News
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Miami University and other College News
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Miami News- Top 3 Stories (muohio.edu live updated)
- Eldon Lee Wiley dies Sept. 8 - Eldon Lee (Keppler) Wiley, professor of educational leadership at Miami from 1970 to 1991, died Sept. 8 in Hamilton. He was 82.
- Miami course in "real time" gives students new way to learn - The presidential election of 2008 is giving Miami University students a rare opportunity to learn about politics, voter registration, fundraising and other hot topics in ways that go beyond the lecture hall. "The Internet and the Election: An Interdisciplinary Exploration" is a new class that centers on the unprecedented role of the Internet during this election.
- Register online now for blood donor program - Employees can now register online for Miami University's Blood Donor Program, www.donortime.com. The next blood drive will be held from 9 - 11:15 a.m. and 1 - 3:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, in the Heritage Room at Shriver Center.
Top College News- College News from the Region (collegepublisher.com live updated)
- Opening night - "The Laramie Project" was chosen to be a part of TheatreOCUs 2008-09 season in order to commemorate the death of Matthew Shepherd in Laramie, Wyo., which happened 10 years ago. The play follows the chronology of Shepherds visit to a local bar, his kidnapping and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers.
- "Dig Out Your Soul" Review - The sequel is usually worse than the original.
- BYU's confidence could help UNM - Is facing the No. 9 team in the nation a blessing or a curse? That depends on the UNM football teams perspective.One thing is for sure: The Lobos have a chance to realign the football cosmos and throw a monkey wrench into the BCS picture Saturday when they take on BYU.
World News
USA Today- Top 3 Stories (usatoday.com live updated)
- More colleges stamp out smoking - College campuses are going smoke-free in rapidly growing numbers across the USA.
- As profits dip, oil countries' aid programs may take hit - Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez is helping people by converting high oil prices into billions of dollars spent on aid programs ...
- Joint Chiefs chairman wants PTSD screenings - The Pentagon's top uniformed officer is calling for all returning combat troops, from privates to generals, to undergo screening ...
Associated Press Top STRANGE News- Top 3 Stories (ap.org live updated)
- UK university holds artificial intelligence test - READING, England (AP) -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading....
- Counting cards: NY collection includes 6,356 decks - NEW YORK (AP) -- The collection spans 50 countries and four centuries and touches on subjects ranging from beer marketing to 19th-century Portuguese politics....
- Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers - OL PEJETA, Kenya (AP) -- The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms....