician found safe near home; case unrelated to student&#8217;s killing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>DeVry University undergraduate enrollments accelerate in fall semester, up 22.7 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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DeVry fall undergrad enrollment accelerates

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — For-profit education provider DeVry Inc. on Tuesday said fall enrollment for undergraduates at its DeVry University unit accelerated from a year ago as the bad economy drives students to school.
The Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., company said undergraduate enrollments rose 22.7 percent to 64,003, up from a 16.9 percent ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/devry-university-undergraduate-enrollments-accelerate-in-fall-semester-up-227-percent-241556/" title="DeVry University undergraduate enrollments accelerate in fall semester, up 22.7 percent">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NY grad student accused of fatally stabbing Binghamton University anthropology professor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Student charged in Binghamton U. professor&#8217;s death

VESTAL, N.Y. — A graduate student has been accused of fatally stabbing a 77-year-old Binghamton University anthropology professor.
Authorities say Abdulsalam al-Zahrani (ab-DUHL&#8217;-sah-lam al-zah-RAH&#8217;-nee) was charged with murder Saturday in the death of Richard T. Antoun on Friday.
Broome County District Attorney Gerald Mollen says Antoun knew al-Zahrani from school. He ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ny-grad-student-accused-of-fatally-stabbing-binghamton-university-anthropology-professor-240501/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : NY grad student accused of fatally stabbing Binghamton University anthropology professor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Revised state report on Va. Tech shootings shows more gaps in university responses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Report updates response gaps at Va. Tech shooting

RICHMOND, Va. — Some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families about 90 minutes before a campus-wide alert was issued in the 2007 slayings of 32 people, according to a revised state report that details new fumbles in the response to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/revised-state-report-on-va-tech-shootings-shows-more-gaps-in-university-responses-240015/">Source &nbsp;: Revised state report on Va. Tech shootings shows more gaps in university responses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Think your kid is immune to sexting? Think again: Poll finds sexting common among young people</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/think-your-kid-is-immune-to-sexting-think-again-poll-finds-sexting-common-among-young-people-239659/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;Sexting&#8217; is more common than you might think

WASHINGTON — Think your kid is not &#8220;sexting&#8221;? Think again.
Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of young people have been ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/think-your-kid-is-immune-to-sexting-think-again-poll-finds-sexting-common-among-young-people-239659/">Think your kid is immune to sexting? Think again: Poll finds sexting common among young people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t assume your kid is immune: Poll finds sexting common among young people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Poll finds sexting common among young people

WASHINGTON — Think your kid is not &#8220;sexting&#8221;? Think again.
Sexting — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of young people have been involved ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dont-assume-your-kid-is-immune-poll-finds-sexting-common-among-young-people-239190/">Don&#8217;t assume your kid is immune: Poll finds sexting common among young people</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jay Light, dean of Harvard Business School, to retire in June; search to begin for successor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jay-light-dean-of-harvard-business-school-to-retire-in-june-search-to-begin-for-successor-238926/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Harvard Business School dean to retire in June

BOSTON — Harvard University has announced that Jay Light, the dean of its business school, will step down from the post next June.
Light said on Wednesday that the decision to retire was not an easy one, but that the timing felt right. He said the future holds &#8220;significant ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jay-light-dean-of-harvard-business-school-to-retire-in-june-search-to-begin-for-successor-238926/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Jay Light, dean of Harvard Business School, to retire in June; search to begin for successor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Univ. of South Carolina sets 2015 as goal to cut campus vehicle pollution by 90 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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USC sets 2015 goal to cut campus vehicle pollution

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina plans to cut the pollution by its vehicles by 90 percent over the next five years.
University President Harris Pastides said Tuesday the Columbia campus will be the first in the statewide system to reduce its dependence on gas-powered vehicles.
University .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/univ-of-south-carolina-sets-2015-as-goal-to-cut-campus-vehicle-pollution-by-90-percent-238335/" title="Univ. of South Carolina sets 2015 as goal to cut campus vehicle pollution by 90 percent">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New hip-hop program at Minnesota music school gives students a license _ or diploma _ to ill</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hip-hop-program-at-minnesota-music-school-gives-students-a-license-_-or-diploma-_-to-ill-235684/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Baenen</dc:creator>
		
