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Seawolves excited about upcoming season
steven.marcus@newsday.comStony Brook continues to ratchet up football with no ceiling in sight. Scholarships are on the rise, the team is in a new, more competitive conference and, most importantly, the 2008 Seawolves may be the most talented in program history. Now all of...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Awards and Prizes, National Football League
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Suit claims women's studies departments discriminate against men
Last week, a Manhattan lawyer sued Columbia University for discriminating against men. In a news release, Roy Den Hollander, who's best known for suing Manhattan nightclubs because they offered free or discounted Ladies Night drinks to women, claimed the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Dance, Culture, Health and Safety at School, Columbia University
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Billionaire Soros Backs Massachusetts Pot-Possession Measure
Associated PressA measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros. The measure seems likely to pass easily, according to a recent...Tags: Voting, Drug Trafficking, Addiction, George Bush, Referenda
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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PSU LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER "PHIL GROSZ NIGHT", AUG. 28 -- Buffet 6 p.m., speaker 7:15, Days Inn Conference Center, Rt. 22 & 309 … prepaid $14, at door $16 … hear Phil's comments/predictions for 2008 season … info Dale 610-4434-0497....Tags: Rivers, American Legion, Charity, Philadelphia Force, Explosions
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Salovey named Yale Provost
Peter Salovey, the dean of Yale College, has been named Yale University's provost. The 50-year-old psychology professor succeeds Andrew Hamilton, who is leaving the school to become vice chancellor at Oxford University. Salovey was a major advocate...Tags: Yale University, Colleges and Universities, Andrew Hamilton, Philosophy
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Akron eyes sewage system deal for scholarships
Associated Press WriterSome people dub it "stools for schools," yet the mayor's plan to lease the city's sewage system gets high marks from others. Mayor Don Plusquellic has proposed leasing the city-owned sewage system to a private contractor for up to $200 million and using...Tags: Local Authority, Awards and Prizes, Contracts, Migration, Colleges and Universities
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Louisiana And Mississippi Score High On The Sat
The class of 2008 in Louisiana and Mississippi earned higher scores on the SAT college entrance test than the national mean in critical reading, math and writing, a report released Tuesday shows. The College Board, which released the report, said 2,695...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, School Examinations
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Priced out of college?
Rising prices and an uncertain job market are taking a toll on families struggling to pay for higher education. The tough economic times are reflected in the number of Maryland students applying for financial aid, which jumped 19 percent overall during...Tags: Loans, Colleges and Universities
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NY wants college to return of $2.3 million in aid
A New York City college owes $2.3 million in financial aid to the state after hundreds of students were provided grants for which they weren't eligible. New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Interboro Institute, which has operated schools in...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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More students enter workplace while still in college
karla.schuster@newsday.comFor Philip Henry, who works two part-time jobs, college is a pay-as-you-go endeavor. For the last few semesters, that's meant being a part-time student, too, as he juggles the cost of earning a degree with the rising cost of living. Henry is hoping to...Tags: Long Island, Long Island University, Surveys, Public Relations, Heads of State
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Parents: Ground your copters think pushing a kid's sports career ensures college success? think again.
. By Barry Temkin Illustration by Marcellus Hall . Patrick McCoy remembers the days before sports parenting became a phenomenon worthy of books. He remembers playing high school football almost 30 years ago in New York City and rarely seeing his...Tags: James Robert Thompson, National Collegiate Athletic Association, State University of New York, Injuries, Family
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Uplifting enrollment
bart.jones@newsday.comAt Chaminade High School, four students applied for every available seat in this year's incoming freshman class. At nearby Kellenberg High School, the Marianist fathers and brothers took over an about-to-close elementary school in Uniondale and since...Tags: James Williams, Christianity, Long Island, Roman Catholic, William Murphy
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