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Duke students protest frat party that mocked Asians
DURHAM, N.C. – Growing up as an Asian American in Texas, Ashley Tsai endured slurs from grade school through high school. But she said she did not expect to encounter discrimination from a fraternity at prestigious Duke University, where she’s...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Social Issues, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Kevin Gray: Broadway star brought out talents in others
Kevin Gray played many characters in his career on the world's most celebrated stage. He hid the cruelty of obsession behind a mask in the title role of "Phantom of the Opera." He washed his hands of sin as Pontius Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar." And...Tags: Heart Attack, Music Theater, The Hartt School, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events
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Psychological effects of bullying can last years
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who were bullied and acted as bullies themselves were at higher risk for depression, anxiety and panic disorder years down the line, in a new study. Researchers have known that bullying can take a psychological toll on...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Science and Technology, Psychiatry, Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at School
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In Theory: Is cheating becoming more socially acceptable?
From high school students to millionaire athletes, cheating has always been around. But 2012 saw a string of high-profile cases that brought cheating into the public eye and could even be making it more socially acceptable. Lance Armstrong's doping...Tags: Ethics, Lance Armstrong, New Orleans Saints, Plastic Surgeons, Teaching and Learning
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Rockwood students at Somerset Exchange Club
Somerset Exchange Club students of the month from Rockwood Area High School are Sarah Foy and Sam Gary. Sarah Catherine Foy, 17, a senior at Rockwood Area High School, is the daughter of Dale and Rebecca Foy. She is the oldest of seven siblings:...
Tags: High Schools, ESPN (tv network), University of Pittsburgh, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries the world over. And the situation is even worse than it appears. Most of the...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Computer Hardware, Business Enterprises, World War II (1939-1945), University of California, Davis
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Teen pot smoking lowers adult IQ? A second look says maybe not
In late August, baby boomers (and others whose teen years were spent in a haze of marijuana smoke) seemed to get the comeuppance they had long feared: A study suggested that early and frequent pot smoking resulted in depressed intelligence scores well...Tags: Research, Marijuana Use, Recreational Substance Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Bonobos may prefer sharing food with strangers over groupmates
On the Friday before Christmas, a customer at a coffee shop in Winnipeg, Canada, spontaneously decided to pay for the drink of the next customer – and that stranger, moved by this act, did so for the next, ultimately creating a chain of 228...Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Sociology
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Musician-turned writer's book based Civil War-era photos
Name: Stephen Recker Age: 54 City in which you reside: Smithsburg Day job: Web developer, High Rock Studios, Hagerstown Book title: "Rare Images of Antietam and the Photographers Who Took Them" Genre: Historical nonfiction, Civil War Synopsis of...
Tags: Photography, Tourism and Leisure, Antietam National Battlefield, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Services and Shopping
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Disinfecting robots help prevent superbug infections at Hopkins
Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots.
It sounds more futuristic than...Tags: MRSA, Medical Procedures and Tests, Anthony Harris, Health and Safety at School, National Institutes of Health
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Hopkins research offers Pa. woman new arm, 14 years after amputation
Over the 14 years since losing her right arm to a hollow-point bullet, Dana Burke was convinced she could feel herself pointing, pinching or waving as she motioned with the 5-inch-long limb the attack left behind.
Still, she had to relearn how to pull...Tags: U.S. Military, Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Pittsburgh, Injuries and Wounds, Amputation
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Young American: Sam Gary
Daily American Staff WriterSam Gary doesn't hesitate when asked about his favorite birthday present. The Rockwood Area School District senior spent June 23-27 at Duke University under the tutelage of those who run one of NCAA's most prolific basketball programs. Among the...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, University of Pittsburgh, Lifestyle and Leisure, Basketball, Orthopedic Surgery
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