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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Teaching and Learning, Nathan Deal, Lindsey O. Graham, Bob McDonnell
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USC sports figures are highly compensated
Pat Haden took on a challenging job when he was hired to oversee a USC athletic program that had been hit hard with NCAA sanctions. The private school rewarded him by making him one of the nation's most highly compensated athletic directors. Haden...
Tags: USC Trojans, College Sports, Sun Bowl, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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FlipperBot mimics baby sea turtle's first dash -- all in the wrists
Consider the baby sea turtle: Just a few inches long, it emerges from its sandy nest and, using the moon as its compass, runs down the sandy beach away from its many predators and into the relative safety of the ocean surf. The faster these little...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Aquaculture
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UC Irvine professor quits midway through online Coursera class
L.A. NOWA UC Irvine professor has stopped teaching midway through a massive online course in microeconomics offered through the Coursera organization, saying that he had disagreements on how to conduct the free class for thousands of students around the world.... -
Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau leaving for Saudi Arabia post
L.A. NOWThe president of Caltech, Jean-Lou Chameau, announced Tuesday that he would step down as head of that prestigious Pasadena institution at the end of the school year and become head of a university in Saudi Arabia. Chameau, a French-born civil...... -
USC's Matt Barkley does it right as college football gets it wrong
The mixed messages about college football keep coming. The most recent was sent via USC's Matt Barkley, who should be, and is, above reproach in matters involving deportment and decision making as a major-college student-athlete. When it was time for...
Tags: College Football, USC Trojans, Bowl Championship Series, Football, Sun Bowl
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USC's dreadful performance is perfect way to conclude imperfect season
EL PASO — A football season that once swaggered through the warmth of a No. 1 ranking has curled up and expired in a cold, remote desert, buffeted by a chilled and foreboding wind. The kid coach is bundled in a black hoodie and wearing sunglasses....
Tags: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Bill Plaschke, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football, Football
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UC San Diego again tops national rankings of universities
L.A. NOWThe 2012 listing, released Monday, put the UC San Diego campus as number one nationwide for the third year in a row based on such socially conscious efforts as enrolling and graduating low-income students, supporting research and encouraging students&#... -
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Did allergies lead Dennis Rodman to the Detroit Pistons?
Sports NowBASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: Allergies allowed the Detroit Pistons to, in effect, steal Dennis Rodman in the 1986 NBA Draft. During season 8 of the NBC TV series "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009, Dennis Rodman missed one of the weekly competitions on......
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