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Students get schooled on hip-hop at Minn. college

ST. PAUL, Minn. — DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, &#8220;Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it.&#8221;
The student places his hand on the disc. Freddy Fresh sets the tonearm down on a record .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hip-hop-program-at-minnesota-music-school-gives-students-a-license-_-or-diploma-_-to-ill-235684/">Original article &nbsp;: New hip-hop program at Minnesota music school gives students a license _ or diploma _ to ill</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Less jingle this year? Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic red kettles now take credit and debit cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen Wyatt</dc:creator>
		
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Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic kettles now credit ready

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There could be less jingle in the Salvation&#8217;s Army&#8217;s hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.
The growth of so-called &#8220;plastic kettles&#8221; comes as fewer shoppers carry cash. Bell ringers who stand outside stores during the holiday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/less-jingle-this-year-salvation-armys-iconic-red-kettles-now-take-credit-and-debit-cards-235629/">Source &nbsp;: Less jingle this year? Salvation Army&#8217;s iconic red kettles now take credit and debit cards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington state&#8217;s 2-year colleges report second year of record enrollment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Wash. 2-year colleges report record enrollment

SEATTLE — Washington&#8217;s community and technical colleges are reporting a second straight year of record enrollment.
Fall enrollment is expected to top 146,000, with nearly 10 percent more students enrolling.
Historically, community college enrollments go up during an economic downturn.
The director of the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges says record ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/washington-states-2-year-colleges-report-second-year-of-record-enrollment-235282/" title="Washington state&#8217;s 2-year colleges report second year of record enrollment">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clemson getting $98M for wind turbine test facility officials say could mean thousands of jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clemson-getting-98m-for-wind-turbine-test-facility-officials-say-could-mean-thousands-of-jobs-234778/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meg Kinnard</dc:creator>
		
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Clemson to get $98M for wind energy test facility

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson University is getting nearly $100 million in federal stimulus funds to study wind energy.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Monday that the South Carolina school had been picked for the facility that will test new wind turbine technology.
The Energy Department gave ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clemson-getting-98m-for-wind-turbine-test-facility-officials-say-could-mean-thousands-of-jobs-234778/">Clemson getting $98M for wind turbine test facility officials say could mean thousands of jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Iranian official dismissed in fake Oxford degree scandal dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Iranian official in fake degree scandal dies

TEHRAN, Iran — Former Iranian Interior Minister Ali Kordan, who was dismissed after being accused of faking a law degree from the University of Oxford, has died, reports said Monday. He was 51.
Kordan died of heart failure Sunday after weeks of treatment for pulmonary and pancreatic problems, according to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-iranian-official-dismissed-in-fake-oxford-degree-scandal-dies-234627/">Source &nbsp;: Reports: Iranian official dismissed in fake Oxford degree scandal dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station&#8217;s planes to depart as base readies for closing</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/end-of-an-era-brunswick-naval-air-stations-planes-to-depart-as-base-readies-for-closing-233779/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Sharp</dc:creator>
		
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Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine — The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station.
While much of the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, air crews from VP-26 are prepping to ship out for a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/end-of-an-era-brunswick-naval-air-stations-planes-to-depart-as-base-readies-for-closing-233779/" title="End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station&#8217;s planes to depart as base readies for closing">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/overweight-students-at-university-in-pennsylvania-told-to-take-fitness-class-or-risk-diplomas-233749/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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Pa. university students upset about fitness class

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university&#8217;s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/overweight-students-at-university-in-pennsylvania-told-to-take-fitness-class-or-risk-diplomas-233749/" title="Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC regents safely leave UCLA campus after vote to raise student fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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UC regents leave UCLA campus by police escort

LOS ANGELES — University of California regents have left a UCLA building where protesters, angry over a hefty student fee increase, earlier linked arms to block the exits.
University spokesman Phil Hampton says regents safely left the campus Thursday by police escort after the regents approved the 32 percent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-regents-safely-leave-ucla-campus-after-vote-to-raise-student-fees-233075/">Source &nbsp;: UC regents safely leave UCLA campus after vote to raise student fees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters block exits to UCLA building; some regents remain inside</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Group blocks regents from leaving UCLA building

