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Illinois Wesleyan fraternity has charter revoked
A fraternity's national organization has revoked the charter of the Sigma Pi chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University. The Grand Council of Sigma Pi Fraternity International took the action after the death of a Sigma Pi member. Brandon Landau died March 4 after attending an off-campus fraternity event. The Winnebago County ...
Autopsy planned on Harvard student's body
An autopsy is expected to shed more light on the death of a Harvard Business School student whose body was recovered from Portland Harbor three days after he was told to leave a waterfront bar for being visibly intoxicated while celebrating his upcoming graduation. The Maine medical examiner's office says ...
Old science class chemicals removed in Beatrice
Chemicals no longer used for science classes have been removed from two Beatrice district schools. They included acids, mercury and flammable toxics, and their containers had been sitting in storage closets and cabinets. The Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/JmSeKt) that a hazardous-waste disposal company based in Norwell, Mass., Clean Harbors, ...
Quebec students mark 100 days of tuition protests
Tens of thousands of students marched through the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days since the movement against higher tuition fees began. Tuesday's protest came after Quebec's provincial government passed emergency legislation intended to end Canada's most sustained student demonstrations ever. The peaceful protest turned more violent in the ...
Tangipahoa school board expands attorney's role
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board has voted to give attorney Bob Hammonds an expanded role in dealing with its decades-old desegregation litigation as well as how new state laws affect operations of Louisiana school systems. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/KnVLXF ) the decision came Tuesday after a lengthy executive session. In ...
Prince, Dolly Parton in Library of Congress
From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry. Summer's 1977 hit "I Feel Love" is joining the Grateful Dead's famous 1977 Barton Hall concert as sounds ...
Demolition nears for historic dorm on UGA campus
Construction crews have fenced off a historic dormitory at the University of Georgia to prepare for its demolition. University spokesman Tom Jackson tells The Athens Banner-Herald (http://bit.ly/KnQwac) that the demolition of 159-bed Rutherford Hall will probably begin in the first full week of June. In November, a Board of Regents' ...
W. Mass. teacher charged with assaulting student
An East Longmeadow teacher charged with assault for allegedly pushing a 13-year-old student she thought had laughed at her has pleaded not guilty. Barbara Galanek was released on personal recognizance after her arraignment Tuesday in Palmer District Court. The Republican newspaper (http://bit.ly/JTxR6R ) reports that she is a teacher at ...
SPOTLIGHT: Des Plaines teen aims to dance globally
If life falls into place for Arthur Stashak, a year from now he'll be gazing out at one of Hamburg's historic canals, taking a quick breather between his pas de deux and variations classes. The Des Plaines native wants nothing more than to move to the German port city and ...
Iowa City schools served some recalled lettuce
Lettuce that had been recalled over fears of listeria contamination was served at Iowa City Community School District schools. The district says in a news release that officials were notified about the recall on Monday, after much of the lettuce had already been served. The rest won't be used. Federal ...
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