Monday, October 04, 2010

Education News – Newsletter for October 4, 2010

Monday, October 4, 2010


Bronze age cities built by Aryans discovered

LONDON – Archaeologists have discovered bronze age cities built by the Aryans in a remote Russian region, dating back to the beginning of Western civilisation in Europe.

Archaeologists have identified 20 of the spiral-shaped settlements that were built some 4,000 years ago shortly after the Great Pyramid in Egypt.
The buildings were believed to be … Read more : Bronze age cities built by Aryans discovered.

Haryana gears up to be education hub

CHANDIGARH – Having attracted a lot of industrial investment in the last three decades, Haryana is charting a new course for itself – as an education hub that can boast of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) among other institutes.

“We want Haryana to become number …. Original source  : Haryana gears up to be education hub.

Rutgers holding vigil for student who committed suicide after dorm sex encounter went online

Rutgers to hold vigil for student who killed self

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi was to be held Sunday night on the steps of Brower Commons, on the school’s … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Rutgers holding vigil for student who committed suicide after dorm sex encounter went online.

Rutgers holding vigil for late student who committed suicide after sex encounter went online

Rutgers holding silent vigil for late student

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi will be held Sunday night on the steps of Brower Commons, on the school’s College Avenue campus … Original source on Gaea Times at : Rutgers holding vigil for late student who committed suicide after sex encounter went online.

Colleges use car-sharing to cut on parking congestion; students rent vehicles to save money

Colleges use car-sharing to cut down congestion

BOISE, Idaho – On a campus where students outnumber parking spaces nearly three to one, Boise State University has finally convinced 23-year-old Wayel Alwayel he no longer needs the car he brought to campus with him as a freshman.
The new hybrid car parked near the student union building this … Read more : Colleges use car-sharing to cut on parking congestion; students rent vehicles to save money.

‘In his DNA’: A comic book collector’s donation helps him discover the fine art of letting go

Comic book collector learns fine art of letting go

Jose Alaniz spent about a week sorting and packing each comic book – carefully, lovingly. There were 12 boxes of them, comics he’d collected since his mother bought him his first one at age 6.
He took time to look through them all. The Defenders. The Incredible Hulk. … Read more >>.

Whitman, Brown tangle over immigration, illegal maid controversy, in heated governor’s debate

Whitman, Brown tangle on immigration, illegal maid

FRESNO, Calif. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Democratic rival Jerry Brown traded barbs over immigration policy and Whitman’s illegal immigrant housekeeper during a heated debate that was aimed at California’s growing Latino population.
Both candidates hoped to score points with the crucial voting bloc during Saturday’s face-off, the … Read more : Whitman, Brown tangle over immigration, illegal maid controversy, in heated governor’s debate.

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