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Ex-track star from Laurel hurdles into hall of fame
In the summer before she entered Laurel High as a freshman, Angie Vaughn took part in a major youth track and field meet in California in 1990. Before she left Maryland, her father told her if she won her event in the 100-meter dash he would buy her a...
Tags: Texas Longhorns, Jesse Owens, Carrollton, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC
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Architect Cheryl Mohr builds a sustainable home in Edgewater
The architect Cheryl Mohr craves natural light so much that even when the sun is bouncing off the nearby South River and streaming through the 22-foot-tall wall of windows that surrounds her living room, Mohr can't bring herself to lower the blinds....
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Swimming, Conservation, Energy, Architecture
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Quashing race-based college admissions will not serve justice
It may be time to say farewell to affirmative action in higher education admissions and to the aspirations that went with it. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case challenging the sliver of...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Michigan, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Affirmative action at risk in college admissions
The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the issue of racial preference in college admissions on Wednesday, and that ought to be a concern for those who believe such policies have provided countless opportunities for minorities — and enriched the educational...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, University of Michigan, Elena Kagan, Teaching and Learning, Students
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StormCenter takes crisis managers to the eye of the action
Dave Jones is trying to shrink the world, one crisis at a time. The former TV weatherman wants emergency managers and decision-makers to have simultaneous access to real-time information so they can keep people out of harm's way. And he wants them to...Tags: Space Programs, Computer Networking and Internet, NBC (tv network), University of Maryland Baltimore County, United Nations
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Head of the Class: Monkton, Parkton students earn honors
Caroline Vonasek, of Monkton, was named to the spring 2012 dean's list The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I. Jessica Kuhn, of Baldwin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in media arts and design, from James Madison University,...Tags: Lafayette College, Social Sciences, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Loyola University Chicago, Drugs and Medicines
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Rookie kicker Justin Tucker doing everything he can to earn spot with the Ravens
The more you can do. It has become an unofficial motto of Ravens training camp this year. The simple five-word phrase is meant to foster a sense of unity, to remind players that great team members are willing to go beyond their defined roles for the...
Tags: Texas Longhorns, Sergio Kindle, Billy Cundiff, Music, Forests
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University of Maryland, College Park names new provost
Mary Ann Rankin, a former longtime administrator at the University of Texas at Austin known for creating the innovative UTeach program to produce math and science teachers, was named provost at the University of Maryland, College Park. Rankin, who will...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Towson University
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South River student awarded $20,000 scholarship
South River High School senior Caitlin Byrnes says her parents have been stressing the importance of college since she was young, and though she listened to the message, she didn't think it applied to her. The Crofton resident would consider the family...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chestertown, Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Towson will receive $2 million to launch program designed to produce math, science teachers
Towson University will receive $2 million in state and private grant funds to start a new program designed to increase production of math and science teachers.
The initiative will be based on the 15-year-old UTeach program, which more than doubled the...Tags: Teachers, Science, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Martin O'Malley
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'Mad Men' recap: Season 5, Episode 5: 'Signal 30'
"I can't believe I have to explain that I was doing my job to a man who just pulled his pants up on the world" -- Pete Campbell Five seasons in, we know this much about Pete Campbell: He's entitled, he's never happy, he can verge on super-creepy and he...
Tags: Prostitution, Robert Frost, FIFA World Cup, Wilt Chamberlain, College Sports
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