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Towson soccer decision makes no sense
As a former Towson University soccer player, I've been extremely troubled by the news that Towson University Athletic Director Mike Waddell wants to cut the men's soccer and baseball teams (Sports cuts prompt a Towson U. tug of war," Nov. 6). As a...Tags: Towson University, Finance, College Baseball, Baseball
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Hagerty sophomore CB-WR Matt Jones nets first offer from Akron
Orlando SentinelFormer Florida State All-American Terrell Buckley made Matt Jones’ night on Friday. After Hagerty finished its spring game against Sanford Seminole, Buckley, now an assistant coach at the University of Akron, pulled the sophomore cornerback/wide...Tags: Florida State Seminoles, Awards and Prizes, Football
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2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
The Akron Beacon JournalC.J. McCollum spent four years as a journalism major at Lehigh learning how to ask questions and find answers. He put that to good use at the NBA combine, when GlenOak High School's all-time leading scorer did his best to reverse roles with the general...Tags: Kyrie Irving, C.J. McCollum, John Wall, Golden State Warriors, Damian Lillard
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The Akron Beacon Journal Jewell Cardwell column
The Akron Beacon JournalBig, beautiful bouquets for Emmeline Schumacher, 10, and her entrepreneurial spirit in the face of a horrible foe. This incredible, can-do girl -- the daughter of Jeff and Julia Schumacher of North Canton and a fourth-grader at Lake Center Christian...Tags: Personal Service, Music Theater, Trinity United Church of Christ, Students, Music
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Inspirational teacher retires from Our Lady of the Elms
The Akron Beacon JournalShe's that one teacher who's hard to forget. "Mrs. Kermizis has been the teacher that I have measured all of my teachers by, including my daughter's teachers," said Jennifer Narraway, a 1991 graduate of Akron's Our Lady of the Elms High School....Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Graduation
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Old railroad building coming down to make way for Akron student housing
The Akron Beacon JournalAs contractors have begun chipping away at the old Erie warehouse in downtown Akron, railroad enthusiast Fred Stuckmann has been there, snapping pictures of the process. The building was once a freight house for the Erie Railroad and Erie Lackawanna...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Railway Transportation, Credit and Debt, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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UA raises standards to avoid costly remedial work
The Akron Beacon JournalUniversity of Akron trustees unanimously approved a renewed effort to reduce the number of students taking remedial coursework that does not count toward a degree. The university wants to implement a new admissions formula that filters out first-year...Tags: Kent State University, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, School Examinations
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Part-time faculty at UA to rally over cuts in classroom hours
The Akron Beacon JournalPart-time faculty at the University of Akron will hold a rally Wednesday to protest the school's decision to restrict the number of hours they can teach. Part-timers say the decision to cap their credit hours at eight will keep some of them from...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Barberton teens make worldly connection with UA international students
The Akron Beacon JournalFriday morning, Barberton students took social studies instruction from a panel of foreigners who injected life into lessons through humbling and poignant tales of their childhood and home. The lecture was part of an ongoing collaborative that began...Tags: National Government, Saudi Arabia, Satellite and Cable Service, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Shaka Smart to sign extension to remain at VCU
Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the coach at the school. Athletic director Ed McLaughlin says the details are still being finalized, but the majority of changes involve "program enhancements for the student-athletes and...
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UPJ to host award-winning poet
Our Town CorrespondentThe 10th annual Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz Poetry Reading is scheduled to take place March 20 at the Whalley Memorial Chapel on the Pitt-Johnstown campus. This year’s featured speaker is George Bilgere, an award-winning poet whose work is...Tags: Billy Collins, Authors, Garrison Keillor, Radio, NPR
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Undersized Mikey Racciato to be big part of Pen Argyl
Dylan Evans had the patience of an all-Colonial League running back. In some ways, he had to. Pen Argyl's offensive line was big. Really big. So after taking a direct snap or a handoff, Evans waited until his protectors created a crease — or a...Tags: Mountain West Conference, Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, Students, Wrestling
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