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Chat Transcript: Undergraduate Ranking (BusinessWeek via Yahoo! News)
Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business (Mendoza Undergraduate Profile) took the top spot in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranking of undergraduate business programs for the first time this year. Students praised the program for its values and strong alumni network. And there were many other surprises for undergraduate business programs in 2010. Bloomberg BusinessWeek editors Louis Lavelle and ...Angry Students Protest Cuts to Schools, Colleges (The Memphis Daily News) BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Anger over rising tuition and school budget cuts boiled over as students across the country staged rowdy demonstrations that l....
Butow Vineyards: Passing it on (The Ukiah Daily Journal) Wine Notes by Heidi Cusick Dickerson Don and Judye Butow are in the twilight years of managing the vineyard which has been in the Butow family since 1946.
Larry Ellison is the richest player in the tennis biz (The Desert Sun) Larry Ellison was volleying a tennis ball back and forth with his teaching pro when they eased into a conversation about tennis tournaments.
M. Basketball. Men's Hoops Pac-10 Tournament Game Notes For 6 p.m. PT Tip Vs. Stanford Thursday (Arizona State Sun Devils) ASU will try and beat Stanford for a third time on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT on FOX Sports Net from Staples Center. Eric Boateng has made all 14 shots against the Cardinal this year.
Who Should Pay the Piper? (Pat Buchanan via Yahoo! News) Greece this past weekend saw the worst rioting since the debt crisis began. After Athens had announced new tax hikes and budget cuts to reduce a deficit of 13 percent of gross domestic product, mobs drove guards from Greece's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and attacked police.
Top 25 Women's College Basketball Capsules (Jefferson City News Tribune) MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Kelsey Griffin's career-high 36 points helped spark a second-half rally, and No. 3 Nebraska beat Kansas State 82-72 Saturday to become the first Big 12 team to roll unbeaten through an entire regular season.
Green Mountain Coffee and the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation Commit Nearly One Million Dollars to Fuel ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) OAKLAND, Calif.----TransFair USA™, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today announces that it has received a $50,000 grant from Green Mountain Coffee®, and a three-year commitment of $925,000 from the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation.
College of Santa Fe Names Board of Directors (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The College of Santa Fe today announced that it has named nine leaders in education, art and public policy to serve as members of its board of directors. Â
Nebraska finishes perfect season (News Chief) Nebraska forward Kelsey Griffin (23) rebounds during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Manhattan, Kan. Griffin scored 36 points in the game. Nebraska defeated Kansas State 82-72.