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Group calls for FAFSA elimination

Published September 30, 2008

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form every year may soon be a thing of the past if a new proposal gains enough support. A report published by the College Board last week called...

Presidential voting begins in pivotal Ohio

Published September 30, 2008

CLEVELAND (AP) âÄî In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after...

Bailout bill slapped aside; record stock plunge

Published September 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nationâÄôs financial...

Ex-teacher in Nebraska gets 6 years in sex case

Published September 29, 2008

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) âÄî A former teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student so she could have sex with him was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison. Kelsey Peterson, 26, had...

Minnesota falls a spot in polls despite 2-0 Big Ten start

Published September 29, 2008

The Gophers volleyball team opened conference play with a sweep of Northwestern, followed by a 3-1 win over then-No. 18 Wisconsin, but that apparently didnâÄôt impress enough voters in the CSTV/AVCA...

Big Ten Conference on watch for politics

Published September 24, 2008

The Big Ten Network turned to presidential campaign coverage last week, but the price tag was too high for the University to participate. The network collaborated with professors from across the Big Ten...

Remedial classes rise nationally

Published September 24, 2008

Two studies released this year revealed that more incoming college students need to take remedial coursework âÄî but numbers at the University are down. âÄúDiploma to Nowhere,âÄù...

Woman whose dogs mauled neighbor gets 15 to life

Published September 23, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A woman whose dogs viciously attacked and killed her neighbor in the hallway of their apartment building seven years ago was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison. Marjorie...

2 dead in helicopter crash into Wis. house

Published September 22, 2008

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) _ A helicopter crashed into the roof of a house early Sunday, killing two people in the aircraft, but five people in the house were uninjured, police reported. The helicopter crashed...

Details suggest Palin’s e-mail account was vulnerable because hacker impersonated her

Published September 19, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Details emerged Thursday behind the break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account, including a first-hand account suggesting it was vulnerable...

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