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6 hrs ago | TCPalm

Klutz, Dos Santos win Choral Society scholarship

Klutz, whose career goal is to be a professional musician, plans to major in music performance at Stetson University in DeLand.

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Related Topix: Vero Beach, FL, Stetson University, Deland, FL

13 hrs ago | KSL-TV

Universities' summer enrollment drops with Pell grant cut

Cuts in the federal Pell grant program means fewer students are registering for summer school, including at two universities in Utah County.

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18 hrs ago | Deseret News

Theater review: Tapestry of stories displayed in BYU's 'Arabian Nights'

In "Arabian Nights," staged by the BYU Theatre Department, the maiden Scheherazade will be murdered if she doesn't continue to captivate the wicked King Shahryar with her riveting, to-be-continued tales.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Utah

Mon May 28, 2012

Boston.com

Mitt Romney's run evokes pride, fear in Mormons

Tourists stroll among the faithful, their conversations competing with the birds and fountains.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Sandy, UT, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer

Washington Times

Obama ducks calls to release his collegiate transcripts

When President Obama gave the commencement address last week at the Air Force Academy , he congratulated the cadets for excelling at one of the most demanding schools in the country.

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Related Topix: Air Force Academy, CO, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Harvard University, George Bush

Politico

Romney's Mormon faith in spotlight

Mitt Romney wants voters to see him as the man to save the economy and right the country, the redeeming American hero riding in on the proverbial white horse.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Orrin Hatch, US Senate, Republican

Fri May 25, 2012

The Press-Enterprise

TEMECULA: Skateboarding leads to engineering award for student

As a 21-year-old college student, he has ridden a board he helped design and build to a prestigious engineering award.

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Related Topix: Temecula, CA, Cal State Chico, Fallbrook, CA, Chico, CA

Bermuda Sun

Mormonism hurt Romney in 2008 - what about 2012?

FRIDAY, MAY 25: Mitt Romney's Mormon faith makes people uneasy. If used against him in the fall presidential election, the negative stigma or stereotypes could be hard to overcome, according to an academic study released on Monday by political scientists at the University of Akron, Notre Dame and Brigham Young University.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, University of Akron, Hillary Clinton

Farmington Daily Times

Alysa Landry

She started writing before she could spell, and pursued journalism after careers as a professional diver, a welder and an astronaut fell through.

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Related Topix: Northampton, MA, Peter, Paul & Mary, Folk

Thu May 24, 2012

The Escapist

There's More Expletives In Teen Novels Than Games

We've added more customization tools to make your reading experience more personal.

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Related Topix: Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)

Deseret News

Jay Evensen: Graduates, will there be limits to your honesty?

Elder Craig C. Christensen speaks to Brigham Young University graduates during Summer Commencement exercises in Provo Thursday, Aug.

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Related Topix: Utah, Drug Enforcement Administration

Wed May 23, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

McEntee: Books for young readers can be gritty, but rarely damaging

That's the conclusion of a Brigham Young University professor who scoured the content of 40 bestsellers and deduced that, on average, teen novels have 38 instances of profanity each.

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Daily Kos

Did Mitt Romney Benefit From Affirmative Action At Harvard?

I've discovered some troubling news. It appears that Mitt Romney has used affirmative action repeatedly when it comes to his college experiences at Harvard.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Stanford University, Provo, UT, Liberty University

Yuma Sun

Sun Scholars recognizes students in language arts

The Yuma Sun Scholars program recognizes students in Yuma County who excel in one of seven academic categories.

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Related Topix: Yuma County, AZ, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Yuma, AZ

Tue May 22, 2012

The Observer

at NPHS - Proms, Government Day and more as classes draw to an end

Editor's note: This is Emily's final column for the North Providence Breeze. The high school journalist is heading on to Brigham Young University to study political science.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Science / Technology, Robots

The Citizen

McIntosh junior Emma Widtfeldt prepares for graduation

For most high school seniors in Fayette County, these next few days will mark the end of a very long journey.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, GA, Education Etc., University of Georgia Clayton, Peachtree City, GA

Salt Lake Tribune

Most popular teen book characters use most profanity, BYU study says

"Fair is foul and foul is fair" takes on a new meaning in books written for adolescents as the fairest characters take on the foulest language, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Go Local

Brown Named Top 10 University to Work For in US

Brown University is not only a great place to go to school, it's also considered one of the Top 10 Best Colleges and Universities to Work For , according to Business Research Guide .

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Related Topix: Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Kansas

Muskegon Chronicle

Grant High School valedictorian Alex Walters joins siblings in academic success

Mark and Kathy Walters will watch one of their children graduate from Grant High School as valedictorian this week for the third time in eight years.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Education Etc., Religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)

Salt Lake Tribune

Study: Most popular characters in teen books use most profanity

A study published in the May 18 issue of the journal Mass Communication and Society revealed that in popular novels written for adolescents, the characters doing most of the swearing are wealthy, attractive and popular.

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