Posted on May 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl
Insurance Journal
A bill intended to reduce the amount of bullying in Oregon schools is headed to Gov. Ted Kulongoski for his signature.
The Oregon Senate follwed the House’s lead in approving a bill that requires school districts to establish clear, uniform policies to combat bullying and to designate specific employees to investigate incidents. Full story.
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Posted on May 28th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Dr. Emery Petchauer
Diverse Voices in Higher Education
Last month I participated in the 2009 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting along with thousands of other educational researchers. Each year the meeting is an incredibly stimulating time for me, especially since it comes late in the academic year. One element of the meeting that always [...]
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Posted on May 25th, 2009 by heygrrrl
The Dominion Post
Wellington writer/directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland have been awarded a special distinction in the short film competition at the Cannes Film Festival for a second time in three years.
The duo’s The Six Dollar Fifty Man took the honour this year, following the success in 2007 of their acclaimed short film Run.
”It’s a [...]
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Posted on May 18th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By the Associated Press
LOUISIANA — When two first-year French horn players in Southern University’s marching band were beaten so badly they had to be hospitalized in intensive care, it exposed a dirty secret: Hazing isn’t reserved for fraternities.
At least one expert says the beatings are a growing problem at historically black colleges, where a spot [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By FRED SWEGLES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The family of a 16-year-old San Clemente boy who died Friday of what authorities called a self-inflicted gunshot wound was at a loss today to understand the tragedy.
Services are scheduled for Thursday for Daniel Dipronio Mendez, and classmates of the San Clemente High School sophomore created a shrine in his [...]
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