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    Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Dennis Rodman tests out 'basketball diplomacy' in North Korea

    It’s a story so strange it could have been cobbled together through Mad Libs: Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman and some of the showy Harlem Globetrotters arrived Tuesday in the isolated country of North Korea, in a filmed trip billed as “basketball diplomacy.”
    It’s a story so strange it could have been cobbled together through Mad Libs: Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman and some of the showy Harlem Globetrotters arrived Tuesday in the isolated country of North Korea, in a filmed trip billed as...

    Tags: Media Industry, National Basketball Association, Kim Jong Un, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Dennis Rodman

    2. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Stanford becomes 1st school to raise more than $1 billion in a year

    The nation’s top fund-raising institution last year, Stanford University, raised $1.03 billion from donors, the first to raise more than $1 billion in a given year.
    The nation’s top fund-raising institution last year, Stanford University, raised $1.03 billion from donors, the first to raise more than $1 billion in a given year. Out of the nation's top 10 fund-raising institutions, two others were in...

    Tags: New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Land Price, University of Pennsylvania

    3. Feb 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Boys in the back of the class

    Every year millions of well-intentioned American kids show up for kindergarten or first grade woefully unprepared to learn. Some can't even tell you their complete name, let alone spell any of it.
    Every year millions of well-intentioned American kids show up for kindergarten or first grade woefully unprepared to learn. Some can't even tell you their complete name, let alone spell any of it. That's enough reason for me to believe "high-quality...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Sociology, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Preschools

    4. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Special Report: Class struggle - How charter schools get students they want

    Getting in can be grueling.
    Reuters
    Getting in can be grueling. Students may be asked to submit a 15-page typed research paper, an original short story, or a handwritten essay on the historical figure they would most like to meet. There are interviews. Exams. And pages of questions for...

    Tags: Examinations, Social Security, Personal Data Collection, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology

    5. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Overcrowded ERs, PTSD signs tied in heart patients

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being treated for a heart attack in a crowded emergency department may be linked to developing symptoms of a stress disorder, according to a new study.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being treated for a heart attack in a crowded emergency department may be linked to developing symptoms of a stress disorder, according to a new study. The study does not prove crowded ERs cause stress disorders, but the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Internal Medicine, Heart Attack, Medical Specialization

    6. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Treatment not helping kids with attention deficit disorder

    Young children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder continue to suffer from severe symptoms even with treatment, a study led by <a title="johns hopkins childrens center" href="http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/index.aspx" target="_blank">Johns Hopkins Children's Center</a> researchers has found.
    Young children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder continue to suffer from severe symptoms even with treatment, a study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers has found. The study, published online Feb. 11 in the Journal of the...

    Tags: Social Sciences, Learning Disability, Medical Specialization, Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals

    7. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Misunderstanding the university: The Brooklyn College case

    In recent days, Brooklyn College has found itself targeted by a vehement campaign against its political science department's decision to co-sponsor a forum on Thursday in which two speakers are expected to advocate a position that the campaigners heartily object to. City and state politicians have even called for defunding the college.
    In recent days, Brooklyn College has found itself targeted by a vehement campaign against its political science department's decision to co-sponsor a forum on Thursday in which two speakers are expected to advocate a position that the campaigners heartily...

    Tags: Palestine, Communist Party of China, Social Sciences, Students, Israel

    8. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Gerda Lerner dies at 92; pioneered field of women's history

    Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison in Vienna and feared that birthday would be her last. Her jailers meant to starve her, but her cellmates &mdash; two gentile women imprisoned for their anti-fascist views &mdash; shared their rations and kept her strong.
    Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison in Vienna and feared that birthday would be her last. Her jailers meant to starve her, but her cellmates — two gentile women imprisoned for their anti-fascist views — shared their rations...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Germany, Book, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    9. Feb 3, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  9. The system's missing pieces

    In testimony before President Barack Obama's Gun Violence Task Force on Jan. 9, Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a Columbia University professor and former president of the American Psychiatric Association, said that the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, coming so soon after...

    Tags: Mental Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Sciences, Depression, Bipolar Disorder

    10. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Donald Richie dies at 88; interpreted Japan for the West

    Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture &mdash; from cinema to Zen to tattoos &mdash; in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his adopted home, has died. He was 88.
    Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture — from cinema to Zen to tattoos — in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his...

    Tags: Truman Capote, Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Igor Stravinsky, U.S. Army

    11. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Book lovers, save the date for CityLit Festival

    The lineup for the 10th annual <a href="http://www.citylitproject.org/index.cfm?page=news&amp;newsid=130" target="_blank">CityLit Festival</a> is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars.
    The lineup for the 10th annual CityLit Festival is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars. The event, held at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, offers a full day of author readings, panel discussions and...

    Tags: The New York Times, Enoch Pratt Free Library, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Authors, Arts and Culture

    12. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. South Korea tycoon sentenced for embezzling more than $40 million

    <span style="font-size: small;">A South Korean executive was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $40 million from his conglomerate, the third-largest of the massive and powerful <em>chaebols</em> that have long dominated the South Korean economy.</span>
    A South Korean executive was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $40 million from his conglomerate, the third-largest of the massive and powerful chaebols that have long dominated the South Korean economy. SK Group...

    Tags: South Korea, Embezzlement, Punishment, Corporate Crime, Samsung Group

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