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Laugh, learn by catching these new shows
'Tis the season for theater productions. Within the next week you can find a show to get you into the holiday spirits and make you laugh .
There's a new Web site in town for Hawaii college students looking to share news, opinions and multimedia across campuses and with a greater community audience.
Critics challenge validity of Balch Springs mayor's doctorate
Carrie Gordon is mayor of Balch Springs and a Dallas city planner. But it's another title she uses - doctor - that has some critics complaining.
Hey, Northwest Natural - LNG's a Climate Crime
Yesterday, the fight against new fossil fuel infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest rose to a new level .A For years, a remarkable coalition of activists - ranging from wilderness advocates, to small farmers and timber growers, to college students and climate organizers - has been fighting proposals by giant energy companies to import liquefied ...
Will he shoot? Ex-Trail Blazer eyes Ore. gov race
Chris Dudley's free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor's chair -- and Oregon's Republicans think he can score.
Here it Is! The Solution to the Problem of Falling Male College Enrollment
I suppose it had to happen, but I certainly didn't see it coming.A This article informs us that a number of colleges in the Northwest are restarting football programs, not because their teams had much success in the past or because current students particularly want them, but in the hopes of attracting male enrollees .A A couple of the schools the ...
AIDS quilt creatora s speech at Pacific outlines attitude change
Every October for the past six years, a large quilt has been displayed in the main foyer of Pacific University's library.
Oregon Colleges Look to Football to Draw More Males to Female-Dominated Campuses
Nearly 18 years ago, Pacific University ended its century-long football program after a player suffered a head injury that eventually killed him.
Checking out college is virtually free
Patrick Wheat's whirlwind spring college tour carried him to Connecticut's Trinity College and 4,500 miles away to Hawaii Pacific University.
Freedom Alliance scholarship awarded to HPU's Chelsea Healy
Freedom Alliance announced that Chelsea Healy of Bonita, California has been awarded a scholarship for being the daughter of a military hero.
Web site helps students, colleges fight rising costs
With this down economy and the cost of college sky-rocketing, many parents cannot afford that hefty price tag of a campus visit.
Sanger Unified principal wins national honor
Top Fresno County educators were honored Thursday night at the annual Educator of the Year Awards at the Saroyan Theatre.
Former board member OK after heart attack
Mike Steele, a Pacific University English professor and former longtime member of the Forest Grove School Board, suffered a heart attack Oct.
Adelante Mujeres and the Pacific University Center for Gender Equity will host "Dia de los Muertos," a traditional Mexican festival, on Sunday, Nov.
It's been over three year's since Debbie Hawk disappeared from her Hanford home.
The family of a valley college student is in mourning. 29 year old Miyoshi Smith, a criminology student at Fresno Pacific University, died last Sunday, in part of the H1N1 as well as complications from pneumonia.Smitha s death comes as President Obama declares a national emergency for the H1N1 flu.
Students create interpretative panels Eklutna Lake
They tell how owls catch their prey, they teach about Eklutna glacier's ablation, and they explain how Alaskans quench their thirst.
Advocates Split: Gay Equality Now... Or in 2012?
A new group in town is leading a march downtown tomorrow to demand LGBT marriage equality now - they say BRO is moving too slowly and missing the opportunity to pressure Obama and mainstream Democrats to push for same sex marriage rights nationally.
University Lecture Series put on hold
Funding derails Fresno State lecture program for the academic year. A popular lecture series that has put former U.S. presidents, Pulitzer Prize winners and Hollywood filmmakers on stage at California State University, Fresno, has been shelved for now.
Rana Helping Alaskans Get Degrees In Their Own Homes
RANA Students ANCHORAGE, Alaska For many folks looking to move up in the workforce, going back to school can be a struggle for those who have families to take care of.
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