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Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and...
Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mysterious cloak and dagger world of international espionage and its real-life heros and villains are exposed in a new exhibition,...
Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa's ANC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and...
'Psychic' pig to make Euro tips
KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was robbed in February at his Caribbean vacation home by a man armed with a...
Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a...
Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
TOKYO (Reuters) - After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay...

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A Little Bit Indian
Why Elizabeth Warren’s embarrassment is a scandal for academia.
Quebec Government Passes Law to Restrain Protests
Quebec’s government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities, seeking to end three months of protests against tuition increases.
Adrift in Oratory
It’s graduation season, which means speeches, lots of them. But what are those students really thinking about?
Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids
As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise...
Reform-Minded Chairman at Center of Controversy
Since Gene Powell was elected chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents last year,...

College Sports

Ducks Win Regional, Await Super Regional Opponent

Continuing its best-ever run of postseason success, the #11-seeded University of Oregon softball team won its third straight NCAA Regional with a 4-1 win over...
UFC champ Jones is arrested

Jon "Bones" Jones, the UFC's light heavyweight champion, was arrested early Saturday morning in upstate New York on suspicion of driving under the influence.
LSU claims SEC Title with series win at South Carolina

Jackson Slaid delivered the go-ahead-run with a pinch hit single, scoring Jordy Snikeris in the tenth inning, and Mason Katz followed with what turned out...
Lawyer: Va Tech kicker to plead to reduced charge

The lawyer for Cody Journell says the Virginia Tech kicker has reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to a reduced charge stemming from...
Beavers Comeback, Then Lose In 11 At NCAA Regional

It took three hours and 32 minutes, lasted 11 innings and forced the two teams to throw a combined 415 pitches, and when it was...

College Admissions News

Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers
In our preliminary look at admissions yields and wait-list offers, it seems as though Ivy League schools have much higher yields than others.
A Dream College Acceptance, With the Money to Make It Come True
Cassie Dagostino, a high school senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., writes that her college acceptance news was "the best outcome that could have possibly happened."
The College Admissions Essay: Finding a Topic
In this Tip Sheet, the author Alan Gelb offers some advice about the hardest part of the college admissions essay: finding a topic.
'So Done' With School, and Anxious About College
Abigail Hansen writes, "I feel so done with everything remotely related to high school right now, so I wonder how I will get any passion...
For International Students, a Guide to U.S. Community Colleges
In this week's installment, we've decided to tell our international readers a bit about U.S. community colleges, where thousands of international students have decided to...

Education News

Son Fulfills Dream That Racism Denied His Mother
Friday, Terry Walls is graduating from the same university that rejected his mother because of the color of her skin. Mary Jean Price Walls hadn't...
Ivy League Janitor: 'I'm Still Wearing The Gown'
Gac Filipaj graduated this week with honors from Columbia University. The 52-year-old Albanian refugee not only fled civil war to come to the U.S., but...
The Politics Of Catholic Schools' Graduation Speakers
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is up in arms over Georgetown University's invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak during...
After Devastating Tornado, Joplin High Bounces Back
One year after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., life for the city's residents is beginning to return to normal. President Obama will deliver Joplin...
Fla. Students Crash After State Raises Bar On Test
The Florida Board of Education has voted to temporarily lower the passing grade for its state writing test after a dramatic drop in scores on...

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