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Miss Niles 2013 and runner-up stripped of crowns, sashes
The Miss Niles Scholarship Organization says Miss Niles 2013 Sasha Zidar and runner-up Allie Schoenleber have been stripped of their crowns and sashes. The former 2nd Runner Up, Monica Bielski, will be crowned Miss Niles 2013. Here is what was posted...
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Notre Dame, Harvard, others sign on to 'Say Yes'
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The "Say Yes to Education" program that sends public high school graduates to college for free has added five prestigious private universities to its list of destinations. Say Yes founder George Weiss said in Syracuse Monday...
Tags: State University of New York, Syracuse, Education, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid
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Newtown students to receive college scholarships
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Four graduating seniors from Newtown High School will receive college scholarships to help them pursue careers in education. The money is coming from the "We are Newtown" charity, which was formed by a group of local...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Financial Aid
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ND, IU, Purdue, Butler academic overachievers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five years ago, Tom Crean took over an Indiana basketball program gutted of scholarship players and in equally abysmal shape academically. Now he has a winning program that graduates virtually everybody. On Wednesday, Crean's...
Tags: Basketball, Butler Bulldogs, Victor Oladipo, Purdue Boilermakers, College Sports
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SW Mich. soldier receives 2 Purple Hearts
A Southwest Michigan soldier received two Purple Hearts on Monday, years after serving in Iraq and being wounded twice. Jason Wright was honored with the medals after the Allegan Memorial Day Parade. Many used the slogan, "Let's Make It Right for...Tags: Memorial Day
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IU's minority recruiting falling short of goal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University's efforts to recruit more black students and faculty to its Bloomington campus have fallen well short of the school's goals, but some on campus hope the hiring of a new associate vice president in a campus...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Indiana University, Education, Ku Klux Klan
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Ivy Tech giving a break to students
ELKHART COUNTY – Hundreds of students in Elkhart County will be able to attend community college for even less money. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Ivy Tech Community College, Mervin and Dorothy Lung donated more money to their...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid
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Slain South Bend nurse remembered through awards program
SOUTH BEND – It has been five years since a nurse from our area was gunned down along with four others at a clothing store near Chicago. On Wednesday, scholarships were given out in her memory. Jeni Bishop was a Memorial Hospital ICU nurse who...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Human Interest
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Indiana court upholds broadest school voucher program
The Indiana Supreme Court is upholding the Hoosier state's school voucher program. The vote to continue using taxpayer money to send kids to private school was unanimous. While some are celebrating others are not so pleased with the ruling. The...
Tags: Christianity, Government, Regional Authority, Trials, Parochial Schools
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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Higgs Boson Search, Applied Physics, Astronomy, Science and Technology, Cosmology
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Special ministry to be honored by Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND (AP) — The University of Notre Dame is giving its top award to the founders of a program that brings religion to people with developmental disabilities. The school says it will present the Laetare (lay-TAH-ray) Medal to Sister Susanne...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Religion and Belief
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Indiana hairstylists say all agreed to share jackpots
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seven hairstylists who are fighting for a share of a $9.5 million lottery prize bought by a co-worker at an Indianapolis salon testified Wednesday that they had all agreed to share any winnings from tickets purchased at the...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Lotteries, Court Preliminary, Lotto, Trials
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