LOS ANGELES — Some University of California regents who approved a student fee increase are trapped inside a UCLA building as protesters block the exits.
The demonstrators are being confronted Thursday by lines of baton-wielding campus police, California Highway Patrol officers and metal barriers.
University spokesman Phil Hampton says chains of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-block-exits-to-ucla-building-some-regents-remain-inside-232998/">Protesters block exits to UCLA building; some regents remain inside</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Calif. imposes $2,500 fee increase as police in riot gear watch over protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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University of Calif. approves big fee hikes

LOS ANGELES — As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state&#8217;s premier public schools.
The vote in a windowless University of California, Los Angeles, meeting room took place Thursday as hundreds of students and union members ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-calif-imposes-2500-fee-increase-as-police-in-riot-gear-watch-over-protest-232951/">University of Calif. imposes $2,500 fee increase as police in riot gear watch over protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of California regents approve 32 percent student fee increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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UC regents approve 32 percent student fee increase

LOS ANGELES — As hundreds of students demonstrated outside, University of California leaders on Thursday voted to approve a 32 percent hike in undergraduate fees, arguing the increase is crucial because of the state&#8217;s budget crisis.
The UC Board of Regents, meeting at UCLA, approved a two-phase increase that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-california-regents-approve-32-percent-student-fee-increase-232876/">Original source &nbsp;: University of California regents approve 32 percent student fee increase</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Army keeping media out of NC Palin book event, fearing politics against Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Baker</dc:creator>
		
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AP NewsBreak: Army keeping media from Palin event

RALEIGH, N.C. — Army officials plan to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin&#8217;s appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday, saying they fear the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told The Associated Press on Thursday that Army officials had decided ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-army-keeping-media-out-of-nc-palin-book-event-fearing-politics-against-obama-232834/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : AP NewsBreak: Army keeping media out of NC Palin book event, fearing politics against Obama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beanbag-toting officers watch over UCLA protest as UC regents consider boosting student fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Police with beanbag guns at UCLA fee hike protest

LOS ANGELES — Officers armed with beanbag guns stood by as hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and even took over a building Thursday on the UCLA campus, where University of California regents were scheduled to vote on a 32 percent student fee increase.
The UC Board of Regents ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beanbag-toting-officers-watch-over-ucla-protest-as-uc-regents-consider-boosting-student-fees-232782/" title="Beanbag-toting officers watch over UCLA protest as UC regents consider boosting student fees">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco-growing Kentucky&#8217;s largest university bans all smoking, tobacco use on campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Tobacco state Ky.&#8217;s biggest university bans leaf

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The largest university in the tobacco-growing state of Kentucky and home to a tobacco research center is banning all smoking on campus.
The University of Kentucky imposed a strict tobacco-free policy Thursday that applies everywhere on the sprawling campus in Lexington. It includes chewing tobacco, pipes, cigars ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tobacco-growing-kentuckys-largest-university-bans-all-smoking-tobacco-use-on-campus-232615/">Tobacco-growing Kentucky&#8217;s largest university bans all smoking, tobacco use on campus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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Protesters gather at UCLA to oppose UC fee hike

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and took over a building Thursday on the UCLA campus, where University of California regents were scheduled to vote on a 32 percent student fee increase.
The UC Board of Regents is considering boosting undergraduate fees — the equivalent of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-march-chant-at-ucla-as-regents-consider-boosting-student-fees-at-universities-232575/">Source article &nbsp;: Protesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dishneau</dc:creator>
		
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Woman leaves $40,000 at Md. shrine for safekeeping

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gotta-have-faith-woman-leaves-40000-at-shrine-for-safekeeping-gets-it-back-a-week-later-231944/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoying new fame, still wants to get tourism degree</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoys fame

SAO PAULO — Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil&#8217;s most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back to class.
Geisy Arruda adds, though, that she wants her ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-miniskirt-student-enjoying-new-fame-still-wants-to-get-tourism-degree-231460/" title="AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoying new fame, still wants to get tourism degree">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame

