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UTAR’s a vibrant and pulsating community Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:43PMOFFERING a comprehensive array of 84 Foundation Certificate, Degree, Bachelors (Honours), Masters and Doctorate programmes spread over four campus locations, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) prides itself on being a centre of academic excellence.
Editorial: The housing fiasco Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:22PMThough only a few years ago keeping your same dorm room two years in a row was an option, this year a lottery has been instituted to determine which students will be able to live on campus next semester.
Unexpected costs add $6.1B to federal spending Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:13PMUnexpected costs for security at the Olympics, the earthquake in Haiti, the H1N1 flu vaccine and the upcoming G8 and G20 summits contributed to a $6.1-billion increase in the federal government’s spending this year.
SJU students told recession hit young hard Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:59PMBakari Kitwana, a journalist and activist, last week urged St. John’s University students to mobilize around federal education and job creation bills with the same enthusiastic approach they used to rally around President Barack Obama’s campaign.“There was an historic turnout of the youth vote for Barack Obama...
Long after Wall Street's crisis, Congress still arguing over fix Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMWASHINGTON — Eighteen months after the near-collapse of the U.S. financial system, lawmakers in the nation's capital still can't agree on how to fix what went wrong, despite the abundant evidence of the economic devastation the crisis has caused.
Call for end to tuition fees cap Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:43PMThe cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped, the Adam Smith Institute think tank says.
Ga. lawmakers urged to go easy on college budgets Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:38PM"I'm all for 4-H, but sooner or later you have to deal with realities," UGA President Michael Adams told reporters after the hearing. "There are no cuts left that we want to make. We are down to very difficult decisions."
Daily Digest 03/04/10 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:32PM
David Green: We should not cut university places Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:28PMIt is absolutely right that in the current financial climate, universities should be asked to do more for less to help the country. Higher education has a crucial role to play in helping the UK climb out of recession, and it is not unreasonable to expect universities to take their fair share of spending cuts.
Opposing view: Save consumer choice Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:23PMPrivate sector plan combines good service with budget savings.
Latest credit card statments reflect changes in law and include information you shouldn’t ignore Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:48AMBy Patrick Rupinski Staff Writer Credit card bills are getting a new look, and cardholders are being advised to pay close attention to them.
WNMU receives USDA grant to expand distance learning capabilities Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:32AMSILVER CITY - Western New Mexico University President John Counts called Friday a "great day" for the university with the announcement of a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to upgrade and expand WNMU's distance learning capabilities.
Biden optimistic about economy Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:31AMWASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden says he spends up to five hours a day with President Barack Obama as different agencies and Cabinet members report, and from what he's heard lately he's ready to make a prediction: The U.S. economy will begin churning out 100,000 to 200,000 jobs a month as spring turns to summer.
New Residence Hall at Duke to Serve as Housing Model Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:39AMTrustees also approve tuition rates, new masterâ€™s program in engineering. DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University Board of Trustees on Saturday approved the construction of a new 150-bed residence hall on West Campus that signals a move toward a new housing model for the university.
Schools in state fired up over Day of Action Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:36AMMarch 4th has gone viral. The upcoming Day of Action to Defend Public Education - rallies, marches, teach-ins, even political theater - began as an idea on the UC Berkeley campus last fall and has caught fire up and down California, from elementary school to...
AP News in Brief Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:36AMWASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust oversight, giving Democrats an easy win on health care a day ahead of President Barack Obama 's bipartisan health summit.
Tsunami Unfolding As Expected In Northland Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:04PMParts of Northland have experienced fluctuations in sea level and tidal surges have been reported in some East Coast areas as a tsunami generated by a Chilean earthquake impacts on the region.
Ports Of Auckland Tsunami Response Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:04PMPorts of Auckland has evacuated all commercial vessels from the Waitemata seaport to deep harbour following a tsunami alert from the Ministry of Civil Defence.
Lifesavers Evacuate Warrington Beach, Domain Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:03PMMembers of Warrington Surf Life Saving Club evacuated Warrington beach and the adjacent camping area on Warrington Domain after hearing a tsunami alert for coastal New Zealand. The life guards, lacking any legal status, used powers of persuasion to encourage ...
