tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57804742011-04-21T19:12:10.074-04:00News addendumTake a look at issues you're not hearing about from local media.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1112992424661007972005-04-08T16:33:00.000-04:002005-04-08T16:36:45.956-04:00.headline { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; line-height: 18px; }.abstract { font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }.storylink { font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; color: #000099; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1070386503103578572003-12-02T12:35:00.000-05:002003-12-02T12:35:40.483-05:00College student missing
A sex offender released from a Minnesota prison in May was arrested and charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of a college student that disappeared last month while talking on her cell phone.
According to the USA Today article, Alfonso Rodriguez, 50, was arrested Monday in Crookston, where he lives. Dru Sjodin, 22, a University of North Dakota student, has still notHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1070309276417646682003-12-01T15:07:00.000-05:002003-12-01T15:25:17.623-05:00Bubba cubed
A 39-year-old Springfield man legally changed his name last month to Bubba Bubba Bubba to reflect his childhood nickname, according to a Salon article.
"I kind of like to laugh and joke, and it's something silly to kind of poke fun with," Bubba Bubba Bubba said.
Bubba, the former Raymond Allen Gray Jr., has been going by that name for years, according to the article. A co-worker Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1069688289536541372003-11-24T10:38:00.000-05:002003-11-24T11:13:25.450-05:00Moscow fire
A fire on Monday in a Moscow dormitory killed at least 32 people and injured 139 students. Many of the students had to jump from the five-story building because the exits were blocked.
The fire engulfed most of the dorm at Patrice Lumumba Friendship of Peoples University, according to the Salon article. The building served as a quarantine facility for newly arrived foreign students Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1069607005398463682003-11-23T12:03:00.000-05:002003-11-23T12:21:03.920-05:00 What's that smell?
The University of Minnesota has come up with a new and peculiar way of dealing with tree poachers. The university is spraying anything that could pass for a holiday tree with a skunk scent.
For years, Christmas tree thieves have been sawing down trees in the middle of the night, according to a USA Today article. When asked why use a skunk scent, grounds superintendent Les Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1069169967230595442003-11-17T10:17:00.000-05:002003-11-18T10:54:38.670-05:00Members only
A federal court ruled Monday that an exclusive school may continue its Hawaiians-only admissions policy. The court rejected a discrimination complaint from a student who said the policy violated his civil rights.
U.S. District Judge Alan Kay said the admissions policy at Kamehameha School passed muster because of the school's unique historical circumstances. Because the private Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1069168492864259702003-11-14T09:53:00.000-05:002003-11-18T10:18:21.560-05:00There will be no dancing cheek to cheek
For the first time in 143 years, students at Wheaton College will be attending a dance on campus. To prepare for the festivities, students were taking dance lessons in classrooms and asking friends who knew how to dance for help.
Not since the Civil War had there been a dance on Wheaton's campus, according to the USA Today article. Under a new set of rules,Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1068483465476031022003-11-10T11:57:00.000-05:002003-11-12T08:48:30.016-05:00Money woes
Rich colleges are receiving the largest share of federal financial aid, according to a New York Times article. The federal government typically gives the wealthiest private universities, which often serve the smallest percentage of low-income students, significantly more financial aid money than their struggling counterparts with much greater shares of poor students, according to the Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1068405171282876062003-11-09T14:12:00.000-05:002003-11-09T14:51:02.416-05:00A musical compromise
Starting in January, Penn State will pay for its students to download and listen to songs off of Napster's catalog. The university will pay for the service our of the $160 information technology fee students pay each year, according to a New York Times article.
The service will allow students to listen to an unlimited number of songs as often as they want. If they want to Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1067873688588235572003-11-03T10:34:00.000-05:002003-11-04T14:02:22.500-05:00Safe Sex 101
A Kissimmee, Fla. girl was suspended for passing out condoms and for having them decorate her T-shirt. Because she was promoting safe sex, she was punished and said her attitude was deemed "insolent."
The article, appearing in USA Today, was in its offbeat news section. Rightfully so. It is unfortunate that school administrators were not able to handle a student being responsible Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1067789914252804422003-11-02T11:18:00.000-05:002003-11-03T21:47:36.013-05:0015 credits to go ...
Colleges use credit hours to calculate expected dates or graduation, faculty salaries and to determine the level of public money funneled to institutions. The credit system has been in use for about a century but now some academic experts are saying the system is outdated and no longer practical in a world of online classes and nontraditional students.
An article on Yahoo Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1067269447934284222003-10-27T10:44:00.000-05:002003-10-27T11:14:06.650-05:00We regret the error
In Monday's DM News, an online newspaper for direct marketers, an editorial ran about a correction in the Orlando Sentinel. The Direct Marketing Association complained about the time it took for the correction to run (eight days) and how the correction didn't fully explain the context of the inaccuracy.
While the DM News piece was an editorial it does bring up good points.
Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1066849548091211132003-10-22T15:05:00.000-04:002003-10-27T11:23:09.796-05:00Visionaries
In 2003, three UF Documentary Institute students produced "Sid Vision," a short documentary about the life of Sid Davis - a social guidance film director and producer. His films cover topics such as driver safety, marijuana use, heroin addiction and gang warfare. They were almost precursors to after-school specials.
The documentary recently won the Long Beach International Film Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1066709526120475192003-10-21T00:12:00.000-04:002003-10-21T12:47:51.543-04:00Not a level playing field
Minorities whom have pursued degrees are still making less compared to their white peers with equal, or less, education.
