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Germany's turn to give back

Twenty years after its fall on Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall still evokes a variety of painful images.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Opinion

Sat Nov 07, 2009

All About Jazz

Take Two: Variations on Dave Brubeck

Dr. J's writing combines her love of jazz with her fascination with psychology; she enjoys focusing on where they intersect -- in the celebration of the individual spirit.

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Related Topix: Blues, Brubeck, Dave Brubeck, Jazz, Take Five, Paul Desmond

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Times Union

The higher cost of higher ed

An elite group in higher education just got a bit more crowded: the $50,000 club.

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Related Topix: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York Metro, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Blogging Project Runway

From The Mailbox

Click here for more from Project Runway Season Five designer Terri Stevens and Highball Halloween.

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Related Topix: Saratoga Springs, NY, Springs, NY

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

'Paranormal' star signs with Innovative

The effects of "Paranormal Activity" continue to ripple outward. Micah Sloat, who plays the video-savvy male half of the movie's tormented couple, has signed with Innovative Artists for agency representation.

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Related Topix: Westport, CT, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Oct 28, 2009

OUPblog

Riddle Me When, Riddle Me Whya

Gordon Thompson is Professor of Music at Skidmore College. His book, Please Please Me: Sixties British Pop, Inside Out , offers an insider's view of the British pop-music recording industry.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Business Review (Albany)

Skidmore hires arts director

Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs has hired the director of a Virginia arts center to develop a new program to prepare students for careers in arts management, dance, theater and music.

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Related Topix: Saratoga Springs, NY, Arts, Theater, University of Richmond

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Times Union

Skidmore on alert as police look for cab driver

Skidmore College remains on a safety alert today as city police search for a taxi cab driver who allegedly attempted to assault a female student in his cab before she escaped and ran to her apartment on campus early Saturday morning.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

WNYT NewsChannel 13

Skidmore Student Claims She Was Attacked By Cabbie

A Skidmore College student says she was attacked by a cab driver early Saturday morning.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

New York Daily News

Blood & Vinegar: Mary Harriet Case murder in Jackson Heights, 1937

The murder suspect saw stars as press flashbulbs popped in his eyes. "Didja do it?" one of the newspaper shutterbugs demanded.

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Related Topix: Jackson-Heights, NY, Queens, NY, New York, NY, Saratoga Springs, NY

Sat Oct 17, 2009

New Canaan News-Review

J.M. Lummis' Paternostro an MS Corporate Achiever

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter has named Norwalk resident Melissa Paternostro, a 2009 MS Corporate Achiever -- one of only 30 business leaders to be named this year.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Health, Charitable Organizations, New Canaan, CT

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Times Union

Skidmore College gets its late-night 'Edge'

Skidmore College has made its first official appearance on reality television. The school was recently the subject of a 15-minute segment on "The Edge with Jake Sasseville," a late-night online television show that has been shown on TV stations around the country.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

Barre to honor 5 at 28th annual Community Service Recognition Night

A group of outstanding community volunteers will be honored this Thursday when the Knights of Columbus Hall hosts the 28th annual Community Service Recognition Night.

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Related Topix: Barre, VT, Montpelier, VT, University of Hartford, Orange County, VT

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Gazette

Area Colleges: Skidmore captures Hamilton tourney

Matt Canavan shot a 77 to finish second individually with a 148 total as Skidmore College captured the Hamilton Fall Golf Invitational Sunday.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Gazette

Fewer votes expected this Election Day on Skidmore campus

Candidates for city races are likely to court the Skidmore College vote once again this fall, but both parties doubt student voter turnout will be high.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

Hartford Courant

Virginia Peake, Simsbury

Virginia Peake of Simsbury is an award- winning artist whose oil paintings are characterized by their rich color and are filled with light.

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Related Topix: Venezuela, World News, Farmington, CT

Sat Oct 03, 2009

The Daily Sound

Profile: Helene Schneider Battles the Billionaires

In less than five weeks, Santa Barbara voters will crown a new mayor. And much more than Helene Schneider's political aspirations are on the line.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara, CA

Thu Oct 01, 2009

American Institute of Biological Scie...

Recent Executive Director's Blog Entries Online at www.blogs.aibs.org/richardogrady

From the pages of BioScience magazine , the online version of our current events column, with discussions of the latest happenings at AIBS in support of our mission.

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Related Topix: Arizona State University, University of Oklahoma, North Carolina, East Carolina University, University of Tennessee

Sun Sep 27, 2009

DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines ...

What if there were no Aspirin?

Consider for second: How would life be different without aspirin? Or gasoline? Or any kind of plastic? These questions - and a few of their answers - are part of an intriguing new show called "Molecules that Matter," which opened Friday and remains through Dec.

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Related Topix: Grinnell College, Chemistry, Science, Wooster, OH

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Buffalo News

Snyder student pursues dream of becoming professional ballet dancer

In Snyder, 18-year-old Larissa Kogut's bedroom is filled with memorabilia from her years of ballet dancing.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Saratoga Springs, NY, Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro

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