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University of Redlands Appoints Ralph W. Kuncl as New President

The University of Redlands Board of Trustees met June 2 to receive the unanimous recommendation from the University's presidential search committee, and then elected Dr.

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Related Topix: University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, University of Rochester, Medicine, Neurology

Fri Jun 01, 2012

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Local Roundup: Wetmore named head coach at Occidental College

The interim tag has been removed from Luke Wetmore's title as the Santa Cruz native was named the baseball coach at Occidental College on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA, Occidental, CA

Thu May 31, 2012

The Daily Caller

'Birthers' target Obama's college records

Occidental College in California is being bombarded with requests for President Barack Obama's college transcripts, the Los Angeles Times reports .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Conservative Political News

Tue May 29, 2012

USA Today

Conservative offers $20K for Obama transcripts

President Obama has mostly vanquished the "birthers" who think he was born outside the United States.

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Related Topix: Harvard University, Columbia University, Blog News, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush

Mon May 28, 2012

Philadelphia's WB 17

College transcripts replace birth certificate for Obama detractors

Now that the issue of the president's birth certificate has been laid to rest some conservatives are turning their attention to a new obsession: Barack Obama 's college transcripts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Columbia University, Celebrities, Donald Trump, John Kerry, US Senate, Democrat, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government

Sat May 26, 2012

Milford Mirror

Mum's the word on Platt principal's resignation

The Woodmont UCC Youth Group will sponsor the Holy Grounds Coffee House on May 25, from 7 - 10:30 p.m., at the Eastbound Theater, 40 The YMCA will host a day of wellness activities for seniors in the community on Wednesday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aqua An enormous trash and treasure sale will be held June 1 and 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Mary ... (more)

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Related Topix: Orange, CT

Fri May 25, 2012

Vail Daily News

Looking forward

Vail Mountain School graduate Daniel Calzadillas hugs his grandmother Martha Legarda after the commencement ceremony Friday at the Vail Marriott.

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Related Topix: University of Colorado Boulder, Baker University, Boulder, CO, Bates College

Free Republic

A User's Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama

Barry was quite the accomplished marijuana enthusiast back in high school and college.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

The New York Observer

Revisiting President Obama's High School Pot Use

This morning, Buzzfeed published excerpts from Dave Maraniss' upcoming biography of Barack Obama that detail the president's usage of marijuana in high school and his years at Occidental College.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Marijuana, Medication

International Business Times

Mitt the Bully, Barack the Stoner? Candidates Have Very Different High School Stories

When the Washington Post published an article earlier this month about how Romney bullied a classmate in prep school, there was much debate about whether or not Romney should be criticized -- or held accountable for -- something he did as a teenager.

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Related Topix: Drugs, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney

Wed May 23, 2012

NBC Los Angeles

Pelosi, Becerra: Extend Student Loan Subsidy

More than 500,000 college students and graduates in California are facing an increase in student debt as the temporary federal student loan subsidy is about to expire.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Xavier Becerra, Democrat

LA Observed

Revisiting the ukulele

I naively assumed that last week's post about a story on the ukulele would be my first and last entry on that subject.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Journalism

African American Environmentalist Ass...

Clean Up, Green Up in Los Angeles

Environmentalists in Los Angeles have a new approach to cleaning up some of the most polluted neighborhoods.

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Related Topix: UC Berkeley, University of Southern California

The Daily Caller

Reward for Obama documents grows to $20,000

In this May 21, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Joplin, Mo. There's a growing interest in President Barack Obama's obscured youth, his college education and his Chicago career - and now the financial incentive for people to provide interesting documentation has doubled to $20,000. The reward has doubled since May's initial reward ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Activism, California, Yale University, Columbia University

Bellingham Herald

Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy

College graduation is typically a time to tally accomplishments and to look ahead.

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Related Topix: California, Whittier College

Tue May 22, 2012

Free Republic

Occidental College Transcripts Reveals Obama Claimed Foreign Citizenship to get Scholarship

In a move certain to fuel the debate over Obama's qualifications for the presidency, the group "Americans for Freedom of Information" has released copies of President Obama's college transcripts from Occidental College ... Released today, the transcript school indicates that Obama, under the name Barry Soetoro, received financial aid as a foreign ... (more)

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Pacific Sun

Did hussein have Lower Sat Scores than George W. Bush?

Home Page Recent Editions Town Square Forums Community Calendar Sign-up for Express Real Estate Music Movies Local Restaurants Advice Goddess Horoscope Fogster Classifieds Place a Legal Notice Advertise with the Sun Home Delivery Where to find a copy Back Issues Special Publications Contact us About the Sun State, National, International , posted ... (more)

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Related Topix: George Bush, Columbia, CA, Standardized Testing, Education

Mon May 21, 2012

Patch.com

How One Legendary Football Coach Replaced Another at Oxy

When Bill Redell decided to retire after 12 years of building the Oaks Christian School football program from scratch to one of the nation's best, he was pretty sure his coaching career was over.

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CBS Local

College Graduation Rates

Barack Obama started at Occidental College in 1979, then transferred to Columbia University, earning his degree in 1983.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Brigham Young University

Sat May 19, 2012

NW32.com

Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy

Students and graduates from several Southland campuses talk of their loans and how paying them off figures into their plans.

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