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Colleges start posing mind-bending essay questions: Where’s Waldo?
L.A. NOWFrom Caltech in the West to Wake Forest University in the East, colleges are offering up mind-stretching, offbeat or downright freaky essay questions in an effort to gain better insights into young people's minds and personalities.... -
New college application questions encourage creative thinking
"So where is Waldo, really?" That's not the kind of question most high school seniors expect to find on their college admission applications. But it is one of the essay options that applicants to the University of Chicago face this year in their quest...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, School Examinations, Students, Marlborough, High Schools
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PASSINGS: Jim Flick, Jack Hood Vaughn
Jim Flick Longtime golf instructor Jim Flick, 82, a golf instructor for more than 50 years whose clients included Tom Lehman and Jack Nicklaus, died Monday at his home in Carlsbad, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, his family said. Flick taught golf in...
Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Peace Corps, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Sports
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Wake Forest law graduate-to-be plans to run program to help educate prisoners
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Tiffany Kallam learned in middle school how it feels to be judged when she overheard her guidance counselor tell a colleague that Kallam probably wouldn't amount to anything. Kallam, who grew up in Minnesota and also lived in Texas, had come to her...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Justice System, Criminals, Prisons, Graduation
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Wake Forest Baptist IT director stepping down
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.The chief information officer for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is stepping down, effective May 31, the center confirmed Friday. Sheila Sanders has served in that role, as well as vice president of information technology, since being hired in...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Campbell (Osceola, Florida), Medical Research, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Robert Lindgren, founding dance dean at UNCSA, dies
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Robert Lindgren, the founding dean of the School of Dance at UNC School of the Arts, died Friday at his home in Winston-Salem. He was 89. The cause of death was not immediately available. Lindgren was a "titan in the dance world," Alex Ewing, a former...Tags: U.S. Department of State, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Entertainment, Lincoln Center, Joffrey Ballet
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Friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect released while awaiting trial for allegedly lying
Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has been released from federal custody while he awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the April 15 bombings. Robel...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Prosecution, Sports, Judges, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Big Ten academic committee reaches out to UM
While the University of Maryland won't be able to reap most of the rewards of joining the Big Ten athletic conference until the move becomes official in July 2014, it will start benefiting from its academic counterpart — the Committee on...
Tags: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wisconsin Badgers, The Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland, College Park, Big Ten Conference
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The heart of a teacher with a love for the land
The Mount Airy News, N.C.Robert Holder is the man you would want on your side if a disaster ever happened. He has the perfect balance of intelligence paired with common sense, along with an enterprising spirit, the heart of a teacher and a father, and a mighty green thumb....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Gardening, Teachers, High Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Where are the jobs?
The High Point Enterprise, N.C.In a just a little over a month, many high school seniors will become rising freshmen. The seniors at Penn-Griffin School for the Arts have their college plans in order and are looking to the future. Amber Jones will attend University of North...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Realty, Technology, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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Entertainment calendar (April 25-May 1-2013)
The High Point Enterprise, N.C.Rhythm "STOMP" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in War Memorial Auditorium at the Greensboro Coliseum, 1921 W. Lee St. The long-running show that began as street performance in the United Kingdom mixes percussion and movement. $54.05-$64.85,...Tags: Fine Artists, Movies, Fine Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Entertainment
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Nature trail leads to view of park vision
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Organizers behind a nature park in Farmington have big dreams of a disc golf course, a group camping area, a youth garden, bridle trails and amphitheater. While those projects are still in the to-be built stage, one feature of the park is open and ready...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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