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Robert L. Carter dies at 94; NAACP attorney fought segregation
Robert L. Carter, who as an NAACP civil rights attorney was an architect of the legal strategy used in the cases that led to Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared school segregation unconstitutional, has...Tags: U.S. Army, Lincoln University, Howard University, Bronx (New York City), Civil Rights
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It pays to be creative when applying to colleges
Robert Franek has an insider's knowledge when it comes to the college application process. Franek, senior vice president/publisher at Princeton Review, the test preparation and admissions consulting program, and author of "The Best 376 Colleges" and...Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, John Adams, North Carolina State University, George Washington, Charlotte
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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of their... -
Orlando Jones DE Devin Washington commits to South Carolina
Orlando Jones High defensive end Devin Washington has committed to the University of South Carolina, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound rising senior told the Sentinel exclusively this afternoon. Washington, the No. 5-ranked player in the Sentinel's 2013 Central...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Football, North Carolina State University, College Sports, Sports
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New species of hammerhead shark confirmed
The discovery of a new species of hammerhead shark may sound like bad news for swimmers. But shark bites are rare, and it turns out this may be worse news for sharks. The shark, as yet unnamed, closely resembles the scalloped hammerhead shark, a...
Tags: Education, Conservation, Endangered Species, Brazil, Natural Resources
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Martin confirms he's going to South Carolina
8pm Update K-State Athletics Director John Currie will hold a news conference at ten o'clock Tuesday in the Legends Room at Bramlage Coliseum to discuss the Wildcat men’s basketball program. Currie will field questions during Tuesday’s news...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, South Carolina Gamecocks, Basketball, College Sports, Sports
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College Students Find 'Serious' Video Games Educational, Fun
U.S. News & World ReportFrom simulating cities to recreating Civil War era characters, games are becoming classroom fixtures. All work and no play is said to make Johnny a dull boy. But the proliferation of educational video games--what professors and game industry...Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University, Wars and Interventions, Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Q&A: Greg Street, 'World of Warcraft' Lead Systems Designer (Pt. 1)
Greg Street took an unusual path to being one of the lead developers on the most massive video game in history. The McDaniel College graduate returns to his alma mater on April 30 in a free event open to the public called "SmartTALK," where Street will...
Tags: Education, Marine Science, Science and Technology, Chuck Norris, Social Media
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Doubts surface as police sharply increase Taser use
The traffic stop began peacefully three hours into New Year's Day 2010, with the woman driving the SUV telling the officer that she hadn't been drinking and her husband merrily exclaiming he was the source of the alcohol smell.
But the situation soured...Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Arizona State University, Weaponry, Civil Rights
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Try natural remedies to ease heartburn
Tribune Media ServicesMost people have experienced heartburn, a burning feeling in the chest or throat, at some point. This common problem--also called "gastroesophageal reflux disease" (GERD) when it occurs on a regular basis--is caused by regurgitation or reflux of gastric...Tags: Medical Research, GERD, Cancer, Healthy Diet, Overweight
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Unemployed But Determined, Couple Finds Strength In Each Other
The Hartford Courant'What does not kill you makes you strong," Drew Covell says. In 1988, Drew was studying law enforcement and working a security job when he had his own brush with death. After a truck crossed a road divider and hit him, the Coventry native was taken by...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Physical Therapists
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Teen's cancer fundraiser raising money, awareness
Daily American Sunday EditorOn Saturday morning nearly 90 people participated in the Taking Steps Against Cancer 5K Race in Somerset. The race — now in the second year — raised $8,000 for the Cyndi's Hope Fund, which is dedicated to Somerset resident Cyndi Frankel and...Tags: Skin Cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Pharmaceuticals, Students, Diseases and Illnesses
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