According to an article in Hispanic Business, for every dollar made on average by whites with a professional degree - which includes doctors, dentists and lawyers - their black peers make an average of just 66 cents, and their Hispanic counterparts Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1066621093060707162003-10-19T23:38:00.000-04:002003-10-20T12:00:31.066-04:00Airplane security
The FBI suspects a 20-year-old college student of hiding box cutters and other banned items aboard two airplanes. The Guilford College junior will face federal charges.
According to the Associated Press article, Southwest Airlines maintenance workers found small plastic bags containing box cutters, bleach, matches and modeling clay in the bathroom compartments on planes in New Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1066104941086734992003-10-14T00:15:00.000-04:002003-11-09T14:14:38.116-05:00Napster's back
An old name in music swapping is back, but this time there are strings attached. A new form of Napster made its limited debut last week and will be making its general launch Oct. 29.
Roxio Inc., which now owns the Napster name, released a test version of the new program, which includes more than a half-million songs from all the major music labels and with individual song and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1066018455578538542003-10-13T00:14:00.000-04:002003-10-13T21:58:26.536-04:00Yet another list
What's the most selective college in the nation? What about No. 35? You used to have to pick up a copy of the U.S. News & World Report to find out. Now there is yet another choice: The Atlantic Monthly.
The 146-year-old magazine will be releasing its own survey of top schools in its November issue. The 40-page package will include articles about college admissions officers and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1065384133820920212003-10-05T16:02:00.000-04:002003-10-07T11:13:58.506-04:00A new kind of arms race
Public universities are now competing with their private counterparts on another level: The amenities it offers its students. Instead of boasting 20 National Merit Scholars, schools such as Washington State University boast of having the largest Jacuzzi on the West Coast. It holds 53 people, according to an article in Sunday's New York Times.
The University of Southern Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1064947864696096992003-09-30T14:51:00.000-04:002003-09-30T15:09:20.266-04:00World's oldest profession
Woman are offering their companionship in small bars and clubs in Miami. Men come in and pay between $10 and $15 for a bottle of beer and the time to chat with or grope scantily clad women working there. These B-girls, as they are called, can make any where between $50 and $200 a night, according to the Miami Herald.
The women highlighted in the article where mostly Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1064886376565925412003-09-29T21:46:00.000-04:002003-09-29T22:54:06.646-04:00Power of the pen
While writing a paper for another class I came across this New York Times article about blogging. Specifically, it addresses the question of whether an editor should be able to view a blogger's entry before being posted.
The Sacramento Bee's ombudsman announced last week that editors had decided to screen Web log entries of Daniel Weintraub, one of the newspaper's columnists, Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1064329088899881712003-09-23T10:58:00.000-04:002003-09-23T11:46:08.440-04:00A quick buck
Made-for-TV movies strike again. Elizabeth Smart's parents have signed with CBS to make a two-hour drama about Smart's nine-month kidnapping. The movie is scheduled to air in November, according to USA Today.
The story will be told from her parent's point of view, whom have also signed a book deal with Doubleday Books, "Bringing Elizabeth Home: A Journey of Faith and Hope."
After Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1064279765329868822003-09-22T21:16:00.000-04:002003-09-22T21:17:31.750-04:00Pop quiz
The Miami Herald has a weekly news quiz posted on its Web site. This week's deals with readership and where people's newspaper habits are headed.
Check and see how well you fare.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1064277279609435472003-09-22T20:34:00.000-04:002003-09-22T23:23:05.653-04:00You want fries with that?
French fry sales are at an all-time low. Sales have seen the largest decline in 15 years, according a not-yet released report by consumer researchers NPD Group and published by USA Today.
The study attributes the decrease in sales to a healthier lifestyle mind-set with the introduction of salads to fast food menus. The article says baby boomers are worried more about Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1063777409646547072003-09-17T01:43:00.000-04:002003-09-17T02:15:13.826-04:00News Round Up
Where to start, where to start. I suppose with the hard news first.
My friends have started e-mailing me with story ideas for the site. An old friend from high school, Veronica, sent me a link from 365gay.com, a gay newsletter site, about a new gay fraternity forming at the University of Virginia. The group is out of its probationary period and expects to have full sanctions by 2004Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1063730574857382902003-09-16T12:42:00.000-04:002003-09-16T13:37:24.566-04:00 Ladies drink free until midnight
Harvard released a study Friday about drink specials and its correlation to binge drinking. Apparently it has finally been confirmed that 25 cent beers could push someone over the edge and into a state of drunkenness. The study's release follows on the heels of a report from the National Academy of Sciences, which recommends government officials combat underageHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1063305712207979762003-09-11T14:41:00.000-04:002003-11-09T14:15:48.473-05:00 "In God We Trust" and public urination
Tuesday's Alligator ran an article about what UF was doing to crack down on illegal music downloads. It answered some of my questions about local effects.
The News-Press (Fort Myers) also wrote about what universities across the state were doing to combat the problem on their campuses. Apparently at UF this summer, 1,200 students were caught sharing musicHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780474.post-1063078062759565202003-09-08T23:27:00.000-04:002003-09-11T18:19:05.853-04:00Put another dime in the jukebox baby
This blog is intended to be used as an additional news resource. It's a lofty goal, I know, but hopefully I will be able to bring to light articles, developments and general fun facts that aren't getting play from the local media. My goal is to have this be used as an addendum to your general news browsing.
So I'm checking out USA Today and I discovered that IHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129420577949238108noreply@blogger.com