College News

The cultural battle raging in Anchorage over inclusion of gay, lesbian, and transgender Alaskans into the municipal code's non-discrimination ordinance exposes a doctrinal ambiguity in a branch of the religious right that exposes its followers to manipulation.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison club says the school cut its funding because it disagrees with the group's conservative stance on global warming and other issues.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital clinical laboratory recently passed an accreditation inspection from the College of American Pathologists.

After hours of research and discussion about the future of downtown, the Downtown Leadership Council has released an interim report that outlines the next steps toward a redevelopment of the central city.

This is what Charley Michel had been missing. Michel came from the back of the pack with four laps to go on Friday night to win the B-Stock Main Event in the Sprint Car Invitational at Twin Cities Raceway put on by the Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions Circle Track Division.

Getting a 4.3-acre chunk of prime Homer real estate with a 9,000 square-foot building on it for the low, low price of one dollar seems like a pretty good deal, or at least it did to the Homer City Council back in 1998 when they bought the old Homer Middle School from the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a buck.

Every year, a number of Kingston's old stones and new stones - historic buildings, museums and other buildings of cultural interest - throw their doors open to visitors as part of the Ontario Heritage Trust Open Doors event.

A parent's worst fear is being unable to help their children when they are hurt.

Members of the Homer City Council stuck to their guns Monday night, overturning a first-ever veto by Mayor James Hornaday and approving new water and sewer rates by the same 5-1 vote members cast at their May 26 meeting.

George Patrick "Pat" Spartz died June 1, 2009, of natural causes at Wildflower Court in Juneau.

The Department of Dental Services, Ministry of Health last week conducted the final examination for the Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy.

The Inverness County Centre for the Arts has announced its schedule of exhibitions for 2009.

Our two volunteer live bloggers, Valerie Kameya and Eric Martinez will be covering the Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup on Monday afternoon Here you'll find coverage of Get Addicted to Immersive Marketing That Engages Youth and Send Your Brand Back to School: Understanding Brand Equity Measurement Among Teens and Collegians .

Bangalore: The Bangalore city police have requested motorists to avoid several roads in central and southern parts of the city on Sunday as two big events are slated for that day, raising the spectre of a gridlock.

Driftwood, pallets, cans, dryer drums, machine parts or jet engines. In the world of Envirobeat, anything can become a musical instrument.

The Evergreen State College Longhouse Education and Cultural Center, with funding support from the Ford Foundation, announces its third round of national funding for Native Artists in the U.S. There are two grant programs available through the Longhouse.

The 19th Annual Winners Recital by singers receiving scholarships from the Anchorage Concert Chorus took place Saturday night at the UAA Arts Building Recital Hall.

College students who frequently drink to extremes and are inclined to be thrill-seekers are more likely to be physically injured as a result of their alcohol use, a new study shows.

A Howard County woman who became homeless in high school is graduating from college, thanks to a network of supportive friends and Howard Community College.

Although protesters rejected reports that the leader of the Tamil Tigers has been killed, the crowd that gathered along University Avenue on Monday was smaller and their chants more subdued than previous manifestations in the city in the past few weeks.