Category Archives: College

Law schools face lawsuits over job-placement claims

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at USNewsmsnbc.msn.com Adam Bevelacqua graduated from Brooklyn Law School last year with $100,000 in debt but high hopes for his future. He passed the bar on his first try in New York and had internships to highlight on his resume. And, according to his research, the school’s job placement rate for new graduates [...]

Also posted in Business, Dispute, Jobs, Law, Lawsuit | Leave a comment

Former Professor Donates $150 Million to University

By doris | Published: December 18, 2011

Full Story at Happy News – Former Professor Donates $150 Million to University Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., announced today that the University has received a $150 million gift from Dr. James and Dr. Marilyn Simons, and from the Simons Foundation. It is the largest gift in the history of Stony [...]

Also posted in Donate, Education, Financial | Leave a comment

Mom earns college degree 23 years after memory loss

By doris | Published: June 13, 2011

Full Story at TODAYmsnbc.mns.com A freak accident involving a ceiling fan may have taken Su Meck’s memory of everything that happened for the first 22 years of her life, but it did not rob her of her determination. Since the accident that left her with amnesia, the 45-year-old from Gaithersburg, Md., has had to relearn [...]

Also posted in Mom | Leave a comment

University awards first Beatles degree

By doris | Published: January 29, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) – A Canadian woman has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in Beatles studies. Former Miss Canada finalist, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy was one of the first 12 students to sign up for the Liverpool Hope University course on the Fab Four when it [...]

Also posted in Diploma, Music, Stars | Leave a comment

Ex Arrested in NY in Death of Missing Student

By doris | Published: November 28, 2010

Full Story at aolnews.com CLAY, N.Y. (Nov. 27) — A 20-year-old Pennsylvania dance student who vanished last week while on Thanksgiving break in her hometown was killed by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, who then dumped her body in a park “like garbage,” a prosecutor said Saturday. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said 21-year-old Steven [...]

Also posted in Arrested, Death, Holiday, Home, Missing Persons, Violence | Leave a comment

KFC offers $20,000 college scholarship for best tweet

By doris | Published: November 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Restaurant chain KFC has launched a scholarship campaign that aims to keep it short and “tweet.” The chain is running a scholarship contest using microblogging site Twitter to reach out to a younger generation. Applicants use 140 characters or less to explain why they deserve the $20,000 scholarship. High [...]

Also posted in Children, Company, Education, School | Leave a comment

Toyota recalls 1.53 million vehicles worldwide

By doris | Published: October 21, 2010

Full Story atmsnbc.msn.com TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. The world’s biggest auto-maker will call back about 740,000 cars in the U.S. for repairs and 599,000 in Japan. The remainder are [...]

Also posted in Business, Cars, Financial, Highway Troubles, Recall | Leave a comment

College on edge after recent wave of student suicides

By doris | Published: March 21, 2010

I know it is hard going to college. The kids are pushed in to growing up to fast to deal with the problems of college. Most of the have to deal with finical part of college. As a parent most of the time all we can do is keep in contact with them and support [...]

Also posted in America, Death, Health, Research, Safety, School | Leave a comment