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Civil rights leader Coretta Scott King dies

by Jeannine Aquino
Published February 1, 2006

The widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she carried on his work in civil rights after his death.

U.S. limits housing subsidy

by Kevin McCahill
Published January 31, 2006

Starting Jan. 30, single students younger than 24 with no children no longer are eligible for Section 8 subsidized housing, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The change...

Court ruling leaves RIAA without names

by Ryan Dionne
Published May 3, 2005

Two North Carolina universities won't have to turn over the names of students who were file-sharing.

Study finds U.S. ranks low on college affordability

by Cati Vanden Breul
Published April 21, 2005

It is the first study of college affordability and accessibility done across countries.

Group touts higher ed with new project

by Cati Vanden Breul
Published April 12, 2005

A group of higher education organizations is launching a nationwide public-awareness campaign to showcase the benefits of college to society as a whole, instead of only to students who attend universities. The...

Some question intentionsof U.S. war in Afghanistan

by Mohamad Elmasry
Published April 6, 2005

Reflecting on the U.S. war in Afghanistan that ended approximately three years ago, former University student Ahmad Ali said the 2001 operation was not about freedom, democracy or human rights. The United...

Supreme Court rules on Title IX speaking rights

by Brady Averill
Published March 31, 2005

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that neither men nor women who complain about unequal treatment under Title IX can be retaliated against. Title IX protects people from being excluded, on the basis...

Two U.S. agencies dictate safer water

Published March 30, 2005

The current allowance is 50 parts arsenic per 1 billion parts water.

Alaska residents work to save refuge

by Jason Juno
Published February 17, 2005

If oil drilling is allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska, Robert Thompson said, he will be able to see it through the front window of his house. He and Andy Keller, a field...