Mustang Daily, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
7 hours ago by Lauren Rabaino
A Cal Poly employee filed a $160,000 lawsuit against the university on Monday for not providing a safe work environment when he was attacked by a subordinate employee last year. The custodial supervisor Chris Leitz claims that the university should have prevented the attack by then-custodian James Reynolds.
College Times, Arizona State University, AZ
7 hours ago by Jacqueline Charles - McClatchy Newspapers
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua _ Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza says his group has no plans to interfere in Haiti's internal affairs, even amid growing fears that the Caribbean nation may be headed toward deeper instability if it doesn't soon appoint a new prime minister.
KY Kernel, University of Kentucky, KY
7 hours ago by Elise Reed
UK opened its first office in Louisville last month with the goal to aid in recruitment of students from the state's largest metropolitan area.
UK on Main, located at 714 W. Main St. in downtown Louisville, provides space for university officials in development, admissions, athletics and sports marketing to recruit new students to the university, according to a May 14 news release.
Mustang Daily, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
7 hours ago by Camas Frank
The water at the Pismo Beach pier has been on a danger list for some time, most recently making an appearance on the non-profit organization Heal the Bay's top 10 list of most polluted beaches in California. Although Pismo is a popular surfing spot, the water is often tainted with deadly bacteria, forcing the beach's closure to swimming.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
7 hours ago by Ashlei Maltman/City Reporter
The Eastern pond, located next to Lantz Arena, might be getting deeper. David Crockett, manager or facilities planning and management, is considering a new project to increase irrigation efficiency. Since the pond is only five to six feet deep, algae form easily in the pond.
The Daily Cougar, University of Houston, TX
7 hours ago by Ruth Rodriguez
UH Students Against Sweatshops paid a home visit to President Renu Khator to demand an answer to a long-awaited question Monday.
The students congregated outside of the closed gates of the president's home, 1505 South Boulevard, in an effort to seek her decision on whether the University would sign on with the Designated Suppliers Program and ensure safe working conditions for factory workers of UH-brand apparel.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
7 hours ago by Rick Kambic/Editor-In-Chief
The July 1 deadline has come and gone without a new state budget being signed into law. After threats of cuts by Governor Rod Blagojevich and his recalling the General Assembly back into session, Eastern's 2.8 percent increase in state allocations may not be a reality.
The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
7 hours ago by Lauren Schmoll
Recently fuel prices have jumped as much as 37 cents per gallon in some parts of Columbus. While the hike hurts the wallets of many drivers, the notoriously strapped-for-cash college student is hit especially hard.
Summer is typically the time for vacations, road-trips, and weekend getaways even for the college student on a budget.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
7 hours ago by Derick Brattain
Local restaurants will donate proceeds Thursday to a Ball State University family. William David Carter, the son of Mark Carter, died at the age of 26 this week and the restaurants are looking to give back.
Mark Carter, also known as The Hot Dog Man, sets up his hot dog stand in The Village late nights at the corner of Dill Street and University Avenue.
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, IA
7 hours ago by Zach Thompson
HF 2194 - Types of businesses exempt from paying employees minimum wage
Minimum wage requirements, which were amended in January 2007, don't apply to businesses whose annual gross volume of sale is less than $300,000.
However, businesses that launder, clean or repair fabrics or clothing, construction and reconstruction businesses, institutions engaged in caring for the sick, aged or the mentally ill, schools for persons with mental or physical disabilities or for gifted children, preschools, elementary and secondary schools, as well as institutions of higher education and public agencies are all responsible for following the amended minimum wage requirements, regardless of their gross volume of sales.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
7 hours ago by Brady Holt
Coffeehouse, facing foreclosure, to be shut down two weeks for repairs
Crimson White, University of Alabama, AL
7 hours ago by Jessie Gable
Staff Reporter
Two UA students, Matthew Crump and Lauren Brue, Crump's girlfriend, were killed in a Walker County plane crash at about 8 a.m. on Sunday.
Crump's parents, Bobby and Jan Crump of Jasper, were also killed in the crash. The Crump family and Brue took off from the Walker County airport, about six miles north of Jasper, on their way to Gulf Shores for a vacation when the plane crashed in a wooded area near the airport shortly after they took off.
