CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters

NEW DELHI – With the board examinations beginning next week, Class 10 and 12 students are a tense lot, busy with last-minute preparations. And the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) helpline is ringing non-stop, say counsellors attending to anxious parents and children.

“I am not nervous. I just have this one problem – I … Read : CBSE board students cope with last minute jitters.

Online CAT results out

NEW DELHI – The much-awaited results of the Common Admission Test were announced Sunday by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). The scores uploaded on the official website will be the deciding factor for admission to the IIMs and around 100 other management schools.

“IIMs have announced the CAT 2009 scores at www.catiim.in. Candidate short-lists for …. Source article  : Online CAT results out.

Guatemalan schoolteachers end protests

Guatemala City, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Guatemalan schoolteachers have ended a weeklong protest after the government agreed to increase their salary, officials said.

The teachers have staged a massive protest in the capital and also blocked highways in the country.
The Guatemalan president’s office said in a communique Saturday that “an accord was reached” during a meeting … Read more »».

Universities push to get all students counted in 2010 Census, with federal funding at stake

Universities push to get students in Census 2010

ST. PAUL, Minn. – It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered with pens, notepads and buttons with the Census 2010 logo, calling out like a sideshow barker.
“Here comes a prospect,” she said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Universities push to get all students counted in 2010 Census, with federal funding at stake.

MAT Results February 2010

NEW DELHI, INDIA, (GaeaTimes.com)- The Management Aptitude Test results have been declared on Saturday by the All India Management Association. Examinees who had sat for the February MAT exam can check the result online.

The test which is one of the most popular management entrance examinations in India is conducted four times a year, February, May, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : MAT Results February 2010.

450,000 students to give CBSE board exams in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Nearly 450,000 students studying in classes 10 and 12 here will appear for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exams beginning next week.

According to the CBSE, 247,291 students will appear for the Class 10 board exams, an increase of 6.32 percent over 2009.
Similarly, 199,951 students will give their Class … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 450,000 students to give CBSE board exams in Delhi.

Students storm San Diego chancellor’s office after noose is found in campus library

San Diego students storm offices after noose found

SAN DIEGO – Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor’s office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rankins scores 25 as Savannah State pulls away from Carver Bible College in 94-68 rout

Savannah State defeats Carver Bible College 94-68

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Tracy Rankins tied his season high with 25 points and Arnold Louis and Rashad Hassan had double-doubles as Savannah State ended its season with a 94-68 rout of Carver Bible College on Friday night.
Louis had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Hassan had 14 points and …. Source article  : Rankins scores 25 as Savannah State pulls away from Carver Bible College in 94-68 rout.

Student takeover of chancellor’s office at UC San Diego ends peacefully, no arrests

Students peacefully leave UC chancellor’s office

SAN DIEGO – An hours-long student takeover of the chancellor’s office at the University of California, San Diego, is over.
Dozens of students stormed the office earlier Friday, angry over several recent racially charged campus incidents.
They occupied the office for several hours before leaving peacefully at sundown, about the same time …. Original article  : Student takeover of chancellor’s office at UC San Diego ends peacefully, no arrests.

Students storm UC San Diego chancellor’s office racial conflict of noose in school library

Students storm UC San Diego chancellor’s office

SAN DIEGO – Students have taken over the chancellor’s office at the University of California, San Diego, to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox’s offices around noon Friday while more students … Read more >>>.

Student hangs noose at San Diego campus library 2 weeks after racially tinged party

Student hangs noose at San Diego campus library

SAN DIEGO – Anger boiled over on the University of California San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor’s office to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
Students wearing red handkerchiefs over their faces blocked the doors to Chancellor Marye Anne Fox’s offices … Read more >>>.

Obama strengthens White House initiative on historically black colleges

Obama recognizes historically black colleges
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House initiative on historically black colleges and universities.
Obama says these schools have felt the pain of the recession most acutely because they enroll a higher proportion of low and middle-income students. He’s calling for increased …. Original source  : Obama strengthens White House initiative on historically black colleges.

White group’s step show win causes fiery debate over integration of traditional black activity

Online debate rages over white group’s step win
ATLANTA – Visit any of the nation’s more than 100 historically black colleges or universities and you’ll see clusters of men and women engaged in the rhythmic clapping and foot stomping routines known in black Greek circles as “stepping.”
Now a white Arkansas team’s win in an …. Original article  : White group’s step show win causes fiery debate over integration of traditional black activity.

Oilman T. Boone Pickens gives another $100M to alma mater Oklahoma State to fund endowments

Pickens gives another $100M to Oklahoma State

STILLWATER, Okla. – Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has made no secret of his love for his alma mater. That adoration has now translated into more than half a billion dollars for Oklahoma State University.
Pickens announced Friday that he is planning a $100 million estate gift to fund a … Read : Oilman T. Boone Pickens gives another $100M to alma mater Oklahoma State to fund endowments.

Police, Penn State crack down on ‘State Patty’s Day,’ criticized as an excuse for drinking

Police, Penn St. target St. Patty’s Day lookalike

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Bars served green beer. Stores sold green shirts and party hats. Revelers took to the streets at dawn.
The unofficial holiday known as “State Patty’s Day” in this college town has looked a lot like St. Patrick’s Day celebration, except it falls two weeks before …. Read the original article  : here.

Oklahoma City Community College evacuated after report of gun; police say no weapon found

Okla. campus shut, police say gun report was false

OKLAHOMA CITY – Police ordered everyone off the campus at Oklahoma City Community College after a report that someone on campus had a gun. Authorities later said there was no gunman but that a campus security officer accidentally fired his weapon during a search.
Oklahoma City Police Lt. …. Read the original article  : here.

UCSD Noose Found

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The University of California San Diego (UCSD) has found itself amidst widespread racial tension lately. The university recently witnessed an extensive campaign against racial discrimination after a student party ridiculed Black History Month with the help of a ghetto theme. The racism tension in UCSD campus escalated once again on …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : UCSD Noose Found.

New York City Public School Closing For Weather

NEW YORK CITY (GaeaTimes.com)- It is almost the end of February but the winter weather is still affecting the everyday life of people. Few weeks back, a winter storm had created havoc in different parts of the country, leading to multiple closings and delays of schools. Though the condition had improved in the …. Source  : New York City Public School Closing For Weather.

Eye on reforms, budget allocates Rs. 42,036 crore for education (Second lead)

NEW DELHI – India Friday allocated Rs.42,036 crore (Rs.420 billion/$ 9.1 billion) for both the school and higher education sectors in 2010-11, an increase of over Rs.5,600 crore from the previous fiscal – a move that aims to reform education by bringing equality in the sector.

“I propose to increase the plan allocation for school education … Read : Eye on reforms, budget allocates Rs. 42,036 crore for education (Second lead).

Pa. professor says she was suspended over ‘joke’ Facebook posting about seeking hit man

Pa. prof: Suspended over hit man Facebook posting

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – A professor at a northeastern Pennsylvania university says she’s been suspended indefinitely for what she thought was a humorous posting on Facebook about hiring a hit man.
East Stroudsburg University sociology professor Gloria Gadsden says she was suspended Wednesday because administrators thought she was making [..] Read the original article: here.