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Morgan State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Methodist Episcopal Church founded Morgan State, then named the Centenary Biblical Institute, in 1867. It was renamed Morgan College in 1890 after Reverend Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its board of trustees. The school became a public institution when it was purchased by the state in 1939 and opened to students of all races. The school was given university designation and the authority to offer doctorates in 1975 by the state. Morgan State is a founding member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and is a Division I school, but its football team is a Division I-AA team. The school is home...
Morgan State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Methodist Episcopal Church founded Morgan State, then named the Centenary Biblical Institute, in 1867. It was renamed Morgan College in 1890 after Reverend Lyttleton Morgan, the first chairman of its board of trustees. The school became a public institution when it was purchased by the state in 1939 and opened to students of all races. The school was given university designation and the authority to offer doctorates in 1975 by the state. Morgan State is a founding member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and is a Division I school, but its football team is a Division I-AA team. The school is home to the Morgan State University Choir and the "Maginificent Marching Machine," the school's marching band. Student activities include The Spokesman newspaper, The Promethian yearbook and 20 fraternities, sororities and social clubs. Famous Morgan State alumni include author Zora Neal Hurston and former U.S. congressman Kweisi Mfume.
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Burton prevails at Lowe's: Jeff Burton thrust himself into Sprint Cup title contention, using savvy pit strategy to win the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. PG4 North Carolina tops Notre Dame: The No. 22 Tar Heels rallied from an 11-point...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Chicago Bears
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James, Melton help Morgan win running away
Associated PressDevan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton added 97 yards on the ground to lead Morgan State to a 41-3 victory over North Carolina A&T yesterday. The Bears (3-3, 1-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 10-3 at halftime, but James and Melton...Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Chicago Bears
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Max Hall threw for three touchdowns and No. 9 BYU survived its lowest scoring game of the season with a 21-3 win over New Mexico on Saturday, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 16 in a row. BYU (6-0, 2-0 Mountain West) remained unbeaten...Tags: Brian Johnson, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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James, Melton help Morgan win
The Associated PressDevan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton added 97 yards on the ground to lead Morgan State to a 41-3 victory over North Carolina A&T today. The Bears (3-3, 1-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 10-3 at halftime, but James and Melton each...Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Chicago Bears
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James, Melton lead Morgan State to 41-3 victory over N. Carolina A
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) _ Devan James rushed for 103 yards and Mario Melton added 97 yards on the ground to lead Morgan State to a 41-3 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. The Bears (3-3, 1-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) led 10-3 at halftime,...Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Chicago Bears
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Morgan's leaders should be ashamed
One often hears about the steep cost of college education and how our state government can help pay for it. Then an article like "Sweet deal at Morgan" (Oct. 6) comes out. It seems that Morgan State University President Earl S. Richardson knew how...Tags: Glen Burnie
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Today's state games
today's state college football games Rhode Island (2-4, 0-2 CAA) @Towson (2-4, 0-2 CAA) Time: 3:07 p.m. Site: Johnny Unitas Stadium TV/Radio: WNST (1570 AM) Outlook: The Tigers are hoping a raucous homecoming crowd will help propel them to their...Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Jimmy Smith, Chicago Bears
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Morgan State's MBA program director is fired
The director of Morgan State University's master's program in business administration was fired yesterday despite having significantly increased the program's enrollment in the past three years. Bill Vroman said that when he started as MBA program...Tags: Towson, Colleges and Universities, Towson University
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Howard Cohen
Howard Cohen, a retired real estate developer, African art collector and philanthropist, died Oct. 2 of complications from the neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis at his Dickeyville home. He was 79. Born in Baltimore and raised in Windsor Hills, he...Tags: Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Baltimore Museum of Art, Oakland (Alameda, California), Colleges and Universities, Johns Hopkins University
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Ex-Colts connecting again
Look at the picture, taken in a dime-store photo booth in 1955. What do you see? A black-and-white snapshot of black and white buddies hanging out - in black-and-white, segregated times. They seem an odd pair. One wears a wide smile, a starched shirt...Tags: Hippodrome Theatre, Physical Fitness, Multi-Sport Events, Ethics, New England Patriots
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