The Diamondback, University of Maryland College Park, MD
7 hours ago by Brady Holt
Property crimes, including motor vehicle thefts, up 52 percent since last year
Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
7 hours ago by Sean McGahan
Family, friends and fellow Marines will gather today to remember an SIUC student who was killed after his motorcycle collided with a van Friday morning. Bradley Owings, 24, was traveling west on Illinois Route 13 at a high speed when he ran a red light and crashed into a van turning left onto Reed Station Road, according to reports from the Carbondale Police Department and the Jackson County Coroner.
Crimson White, University of Alabama, AL
7 hours ago by Corey Craft
Editor-in-Chief
Eric Van Nostrand, a junior majoring in nursing, has never worked at WVUA-FM 90.7 The Capstone. He has never held a paid position, never a volunteer DJ spot. But, he said, his concern in the direction the station has taken in the last few weeks comes from "the perspective of an avid listener.
The Oracle, University of South Florida, FL
7 hours ago by Amy Mariani, Senior Editor
The Faculty Senate has established a group charged with assessing the entire administrative structure of the University for efficiency in light of a $50.4 million budget cut. This group, called the "Faculty Senate Task Force to Review the Administrative Structure of the University of South Florida," was not only created because of budget cuts but also because the University needed a more streamlined administrative system, said Laurence Branch, president-elect of the Faculty Senate.
The Oracle, University of South Florida, FL
7 hours ago by Amy Mariani, Senior Editor
USF has denied that it used race as a determining factor to terminate former employee James Dragna.
Dragna, former senior associate vice president of student affairs, filed a legal complaint with the Hillsborough County Circuit Court last month, accusing his former boss, Student Affairs Vice President Jennifer Meningall, of firing him because of his race (Dragna is white and Meningall is black).
College Times, Arizona State University, AZ
10 hours ago by Nate Lipka
The US Air Guitar Championship - which makes a stop in Phoenix this Saturday - presents the chance for music glory for thousands of rock star wannabes. Bettie B. Goode is one of the favorites for the title.
Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona, AZ
10 hours ago by Alex Dalenberg
Rick McCloskey, a mission engineer for the UA-led Phoenix Lander, grabbed a knee-length sky blue lab coat from a rack in his computer lab without so much as looking. Lab coats are part of the routine. It all had to do with ESD, he said. Then he paused.
"Electrostatic discharges," he added.
Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University A&M, LA
13 hours ago by Allen Womble
Students may find the walkways of campus harder to navigate in the fall as a record number of freshmen apply to the University.
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI
14 hours ago by Angie Favot
Updated at 1:15 p.m. Thursday
A doe charged into Moore Hall room 111, located on the north side of the building, around 11 a.m. today.
Jeffrey Smith, a broadcast and cinematic arts instructor, was teaching BCA 510: Broadcast and Cable Law with 23 students when a deer jumped through the first floor window.
Et Cetera, Eastfield College, TX
15 hours ago by Amadeo Lopez
Oregon Daily Emerald, University of Oregon, OR
15 hours ago by Jessie Higgins
The future University alumni center has changed locations and will now sit next to the northwest corner of the University's new basketball arena. The new alumni center, which will be built simultaneously with the arena and a new academic learning services center for student athletes, was originally designed to be situated next to the learning center on the corner of Franklin Boulevard and East 13th Avenue.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
18 hours ago by Patricia Scott / For The South End
Despite $3 million in red ink, high vacancy rates and challenges in changing the perception of WSU as a commuter school, Timothy Michael, the new director of housing and residential life, said he's optimistic about the future of residential life on campus.
The Hilltop, Howard University, DC
18 hours ago by Jessica Lewis
Aaron Bonner will forever be known as "Survivor. Conqueror. Soldier." The John H. Johnson School of Communications will purchase a brick in Bonner's name to be added to Founders Walk on Howard University's main campus. Dean Janette L. Dates of the communications school is considering granting Bonner an honorary degree as doctors have granted him just two more weeks to live.
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