SAO PAULO — Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she&#8217;s enjoying her newfound fame, but wants to go back to school — with a security guard.
Just the day .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-brazil-short-skirt-woman-shocked-at-her-fame-wants-to-finish-her-tourism-degree-231258/" title="AP Interview: Brazil short skirt woman shocked at her fame, wants to finish her tourism degree">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National recruiting trends report says college labor makert has hit bottom; little 2010 growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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MSU report: College labor market has hit bottom

LANSING, Mich. — Businesses hired far fewer college graduates in the past year than they thought they would, and next year&#8217;s graduates will have to be &#8220;patient and persistent&#8221; to land a job.
Those are some of the findings of Michigan State University&#8217;s annual recruiting trends report released Monday.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-recruiting-trends-report-says-college-labor-makert-has-hit-bottom-little-2010-growth-231146/" title="National recruiting trends report says college labor makert has hit bottom; little 2010 growth">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UMaine System trustees OK chancellor&#8217;s plan, including tuition hike, to close $43M revenue gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Adams</dc:creator>
		
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UMaine trustees OK plan that will save nearly $43M

AUGUSTA, Maine — Future students in the University of Maine System will have more courses to choose from, a curriculum that relies more heavily on computers and higher tuition costs as a result of a plan to save nearly $43 million that received the trustees&#8217; go-ahead Monday.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/umaine-system-trustees-ok-chancellors-plan-including-tuition-hike-to-close-43m-revenue-gap-231140/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : UMaine System trustees OK chancellor&#8217;s plan, including tuition hike, to close $43M revenue gap</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal appeals court to consider suit challenging Michigan&#8217;s affirmative action ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Court to consider Mich. affirmative action ban

LANSING, Mich. — A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan&#8217;s ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring.
Civil rights groups and University of Michigan students, faculty and applicants say the 2006 ballot measure approved by voters is unconstitutional.
Critics say the constitutional ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-appeals-court-to-consider-suit-challenging-michigans-affirmative-action-ban-231129/">Federal appeals court to consider suit challenging Michigan&#8217;s affirmative action ban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tour of Obama&#8217;s NYC visits Columbia U area, Harlem, where he studied, lived and worked</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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Tour of Obama&#8217;s NYC visits Columbia area, Harlem
NEW YORK — Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York &#8220;the lost years,&#8221; because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago. To fill in the gap, Miller offers .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tour-of-obamas-nyc-visits-columbia-u-area-harlem-where-he-studied-lived-and-worked-230673/">Tour of Obama&#8217;s NYC visits Columbia U area, Harlem, where he studied, lived and worked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates, lawmakers to push for Mass. immigrant tuition bill 3 years after it failed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Contreras</dc:creator>
		
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Mass. immigrant tuition bill to get new push

CHELSEA, Mass. — It seemed like a given that Mario Rodas would go to college.
The Guatemalan-born student certainly had the academic credentials, going from English as a second language classes to taking advanced placement exams for college credit his senior year at Chelsea High School.
But paying for it .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocates-lawmakers-to-push-for-mass-immigrant-tuition-bill-3-years-after-it-failed-230014/">Source article &nbsp;: Advocates, lawmakers to push for Mass. immigrant tuition bill 3 years after it failed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Campus &#8216;posses&#8217; support college students who might otherwise feel like fish out of water</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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College students find support in campus &#8216;posses&#8217;
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.
&#8220;I felt intimidated by them,&#8221; recalled Wade. &#8220;Bryn Mawr is a different .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/campus-posses-support-college-students-who-might-otherwise-feel-like-fish-out-of-water-229565/" title="Campus &#8216;posses&#8217; support college students who might otherwise feel like fish out of water">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal officials say they&#8217;ll investigate claims of animal abuse at University of Utah labs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stark</dc:creator>
		
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Feds to check animal abuse claims at Utah labs

