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Grand Canyon University Responds to ASU Cuts

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As the community learns daily of cuts affecting the state’s universities, Grand Canyon University (GCU) is preparing behind the scenes to pick up the slack.
“The situation facing our state’s public universities is dire,” said GCU CEO Brian Mueller. “Fortunately as a private institution that’s unencumbered by the parameters set by the Board of Regents, we’re [...]

Oakland Tech ‘Academic All-American’ Grad Accepts Scholarship and Attends UC Berkeley

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Oakland Tech ‘08 Graduate Alexia Thompson, an OAL Basketball Champion and Academic All-American athlete has enrolled at UC Berkeley on an “Academic Scholarship” this fall ‘08, and will become a Senior Academically in Spring ‘09!
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081225/AQTH001-a)
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081225/AQTH001-b)
Oakland Unified has produced an academic over-achiever that shattered record books and raised the bar for Oakland students. A [...]

Acclaimed Bodies Human Exhibit Offers Rare View of Human Body From the Inside Out

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Bodies Human: Anatomy in Motion is a rare opportunity to see your body from the inside out. The exhibit features more than 100 human bodies, organs and transparent cross-sections, and premieres Saturday, November 8 in Colorado Mills Mall at I-70 & West Colfax in Lakewood, Colo. Bodies Human runs 16 weeks, through Saturday, February 28, [...]

UCONN’s Big Man Hasheem Thabeet on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine’s College Hoops Preview Issue

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For the first time in a decade, four of the top big men in the country decided to return to college without even testing NBA draft waters. Hasheem Thabeet (cover athlete) of UCONN, Tyler Hansbrough of UNC, Luke Harangody of Notre Dame and Blake Griffin of Oklahoma all came back for another year, and will [...]

Reliant Energy’s Scholarship for Champions Program Helps Put Eight Houston-Area Student Athletes One Step Closer Toward Education Goals

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Reliant Energy has awarded $1,000 scholarships to eight Houston-area high school student athletes through its Scholarship for Champions – Powering Strong Minds and Bodies program.
The Scholarship for Champions recipients were selected by Reliant Energy, which teamed up with the Houston Texans to create the scholarship program in 2006. Each student athlete is selected based on [...]

Comcast Makes $10 Million Commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Comcast Corporation have entered into a three-year, $10 million partnership that promises to make a measurable difference in the lives of some of America’s most vulnerable children.
Comcast will provide Big Brothers Big Sisters with airtime for public service announcements; program sponsorships; national and local board member support; and [...]

Seniors elect scholarship, Immortal Ten flame as class gifts

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The senior class of 2009 has chosen to support two gifts that will keep on giving.
The first decision was to continue the endowed scholarship fund that the class of 2008 established as its gift.
The endowed scholarship fund affects the entire student body, especially those not in the senior class because the scholarships provided from the [...]

BrowserMedia Launches Website for UMD Women’s Basketball Program

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BrowserMedia announced the launch of the website for the University of Maryland Women’s Basketball Program, viewable at http://www.MarylandWomensBasketball.com. Under the leadership of Coach Brenda Frese, who is beginning her seventh season at Maryland, The Terrapins were 33-4 last season, advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second time in three years, including a [...]

Global Media Networks, Inc. — Wholly Owned Subsidiary — TicketBreak Corp. Signs Exclusive Agreement to Provide Full-Service Ticketing & Marketing Solutions to the University of Toronto

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Global Media Networks, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, TicketBreak, has signed an exclusive agreement with the University of Toronto (commencing with Faculty of Physical & Health Education) to become the exclusive ticketing supplier for all of their Toronto venues, including the newly built Varsity Centre.
The University facilities currently include Varsity Centre, which include [...]

How High School Musical Conquered the World

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There may be someone on earth — a cloistered abbess, perhaps, or a Taliban soldier in a particularly remote post — who has yet to learn that High School Musical 3 opened last Friday. (It promptly leaped to the top of the U.S. box office, to the tune of a $42 million weekend take, and [...]

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