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As Preakness 2013 arrives, infield shows identity shift from drink-a-thon to music festival
In 2008, Ed DeRosa witnessed the infamy of the Preakness infield — the passed-out partiers, the chucking of full beer cans into crowds and of course, the "Running of the Urinals," where drunken infielders ran down a row of portable toilets. DeRosa,...
Tags: Music, Auto Racing, Arts and Culture, Concerts, New Year's Day
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Four public university presidents make collective $9.2 million
Four presidents at public research universities made a collective $9.2 million in fiscal year 2012, with the top earner of the group making much of his money because he was fired, according to a report released Sunday by the Chronicle of Higher Education....
Tags: Graham Spanier, Education, Virginia Tech, Auburn University , Colleges and Universities
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Students hoping to make history at national event
They've been named the top students at the district and state National History Day competitions, but are now working to pay their way to College Park, Md. At Aberdeen Central High School, 13 students are readying to go to the University of Maryland to...Tags: Aberdeen, History (tv network), Teaching and Learning, Grocery Coupons, Arts and Culture
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Rudisill, Seibert awarded Bulldog Federal Credit Union scholarships
Natalie A. Rudisill and Benjamin M. Seibert were awarded $500 scholarships from Bulldog Federal Credit Union members, according to David Barrett, credit union president and chairman of the scholarship selection committee. Both will graduate in June...Tags: Teaching and Learning, National Government, Education, Politics, Awards and Prizes
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Colleges face enrollment shortfalls, offer discounts: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Many leading U.S. colleges and universities face a shortfall in enrollment for fall classes and will offer price discounts as they compete for students in an ever expanding higher education market, according to Forbes. The magazine...Tags: Arizona State University, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, The Washington Post, New York City
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Katherine L. Vaughns
Katherine L. Vaughns, a University of Maryland School of Law professor and secretary of the Center Stage board who immersed herself in the arts community, died of pancreatic cancer May 4 at a Sinai Hospital hospice unit. The Bolton Hill resident was 68....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Bolton Hill, Justice System, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Local student to talk weight loss on 'The View'
Kaci DeWitt-Rickards remembers being a chunky kid with a steady diet of Burger King chicken tenders, vanilla milkshakes and Papa John's pizza. By her sophomore year in college at the University of Miami, her adolescent pudge had ballooned into a...
Tags: Weight, Weight Loss, Physical Therapy, Education, Health Treatments
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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Coppin State University, Catherine E. Pugh, Graduation, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Obamacare's tax on innovation
Government leaders are asking us to out-innovate, out-export and out-work our competitors in order for the United States to turn this economy around. But what if our own government was instituting policies that proved to be some of the biggest obstacles...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), National Government, Agriculture, Barack Obama, Medical Research
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Digital writing program keeps students engaged
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLaMarc Hilliard, a fifth-grader at Emma K Doub Elementary School who wrote a story on his iPad about a turkey helping a chicken find treasure that was stolen by a group called the “bling bling crew,” was able to project what he wrote from...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Apple iPod, Apple iPad, Students
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Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake
Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named Dr. Philip Nivatpumin has been named by Upper Chesapeake Health as medical director of the UCH Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center. The Kaufman Cancer Center is currently...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Phil McGraw, Internists, Education
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Natural Resources, Teaching and Learning, Aquaculture, Abraham Lincoln, Conservation
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