SALT LAKE CITY — Federal officials say they&#8217;ll look into complaints by the animal rights group PETA about the treatment of animals at University of Utah research facilities.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says one of its agents spent eight months working undercover in the labs  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-officials-say-theyll-investigate-claims-of-animal-abuse-at-university-of-utah-labs-228628/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska governor proposed spending $100M annually for 5 years to repair of state facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sean Parnell on Thursday proposed spending $100 million annually for five years on maintenance needs that have been ignored at Alaska&#8217;s state-owned buildings and facilities.
&#8220;We have not as a state had a predictable deferred maintenance plan,&#8221; Parnell said at a press conference at the University ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-governor-proposed-spending-100m-annually-for-5-years-to-repair-of-state-facilities-228488/">Alaska governor proposed spending $100M annually for 5 years to repair of state facilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantic coast deals with drenching rain, wind from Ida remnants; 5 deaths blamed on storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Atlantic coast drenched from Ida remnants
NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools, roads and bridges and causing at least five deaths.

The torrential rains and winds gusting more than 30 mph were the work of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which quickly weakened once it made .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlantic-coast-deals-with-drenching-rain-wind-from-ida-remnants-5-deaths-blamed-on-storm-227794/">Atlantic coast deals with drenching rain, wind from Ida remnants; 5 deaths blamed on storm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former NY Gov. Spitzer lectures on institutional integrity at Harvard ethics forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Salsberg</dc:creator>
		
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Spitzer speaks on corporate integrity at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The head of an ethics program at Harvard University strongly defended the choice of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to deliver a lecture on integrity in the nation&#8217;s financial markets.
Spitzer, driven from office by a prostitution scandal, did not make reference to the episode during ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ny-gov-spitzer-lectures-on-institutional-integrity-at-harvard-ethics-forum-227746/" title="Former NY Gov. Spitzer lectures on institutional integrity at Harvard ethics forum">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With school districts cutting back, teacher shortages have given way to a teacher glut</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
		
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Teacher shortage gives way to teacher glut

LAWRENCE, Kan. — When Lilli Lackey started college, talk of a growing teacher shortage gave her confidence that a job would be waiting for her when she got out.
Now, six months after graduating, she considers herself lucky just to find work as a substitute.
Across the country, droves of people .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-school-districts-cutting-back-teacher-shortages-have-given-way-to-a-teacher-glut-227328/">Original source &nbsp;: With school districts cutting back, teacher shortages have given way to a teacher glut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida&#8217;s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Ida&#8217;s torrents dump floods along Atlantic coast

NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools and causing three deaths in hard-hit Virginia and one in North Carolina.
The torrential rains and winds gusting in excess of 30 mph were the work of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-other-areas-cope-with-floods-as-idas-remnants-pelt-atlantic-coast-with-rain-wind-gusts-227311/" title="Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida&#8217;s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>West Bank student blindfolded, expelled in handcuffs to Gaza, petitions Israel to return</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barajas</dc:creator>
		
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Expelled West Bank student petitions Israel court

JERUSALEM — A female Palestinian student who says she was handcuffed, blindfolded and hauled off to the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army in the middle of the night late last month, asked Israel&#8217;s supreme court Thursday to let her return to her studies in the West Bank.
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		<title>Faculty union at Northern Iowa University agrees to reopen contract to deal with budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Northern Iowa Univ. union agrees to contract talks

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The faculty union at Northern Iowa University has agreed to reopen its contract with the school.
Salaries and benefits in the 2009 through 2011 contract will be the focus of talks between the United Faculty and the Northern Iowa officials.
Union president Hans Isakson says the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/faculty-union-at-northern-iowa-university-agrees-to-reopen-contract-to-deal-with-budget-227074/">Faculty union at Northern Iowa University agrees to reopen contract to deal with budget</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Lardner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — A group of doctors overseeing Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s medical training discussed concerns about his overly zealous religious views and strange behavior months before the Army major was accused of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, that left 13 dead and 29 wounded.
Doctors and staff overseeing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-hood-suspects-superiors-questioned-his-strange-behavior-work-performance-months-ago-226340/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Fort Hood suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting suspect&#8217;s superiors questioned his strange behavior, work performance months ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Nidal Malik Hasan&#8217;s overly zealous religious views and strange behavior worried the doctors overseeing his medical training, but they saw no evidence that he was violent or a threat.
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