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9 hrs ago | Collegio

Top literary prizewinner to read at PSU

Michael Thomas, author of "Man Gone Down," a novel about post-9/11 aggression, greed and racism, will read at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Warren Wilson College, Wilson College, North Carolina, City University of New York

Sat Nov 07, 2009

WNBC

Bloomberg Aides Fret on Post-Election Bonuses

Bonus reform could hit Gracie Mansion. Mayor Bloomberg's aides - " conditioned to expect windfall bonuses for helping achieve bigger margins of victory on Bloomberg's last two reelection campaigns - worry their billionaire boss will only dole out lumps of coal for his meager third term win this go around.

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Related Topix: City University of New York

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Crain's New York Business - Breaking ...

Ex-Hunter College staffer accused of online scam

A former Hunter College staffer convicted of ripping off the school allegedly roped far-flung investors into funding a fictitious online fitness magazine to help repay the school, prosecutors said.

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Related Topix: City University of New York

Thu Nov 05, 2009

L.A. Watts Times

Roy DeCarava, Photographer Who Recorded Harlem, Dies

Roy DeCarava, a photographer whose black-and-white images captured Harlem's everyday life and the jazz greats who performed there, has died.

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Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Photography, Arts, City University of New York

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg Wins Third NYC Mayor Term, Beats Comptroller Thompson

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won re-election yesterday in a tighter race than public opinion polls had projected, becoming the first three-term chief executive of the largest U.S. city by population since 1989.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, US News, Marist College, City University of New York

New York City's Hometown Newspaper - ...

Dems left asking, 'What if we'd done more for Thompson?'

City Controller William Thompson, Jr. campaigns through Chinatown in a down-to-the-wire blitz.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Anthony Weiner, Democrat, City University of New York

CentralValley.com

Arts draw audiences despite economy

Anniversaries are by their very definition about looking back. And because our culture is so enamored of them -- there's likely something primal at work having to do with the relentless changing of the seasons and an awareness of our own mortality -- we end up spending an inordinate amount of time commemorating the past.

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Related Topix: Fresno, CA, Fresno Metro, Photography, Arts, City University of New York, Theater, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Opinion

Mon Nov 02, 2009

About.com

Spotlight on the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY

CUNY , the City University of New York, has nearly 250,000 students enrolled in its 23 institutions located through the New York City region.

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Related Topix: City University of New York, Lehman College, Standardized Testing, Education, Baruch College, Brooklyn College

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Mildred Cohn dies at 96; chemist applied physics to...

Mildred Cohn, a chemist who overcame both religious and sexual prejudice to make major contributions in applying physics to problems of biology, died of respiratory failure Oct.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Physics, Entertainment, Drama, Television, City University of New York, George Washington University

Thu Oct 29, 2009

New York Times

Thompson vs. Bloomberg: A Contrast of Style and Plans

Twelve-year-old twins living in Gracie Mansion. Town hall meetings in the Bronx or Queens, late into the evening.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Joseph Crowley, Democrat, Tufts University, City University of New York

Fox News

Moms Increasingly Going Back to Work in Recession

With men accounting for 72 percent of the nation's job losses since the beginning of the recession, many American families are looking to mom to bring home the bacon.

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Related Topix: City University of New York, Hewlett, NY

News Times

DeCarava, photographer who recorded Harlem, dies

Photographer Roy DeCarava , whose black-and-white images captured Harlem's everyday life and jazz greats who performed there, has died.

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Related Topix: Photography, Arts, City University of New York

The Huffington Post

Campbell Brown Hits White House For Criticism Of Fox News

CNN host Campbell Brown criticized the White House tonight for their accusations of bias at Fox News.

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Related Topix: City University of New York, US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Huffington Post

Alan Grayson Ambushed By O'Reilly Producer Griff Jenkins

Bill O'Reilly has a long history of sending out producers to ambush people who won't appear on his Fox News show, and his latest target is Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Alan Grayson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ben Bernanke, Anthony Weiner, City University of New York, Rush Limbaugh

TIME.com

Are Teacher Colleges Producing Mediocre Teachers?

There has been a mantra of sorts going around education circles over the past few years: "Nothing matters more to a child's education than good teachers." Anyone who's ever had a Ms.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, City University of New York, Louisiana State University

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Education Week

Education Issues Bidding for Voters' Attention

In a relatively quiet electoral season, education is making some noise in a number of campaigns around the country, from the New York City mayoral race and New Jersey governor's contest to ballot measures in Washington state and Maine.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Gay/Lesbian, Boston, MA, City University of New York, University of Virginia

Sun Oct 25, 2009

China Digital Times

In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin

The New York Times reports from New York Chinatown on the switch away from Cantonese to Mandarin as the dominant language: With Mandarin 's ascent has come a realignment of power in Chinese-American communities, where the recent immigrants are gaining economic and political clout, said Peter Kwong, a professor of Asian-American studies at Hunter ...

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Related Topix: Chinese-American, Asian-American, City University of New York

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Inc. Magazine

Building a Music Super Site

Like some of the most successful entrepreneurs, Hype Machine founder Anthony Volodkin got his start by trying to solve an everyday problem.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Craigslist, Science, Computer Science, City University of New York, Blog News, Online Music

The Daily Courier

on the Bookshelf: Kathleen Price

A memoir about a young woman, who spent her childhood and adolescence in Prescott, "Dance When the Brain Says No," is Kathleen Price's poignant account of her daughter's battle with catastrophic illness - a malignant brain tumor.

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Related Topix: Prescott, AZ, City University of New York, Medicine, Cancer, Health

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Staten Island Advance

Council of Churches awards scholarships

In the inaugural year of a scholarship program, the Staten Island Council of Churches recently awarded $4,000 to eight students, making the college experience just a little more manageable.

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Related Topix: Staten-Island, NY, New York, NY, Education Etc., City University of New York

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