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Jury finds in favor of Planchers in wrongful death trial, UCF Athletics Association deemed negligent

Posted from Central Florida University in news on June 30th, 2011 at 11:58 pm


By: Katie KusturaUCF will appeal decision

After about five hours of deliberation, the jury in the Ereck Plancher wrongful death trial against the UCF Athletics Association (UCFAA) found in favor of the plaintiffs.
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Jury find in favor of Planchers in wrongful death trial, UCF Athletics Association deemed negligent

Posted from Central Florida University in news on June 30th, 2011 at 11:58 pm


By: Katie KusturaUCF will appeal decision

After about five hours of deliberation, the jury in the Ereck Plancher wrongful death trial against the UCF Athletics Association (UCFAA) found in favor of the plaintiffs.
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Beyond Boundaries campaign concludes raising $1.2 billion

Posted from Tufts University in news on June 30th, 2011 at 11:05 pm


By: Amelie Hecht

Beyond Boundaries: The Campaign for Tufts, the largest university-wide capital campaign in Tufts history, has come to a close having reached its $1.2 billion goal. The campaign concluded on schedule by the end of University President Lawrence Bacow…

SGA Senate meeting, June 30

Posted from Central Florida University in news on June 30th, 2011 at 6:16 pm


By: Katie Kustura and Adrienne CutwayLive blog

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Board of Regents approve arena

Posted from University of South Dakota in news on June 30th, 2011 at 5:19 pm


By: JOSIE CLAREY

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the University of South Dakota’s bid to build an arena and expand the DakotaDome at a July 28 meeting in Madison.
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USD ranked in top ten in nation in affordability for out of state students

Posted from University of South Dakota in news on June 30th, 2011 at 5:18 pm


By: JOSIE CLAREY

In the midst of state budget cuts, the University of South Dakota is still among the most affordable in the nation for out of state students.
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Wesleyan president adds positions to help achieve goals

Posted from Texas Wesleyan University in news on June 30th, 2011 at 3:09 pm

Texas Wesleyan President Frederick Slabach is gearing up for the fall semester by adding two new positions that he said will help the university achieve its strategic goals. In early May, Slabach announced the addition of a chief of staff position …

Medill Innocence Project moves in a new direction

Posted from Northwestern University in Evanston in news on June 30th, 2011 at 5:23 am


By: Kris Anne Bonifacio

On a March afternoon, Northwestern Prof. Alec Klein sat inside a classroom in the basement of Fisk Hall, anxiously waiting for students in the Investigative Journalism class to arrive. The Medill professor was not only worried about making a good first…

Tallying up 2011-12 tuition

Posted from University of South Florida in Tampa in news on June 30th, 2011 at 5:01 am


By: Anastasia Dawson, EDITOR IN CHIEFTuition and fees will increase while financial aid sees changes

USF Tampa’s undergraduate tuition will increase by 15 percent this fall and may continue to do so in the future, yet not all students will face the same changes.
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HIV study targets Hispanic youth with social media

Posted from University of South Florida in Tampa in news on June 30th, 2011 at 5:01 am


By: Divya Kumar, STAFF WRITER

USF researchers are looking for Hispanic youths between the ages of 13 and 24 to participate in a study that aims to raise awareness of HIV. The study, which began this month, is recruiting the youth to be tested for HIV.
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Debt ceiling should be abolished

Posted from University of South Florida in Tampa in news on June 30th, 2011 at 4:49 am


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A battle is raging in Washington, D.C. over raising the debt ceiling, which the U.S. hit May 16.
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Tea party summer camp is ridiculous

Posted from University of South Florida in Tampa in news on June 30th, 2011 at 4:49 am


By: Vince DeFrancesco, COLUMNIST

Summer camp is in some ways a staple of the American psyche and pop culture. One need look no further than Nickelodeon’s television series ‘Salute Your Shorts’ or ‘American Pie Presents: Band Camp’ for wide-ranging examples.
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