Tsunami Update - Dragonboat Event Cancelled Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:34PMToday's dragonboat racing event on Wellington Harbour has been cancelled as a safety precaution in light of the nationwide tsunami alert. Civil-defence staff and Police asked the event organisers to cancel the event following reports in the past hour ...
Tsunami Warning For Bay Of Plenty Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:34PMAs at 09:15 NZDT, 28 February 2010, wave activity as reported on tsunami gauges is now approximately 0.5 metres at the Chatham Islands, and 0.2 metres at East Cape. Rana Solomon of Chatham Islands Council reports a wave height of 1.5 metres at Pitt ...
Experts on Chilean earthquake Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:34PMAn official tsunami warning is in place for all of coastal New Zealand as waves triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile cross the Pacific and reach our shores.
Tsunami update from Waikato Civil Defence Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:19PMIt is now expected that any tsunami activity to hit the east coast of the Waikato region may start to show up just after 9am this morning. This prediction follows signs tsunami activity has occurred at the Chatham Islands later than originally expected.
Hawke’s Bay Tsunami Update # 05 Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:19PMAdvice to people in Hawke’s Bay from the Civil Defence & Emergency Management Group is to keep away from the coast, local beaches and estuaries for the rest of the day, and for coastal residents to self evacuate if they are at all concerned about the ...
Coastal Communities Asked to Self-Evacuate Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:18PMHastings Civil Defence is advising coastal residents to self-evacuate and for people to stay away from beaches, as a tsunami of 20cm hits Hawke Bay. The initial wave hit Hawke Bay at 9.17am but if the pattern at Chatham Island is repeated here there ...
Frustrated schools advertising how much they're owed Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:07AMThe cash-starved State of Illinois is months late and more than $700 million behind in paying its education bills, and at some school districts, taxpayers don't have to go far to find out exactly how much their schools are owed.
Synchronized skaters prep for nationals Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:07AMBy: Samantha Mick The UNH synchronized skating team is in preparation for the biggest competition of their season, having qualified for nationals after bringing home the bronze medal at the East Coast Sectionals, beating rivals BU, BC, UMass Amherst, among others. The team...
Men's basketball blown out in dismal performance Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:52AMBy: Brandon Lawrence The energy in the Lundholm Gymnasium for Wednesday night’s men’s basketball game was all but absent, as the Retrievers of UMBC overpowered the Wildcats in a 79-50 rout. UNH now must look to recover in their final regular season matchup in a ga...
WSBE offers new online courses through the NH SBDC Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:43AMBy: Kerry Feltner The Whittemore School of Business and Economics has helped to expand opportunities for small businesses looking to increase their knowledge in the areas of manufacturing assistance, environmental compliance, and economic and technology development, throug...
John Mayer dazzles with varied set at TD Garden Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:42AMBy: Cameron Kittle Ten years removed from a lonely undergraduate life at the Berklee College of Music, John Mayer stormed back into Boston for a sold-out show in front of 20,000 screaming fans at the TD Garden on Wednesday night. His custom set, adorned with white-netted cu...
Paulo Coelho's "Alchemist" reaches readers of all generations Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:42AMBy: Keeley Smith A shepherd. A quest for treasure. And a wise, all-powerful alchemist, guiding him along the way. “The Alchemist,” Brazilian author Paulo Coehlo’s magical allegorical tale, has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1988 &ndash...
Healthy UNH kicks off National Nutrition Month Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:28AMBy: Julia Miller March is National Nutrition Month at UNH and to mark this, Health Services, Dining, the Office of Sustainability, and Campus Recreation have partnered up to raise awareness for Healthy UNH’s theme this year: Nutrition from the Ground Up. Healthy UNH...
Letters: New Social Media Club N.H. promotes digital uses Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:28AMBy: In response to TNH’s February articles, “Bottom Line: Social Networking can help you after college” and “UNH Study: Social Media Usage doesn’t affect academics,” or perhaps more so in response to doubting comments made ...
Program offers free FAFSA assistance Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:34PMIndian Hills offered free assistance with FAFSA filing Saturday.
Forgive Student Loan Debt To Stimulate the Economy Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:03PMWhat's Your Reaction? President Obama recently signed into law a $787 billion stimulus package on top of Bush's grossly mismanaged $700 billion TARP bailout from last September.
