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After six decades, Mom hangs up the red pen
Change of SubjectNearly 60 years after she first stood in front of a classroom of students, my mother will retire from teaching on Tuesday. She began in 1954 with a freshman English section at Miami University in Ohio where she was a...... -
Brains! 'Zombie apocalypse' emergency preparedness exercise held at University of Michigan
Associated PressANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Zombies have invaded the University of Michigan campus. Well, sort of. The "zombie apocalypse" held Tuesday in Ann Arbor was designed to get School of Public Health students thinking about what the appropriate response...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Education, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colleges and Universities
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After 6 decades, Mom hangs up the red pen
Nearly 60 years after she first stood in front of a classroom, my mother will retire from teaching Tuesday. She began in 1954 with a freshman English section at Miami University in Ohio where she was a graduate student. She went on to teach nursery...
Tags: Old Town School of Folk Music, University of Delaware, University of Connecticut, Miami University, Chicago Sky
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Colleges as country clubs
My daughter is a junior in high school, so I've spent part of this spring making that upper-middle-class pilgrimage known as "the college tour." But as we were led across sweeping lawns by tour guides walking backward, I found myself thinking less about...
Tags: New York University, Girls (tv program), Lifestyle and Leisure, Students, American Campus Communities Incorporated
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Organs needed: You could save a life
PETOSKEY — It's a hard subject for Tina Stead to talk about -- how her family's life changed in what seemed like an instant. Tina, 32, and her husband Mike, 31, have been together for 12 years. The Boyne City couple has three children -- sons,...
Tags: Heart Transplants, Cardiologists, Heart Failure, Hospitals and Clinics, Dialysis
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A hint that affirmative action may survive
All but eclipsed by the speculation about how the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage is the fact that the court will also hand down a decision in the next few months about the constitutionality of affirmative action at state universities. But...
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage, Racism, University of California, Los Angeles
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Thousands attend Hash Bash at U. of Mich.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Thousands attended an annual rally on the University of Michigan campus aimed at celebrating marijuana and arguing for its legalization. The 42nd Hash Bash was held Saturday in Ann Arbor. University public safety...
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Love of Chicago history fuels Paul Durica
The first time I met Paul Durica, he was Ben Reitman. This was a few summers ago at the annual Bughouse Square Debates, held by the Newberry Library in the small Washington Square Park across the street and celebrating the bygone era when that park...
Tags: Mark Brown, Tourism and Leisure, Literature, World War II (1939-1945), Northwestern University
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Petoskey High School drops class ranking system
Petoskey High School has been looking at the issue of weighted grades for the past couple of years through site improvement and district Teaching and Learning Council processes, but thus far has determined "there is no compelling evidence" to move to that...
Tags: Students, Research, Teaching and Learning, Central Michigan University, Human Interest
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Unusual $50 million gift for writing at Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The wife of billionaire real estate mogul Sam Zell is giving $50 million to support the University of Michigan's acclaimed graduate writing program. The donation, to be announced Thursday, is believed to be by far the largest...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Johns Hopkins University, University of Iowa, Science, Michael Bloomberg
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Cars not a driving force for teens
Tribune NewspapersGiven a choice between a new Toyota Corolla or the latest iPhone, 16-year-old Allison Katz says that's an easy one. She'd take the phone. Texting drives her social life. She doesn't have a driver's license and hasn't rushed to get one. "I mostly...Tags: Computer Hardware, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Pandora Media, Inc.
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As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink
I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...
Tags: Rutgers University, Duke University, Barack Obama, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, State University of New York
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Mar 8, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 16, 2013
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Feb 24, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
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