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READER SUBMITTED: NWC's Gillespie, Stites Are Named CIAC Scholar-Athletes
Sarah Gillespie ’13, an outstanding track athlete, and Tyler Stites ’13, an accomplished swimmer and golfer, have been named Northwest Catholic's CIAC Scholar-Athletes for 2013. “Sarah and Tyler are excellent examples of students...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Boston College, Swimming
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Calming the West's water wars
Last week, Texas and Oklahoma squared off in a Supreme Court battle over water rights that has the drought-ridden West on edge. At issue is a state's control over its own water: Texas seeks to buy or otherwise tap water from Oklahoma under the terms of an...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Natural Resources, Laws
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Using technology to fight cheating in online education
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Michael Jackson, Medical Procedures and Tests, Regional Authority, Students
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Saudi embraces U.S. oil boom even as kingdom's output steadies
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The oil minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude oil exporter, welcomed the U.S. energy renaissance on Tuesday but added that the boom in new global output may hold the kingdom's production at current levels until the next...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, George H.W. Bush, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, National Government
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Holy Cross College lecture series to continue
The 2012-13 school year at Holy Cross College was outstanding in many, many ways. One striking example was the high note the new Practical Lessons in $uccess lecture series closed on. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, not much older than many Holy...
Tags: City Bank, Colleges and Universities, Education, Students, Catholic Relief Services
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Sage Hill
Samir Durrani GPA: 4.6 School Activities/Clubs: co-founder of the Organic Educational Center, Honor Committee, Sage Advocates of Multicultural Education, Environmental Club president, rowing team, golf team, Mock Trial captain, jazz band string bassist,...Tags: Teachers, Mathematics, Lobbying, Financial Aid, National Government
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Book thanks conductor for 30 years of Bach Choir leadership
It's hard to believe, as the Bach Choir of Bethlehem presents its 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival, that before Greg Funfgeld's tenure as artistic director and conductor, the choir performed only at a handful of special events throughout the year as...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, The Wall Street Journal, Religion and Belief, Entertainment
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Bay City school works with Harvard to improve
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Bay City Central High School and Harvard University are collaborating this year to improve the high school's curriculum. MLive.com reports that ( http://bit.ly/16pbAta ) 15 Central High School teachers and administrators...Tags: Teachers, High Schools, Education, Schools, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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City schools chief Alonso resigns
Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso tearfully announced his resignation Monday, ending a six-year tenure marked by bold yet often divisive reforms and casting uncertainty on the future of the long-troubled school system. Under Alonso's leadership, city...
Tags: Teachers, Arts and Culture, Collective Contract, U.S. Department of Education, Andres Alonso
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Lawrence Summers: 'Now is not the time for austerity'
The economics commentariat and no small part of the political debate have been consumed recently with the controversy surrounding the work of my Harvard colleagues (and friends) Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff. Their work had been widely interpreted as...Tags: Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, The Washington Post, Research, Finance
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Havel, O'Donnell win OC Marathon
Kimberly O'Donnell graduated from Harvard University last year and ran in the 2012 Boston Marathon. She has a strong connection with Boston. When the Boston Marathon bombings occurred last month, she immediately called friends and former roommates in...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Road Running, Boston Marathon, Sports, Running
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Lehighton woman was inspired to teach by hard lessons of bullying
Diana Livingston will limp on her way to receiving her degree at the Penn State-Berks graduation Saturday, May 4. There's a slim possibility that she could even fall on the way to the stage. But she will walk the distance to clench her diploma....
Tags: Teachers, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Education, The Pennsylvania State University
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