Chicago trader goes from hedge funds to filmmaking Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:32PMAfter graduating from Harvard University in 1993, Julio DePietro got a job with Citadel Investment Group, then a small, obscure financial firm in Chicago. He planned to stay just long enough to pay off his student loans.By the time DePietro left 10 years later, he was a partner at one of the world's largest hedge funds."When I started at Citadel, I didn't know anything about finance," he said ...
Hirshhorn Museum presents Josef Albers exhibit Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 1:35PMWashington, a spielers' town anyway, should be spinning words like mad around the Hirshhorn Museum's big new show of works it owns by Josef Albers, one of the 20th century's great believers in pure, and purely visual, abstraction.
Pipe announces candidacy for 5th District representative Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:33AMSTATE COLLEGE — This weekend, State College resident Michael Pipe will officially announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to represent Pennsylvania’s Fifth District in Congress.
Greeley public defender feels kinship with clients Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:26AMGREELEY, Colo. (AP) — You might think Vincente Vigil would be the opposite of many of his clients.
College Goal Sunday is here Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:24AMCollege Goal Sunday will be held this Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 15 sites around Colorado.
Being counted in the 2010 Census Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 3:03AMThe census is a monumental task mandated by the US Constitution: counting everyone wherever they may be. But how does a nation as vast and diverse as America go about counting 300 million people? By deploying an army of people and large sums of money in a collaborative media and outreach effort.
Greeley Public Defender Feels Kinship With Clients Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMYou might think Vincente Vigil would be the opposite of many of his clients. He works as an attorney in the Colorado State Public Defender's Office in Greeley. He got a law degree from the University of Colorado. He worked hard for most of his life and was raised in a small town, La Salle, by supportive parents and four siblings. Sounds like he could run for office, right?
Attorneys, judge talk about their careers at Oxnard school panel Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 1:49AMMirka Cresencio wants a career in criminal justice.The eighth-grader from Frank Intermediate School in Oxnard sees herself as a lawyer or criminal investigator. She has watched the popular television shows that her classmates say pushed them to check out careers in the field. But for Mirka, the dream is more personal.“When I was 8, my father was murdered. ... I want to solve his murder,” Mirka ...
3 universities seek tuition hikes of 16-31% Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 1:02AMThe presidents of Arizona's three state universities are proposing sharp increases in tuition this fall in hopes of making up for cuts in state funding and the uncertain economy.
Second meningitis death recorded in a month, Salvia divinorum ban passed, Dane County announced automated non ... Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 12:07AMJudge Julie Genovese sentences April M. Walker, 40, to three years in prison for neglect in the accidental overdose death of her 3-year-old granddaughter, Amaya. Walker found Amaya limp on the morning of Feb. 6, 2009, but did not seek medical attention for her until later that day.
Maui County suing Merrill Lynch Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 12:08PMMaui County sued the Merrill Lynch brokerage Wednesday to "gain access" to $32 million it had invested in a kind of pooled security - akin to a mortgage-backed security - called a Student Loan Auction Rate Security.
Banking on State Street Corp. [STT: $44.60 -2/18/10] Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:42AMBy Dr. Paul Price. State Street Corp. is a financial holding company. State Street provides a range of products and services for institutional investors worldwide. They operate in two lines of business: Investment Management and Investment Servicing. Services include: custody, daily pricing, record keeping and administration, shareholder services, foreign exchange, brokerage, securities finance ...
Advocates rally to help children Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:28AMFRANKFORT, Ky. — Thirteen-year-old Ecasia Burrus said she has seen the poor outcomes when kids drop out of high school in her Harrodsburg community.
Education: Morning Roundup Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 11:15AMMorning Roundup: From The Washington Post : Lawmakers to launch bipartisan effort to rewrite No Child Left Behind Following Obama's lead, both parties begin tackling education law. From The New York Times : Plan Pushed on Lending to Students The Obama administration sought to bolster support for its plan to overhaul student loans, accusing banks that oppose it of enjoying “a free ride from ...
Cut tax bill with new tax breaks Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 11:15AMUnderpay your taxes, and you could receive a sternly worded letter from the tax department, with ominous references to 'interest,' 'penalties' and possibly, 'incarceration.'