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  • August 2008

    • Law School Rankings May Be Revised to Stop 'Gaming'

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 26, 08 4:44 AM CDT

      Law School Rankings May Be Revised to Stop 'Gaming'

      (Newser) - Some US law schools have been caught manipulating programs to climb college rankings in US News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal reports. Institutions boost their performance statistics by channeling first-year students with lower test scores and grades into part-time programs that aren't considered in the rankings. The magazine is considering changing its methods to crack down. More »

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      Indiana University  • University of Connecticut  • Chapman University

  • July 2008

    • Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 7, 08 1:18 PM CDT

      Beyond Race? Politics Beyond Sensitive, More Like It

      (Newser) - The story of an indicted Indiana student janitor underlines "super-heated capacities for perceiving insult" that color race issues in America—issues playing out in the presidential contest, too, Dorothy Rabinowitz writes in the Wall Street Journal . "Its presence is evident in this election campaign," she writes, "which has seen more than a touch of readiness to impute some form of racism to all tough criticisms of Barack Obama." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Bill Clinton  • racism  • Ku Klux Klan  • Indiana University

  • June 2008

    • Teen Dies in Quarry Jump Rite

      ABC News  |  Jun 5, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Teen Dies in Quarry Jump Rite

      (Newser) - A teenage rite of passage made popular in a movie claimed a life yesterday when an 18-year-old high school graduate plunged 65 feet to his death into an Indiana quarry pool, ABC reports. The plunge was featured in the 1979 coming-of-age movie Breaking Away and is routinely copied by local youth, despite the best efforts of law enforcement to stop them. More »

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      accident  • student  • accidental death  • Indiana University  • drowning

  • March 2008

    • Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 1, 08 6:10 PM CST

      Best Undergrad Biz Schools

      (Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week: Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too competitive. Virginia (McIntire): Intense workload. Notre Dame (Mendoza): Ethics focus draws raves. More »

  • February 2008

    • Blood Test Aims to ID Bipolar Moods

      MSNBC  |  Feb 26, 08 6:17 AM CST

      Blood Test Aims to ID Bipolar Moods

      (Newser) - Researchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test that uses genetic markers to identify a patient's mood state, a discovery that could herald a breakthrough in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Widespread tests are still at least 5 years away, but already many are concerned that results would be used to screen employees, military enlistees, or even college applicants, MSNBC reports. More »

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      psychiatry  • bipolar disorder  • Indiana University

    • Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

      Indianapolis Star  |  Feb 14, 08 4:32 AM CST

      Coach Puts IU's Basketball Team in Jeopardy

      (Newser) - The future of Indiana University's basketball team could be at stake this spring, as coach Kelvin Sampson's alleged infractions of NCAA rules may be catching up with him. The NCAA alleges that the coach, who left Oklahoma after four violations, kept making recruiting calls despite being ordered not to. Sampson may also have lied to NCAA investigators, reports the Indianapolis Star. More »

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      basketball  • NCAA basketball  • NCAA  • Indiana University  • recruiting  • Kelvin Sampson  • basketball recruiting

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