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2012 is tragic, but mass shootings not increasing, experts say
As Howard B. Unruh barricaded himself in his home against the police -- after finally running out of ammunition -- he got a call from an assistant city editor at a local newspaper who had looked up his phone number. “Why are you killing people?&...
Tags: Gang Activity, Columbine High School, Murder, Richard Speck, Newspaper and Magazine
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Texas track coach Bev Kearney resigns, admits affair with athlete
Bev Kearney, a Hall of Fame track coach at the University of Texas, has resigned due to an "intimate consensual relationship" with a Longhorns athlete in 2002. A statement released by the school Saturday reads in part: "Coach Bev Kearney informed...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Texas Longhorns, Teaching and Learning, Students, College Sports
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Mass killings often planned, not spontaneous, experts say
The motive behind the Connecticut elementary school rampage is not known, but behavioral specialists with expertise on mass killings note that such events typically do not occur spontaneously, that the perpetrator has harbored both resentments and...
Tags: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Timothy McVeigh, Murder, FBI
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Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon heading to Harvard
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon will head to Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., after his six-year term ends Saturday. He will be a teaching and research fellow in 2013, the university and the president's office said in statements Wednesday....
Tags: Education, Stanford University, Colleges and Universities, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Felipe Calderon
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Western Costume, closet to the stars, turns 100
Los Angeles TimesTo the casual passerby, there's nothing remarkable about the 120,000-square-foot former printing plant fronting a sun-baked stretch of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood. There's nothing to indicate that, just beyond the double doors, gangsters are earning...Tags: The Sound of Music (movie), Errol Flynn, Rentals, Mitzi Gaynor, Arts and Culture
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Fera confirms transfer to Texas
Nittany LinesKicker Anthony Fera released a statement Thursday confirming that he has transferred to Texas. In the statement, Fera said a personal issue was at work and that he still intends to graduate from Penn State. Here's the text of his...... -
...about that 'gay parenting study'
Change of SubjectDennis Byrne today cites new research by Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin: On 25 of 50 different "outcomes" the study evaluated, "the children of women who've had same-sex relationships fare quite....... -
'Diving' into a new way of thinking
Fiona Fairhurst and her design team at Speedo faced a hefty creative challenge: to design suits that would improve the performance of competitive swimmers by reducing the effects of drag, the forces that water exerts on a swimmer's body. For inspiration,...
Tags: Honey, Swimming, Sports
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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: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Science and Technology, Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities
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“America’s Next Top Model” Cycle 19: College Edition gives viewers a vote
Channel Guide MagazineThe latest edition of America’s Next Top Model is looking to shake things up. After the shocking April announcement that long-time mentor Jay Manuel, judge Nigel Barker and runway coach J. Alexander would not be returning, ANTM Cycle 19 returns with... -
Prudential Retirement Recruits Executive From U.S. Department Of Labor
The Hartford CourantPrudential Retirement announced that it has a new senior vice president and head of the company's Stable Value business, starting Monday. Michael L. Davis, 46, will oversee "in-plan and third-party value product management," which means retirement...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Career and Workplace, Employment, Economy, Business and Finance, Woodbridge
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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: Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Supreme Court, Personal Income
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