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Going for merit money
Filling out the FAFSA is a good first step in any student's quest for institutional financial aid. The government form calculates your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and helps to determine whether you'll qualify for many types of need-based funding,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Retiring UND women's basketball coach had some epic battles with NSU Wolves
One of the greatest women’s college basketball coaches of alltime will resign at the end of this season.
Gene Roebuck of Grand Forks announced earlier this week that this will be his final season as coach at the University of North Dakota. The...Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball, California Polytechnic State University, College Basketball
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'Jumping Jay' lives for the free-fall
Walking through the Sparr Heights Community Center in Glendale on Thursday, Jay Fragoso was interrupted mid-stride.
“Jumping Jay,” a guest called out, beckoning him over for a handshake.
It is an appropriate moniker for a man who, at 72,...Tags: Parachuting, Flat Feet, Air and Space Accidents, Parent Organizations, Transportation Accidents
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Motorcycle, snowmobile to attempt record jump
SAN DIEGO -- Daredevils riding a motorcycle and a snowmobile will attempt to jump the 300-foot opening that takes boaters from the Embarcadero Marina to San Diego Bay.
Motorcycle rider Robbie Maddison and snowmobiler Levi LaVallee hope to soar in...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Injuries and Wounds, Human Accomplishments, Fractured Rib
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'The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel' by Nelson George
Tribune NewspapersMusic critic and author Dwayne Robinson, a middle-aged black man, has been murdered with a box cutter, and his friend, D, wants to know whodunit. When Dwayne shows up at the front door of D Security, D's office, wearing a bloody beige trench coat and a...Tags: Music, Witnesses, Literature, Mystery (genre), Prosecution
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A new scene for 'Twilight' stars
A Westside compound that "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart had been leasing for the last several months has come on the market at $5.995 million.
Built in the 1990s, the west-facing property encompasses almost half an acre and...Tags: Movies, Television Industry, Television, Real Estate Agents, Fred Couples
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David Letterman extortionist hired for Paula Zahn show
Show TrackerThe producer who tried to extort David Letterman hired as a producer of Investigation Discovery's "On the Case With Paula Zahn."... -
An appreciation: Dave Alvin remembers Johnny Otis
Pop & HissRoots rock aficionado Dave Alvin remembers Johnny Otis, the bandleader, songwriter, producer and disc jockey who died Jan. 17 at age 90. Johnny Otis "was as important as Sam Phillips or Leonard Chess in discovering new talent," Alvin writes.... -
'American Idol' recap: San Diego makes some noise
Show TrackerA recap of 'American Idol' Season 11 auditions in San Diego, where Jim Carrey's daughter, Jane Carrey, tried out.... -
Spending a day with 'tween idol Cody Simpson
Lehigh Valley MusicBlond Australian ‘tween singer Cody Simpson, who performs Feb. 3 at Goodfellas Night Club in Pottsville and Feb. 4 at Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts is on the verge of Justin Bieber-type stardom. Cody Simpson Both shows are sold out....... -
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