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Cavs claw back for crown
In one of the craziest finishes in NCAA tournament history, the Virginia Cavaliers claimed their first NCAA men's team tennis championship by rallying from the brink of defeat for a 4-3 victory over UCLA on the University of Illinois' courts in Urbana....Tags: Tennis, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Virginia Cavaliers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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People are corporations, my friend
So Illinois is in such dire financial shape that it must violate the contractual retirement agreements with teachers and other state workers. I've taught at the University of Illinois since 1979 and am one of those who would be cheated by the bills... -
Program helps students raise ACT scores, stay in college
Thirty graduating seniors from low income families in the north suburbs will enter college this fall, thanks to College Bound Opportunities, which guides the students toward higher ACT scores. It also works with them during college to keep them from...
Tags: Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, DePaul University, School Examinations, Lake Forest College
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Cerna 'Chickie' Alter, 1939-2013
Cerna "Chickie" Alter was not a brilliant artist, but she knew great art when she saw it, friends said. Mrs. Alter studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago, and then in the 1960s started a corporate art consulting business with a fellow art-...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Mexico, Art Institute of Chicago
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Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...
Tags: Schools, Illinois Governor, Elaine Nekritz, Economy, Business and Finance, John J Cullerton
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Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque
During the shabby final days of the last of the burlesque houses that once dotted State Street near Congress Parkway, three of us — in possession of a few bucks and self-confidence fueled by fake IDs — entered the Follies Theater and saw a...
Tags: Book, Film Festivals, Roseland, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Business People - May 19, 2013
The Bismarck Tribune, N.D.Bott joins firm Chris Bott has joined the Mandan office of Interstate Engineering Inc. as a senior project engineer. Bott has more than 20 years of engineering experience and has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois...Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Personal Finance, Insurance, Dwayne Johnson
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A law degree for tenacious child with a mind open to possibility
St. Louis Post-DispatchAfter years of wondering if their son would live past the age of 15, Kevin Fritz's parents received the news they'd prayed for upon the completion of a series of operations to straighten his spine and improve his lungs. "The doctor came out and said,...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy, Schools, Wilmington, Social Issues, Allentown
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UVa men's tennis team rolls past Cal to reach NCAA quarterfinals
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.In Urbana, Ill., the Virginia men's tennis team rolled to a 4-0 victory over California on Thursday to reach the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the ninth consecutive season. The Cavaliers (27-0) defeated the Golden Bears (16-10) in the round of 16...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Virginia Cavaliers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Dwayne Johnson
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Nganje joins NDSU as chair of Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department
William Nganje has joined the North Dakota State University Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics as department chair and professor. Before joining NDSU, Nganje was an associate professor of agribusiness finance at Arizona State University'...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Colleges and Universities, Food Industry, Newspaper and Magazine
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Blue Devils roll over Seahawks in NCAA men's tennis
The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.A reconfigured lineup has the Duke men's tennis team right back where it was a year ago, among the final 16 teams alive in the NCAA Tournament. Freshmen Josh Levine and Bruno Semenzato played key roles as the Blue Devils topped UNC Wilmington 4-0...Tags: Tennis, Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks, Duke Blue Devils, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Marcelyn J. 'Marcy' Henrikson, 1934-2013
Marcy Henrikson was a supporter of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and marched for women's rights in the 1970s. But she wasn't proud of her initial reaction 30 years ago when she learned her teenage daughter was lesbian, her family said. She...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Minority Groups, Lung Cancer, Justice and Rights, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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