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14 hrs ago | TulsaWorld.com - Lifestyle

'Duty' calls Soldier's frontline story pushed others to back burner

Roger Thompson hung up the phone and cried. The English professor from Tulsa's tears fell because he had let another man's experiences in Iraq fully form in his mind - no matter how horrific.

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Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Dartmouth

Daily Debriefing

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating complaints of discrimination against female cadets at the state-run Virginia Military Institute, according to The Boston Globe.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Thu Nov 26, 2009

NBC29

VMI Facing Sexism Accusations

Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations of sexism, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.

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Related Topix: US Supreme Court, US News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Washington Times

associated press Amber Blain waves en route to getting her diploma during the graduation ceremony in

The school, which opened its doors to women in 1997 after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, is accused of sexist policies and is under federal investigation.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

WSET

VMI Faces Sexism Complaints

Virginia Military Institute is under fire by the federal Department of Education for alleged sexism towards female cadets.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Ventura County Star

Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations

Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.

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Related Topix: US News, US Supreme Court, The Citadel

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA

Knapp To Organize Civil War Conference

Lt. Gen. John W. Knapp has been appointed the Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. '43 Visiting Professor in Leadership and Ethics at Virginia Military Institute.

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Related Topix: Lexington, VA, University of Richmond, Hampton University

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Stafford County Sun

Military News: Nov. 20

Airmen graduate from basic training Air Force Airmen Kiona N. Anderson, John R. Lovett Jr., Julie A. Franklin and Nicole A. Boggs graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Stafford, VA, Fredericksburg, VA, US Army, Fort Lewis

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Hundreds gather at war memorial to honor veterans

Flags snapping in the brisk wind. Shots from a 21-gun salute resonating through the Virginia War Memorial, followed by the somber tones of taps.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, Fort Lee, VA

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Free Republic

VMI cadet 'touched so many lives

Monsignor Joseph L. Luca, pastor of St. Louis Church, sought to ease the grief of family, friends, and classmates from Mount St.

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Related Topix: Lexington, VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Restoring old cabin connects Richmond man to his roots

NATHALIE Four years ago, Richmond engineer Robert Moss was standing in a thicket of pine trees, tangled vines and poison oak deep in rural Halifax County - face to face with a decision that would change his life.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, Nathalie, VA, Halifax County, VA, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, University of Virginia

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

VCU plans to eliminate 91 jobs

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY State support: Since fiscal 2001, VCU has lost $4,149 per in-state student, more than any other Virginia institution except the Virginia Military Institute.

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Related Topix: Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Rockbridge Weekly

Temporary Closing of Portion of Woods Creek Trail

LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 11, 2009 a ' The portion of Woods Creek Trail from Jordana TMs Point to the property line between Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute will be closed Nov.

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Related Topix: Lexington, VA, Washington & Lee University

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA

Cause Of Death Of VMI Cadet Still Unknown

No additional information has been received as to the cause of the death of a Virginia Military Institute cadet last Saturday, Nov.7. Fourth-year or freshman John Alexander Evans, 19, collapsed in his barracks room Saturday soon after completing a 10-mile road march with other members of his Rat class.

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Related Topix: Virginia

ClipSyndicate

VMI to Review Training After Cadet's Death

Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Chattanoogan.com

New Book Out On The Maps Of Chickamauga

"The maps lay out the troops and terrain as they were in September of 1863. Opening and closing chapters describe each army's approach to the battlefield and the retreat and pursuit to Chattanooga in the aftermath of the bloody combat.

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The Baltimore Sun

Graduate's death at VMI stuns Mt. St. Joseph

The Mount St. Joseph High School community was in shock Monday after learning that a 2009 graduate of the Irvington campus died Saturday following a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute.

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Related Topix: Lexington, VA

The Free Lance-Star

Military Notes

Army Pvt. Christopher J. Henderson graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. He is the son of Timothy Henderson of Spotsylvania and is a 2009 graduate of Courtland High School.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Jackson, US Army, Spotsylvania, VA, US Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WTKR-TV Norfolk

VMI to review training after cadet's death

Virginia Military Institute plans to review its training procedures following the death of a freshman who collapsed after completing a 10-mile march.

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Related Topix: Highland, MD

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

VMI cadet dies after training exercise

A Virginia Military Institute freshman cadet collapsed after a training exercise and was pronounced dead shortly after noon todayat Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital.

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Related Topix: Highland, MD

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