Posts tagged ‘Campus Town’

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:08:19 GMT

Old North Natchez High School building cherished by alumni - Natchez Democrat


Natchez Democrat

Old North Natchez High School building cherished by alumni
Natchez Democrat
And when games were hosted at Margaret Martin School — now a performing arts center — he said cars would be lined up downtown all the way to Cathedral School's campus. “You would think you were at an LSU athletic event if you came to one of (the ...

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Sun, 20 May 2012 06:30:55 GMT

Janice Ann's Journal: More than 800 attend 29th annual Expo Center bash - Lufkin Daily News


Janice Ann's Journal: More than 800 attend 29th annual Expo Center bash
Lufkin Daily News
Lamar University has announced the naming of the Charles and Eleanor Garrett Engineering Center on the LU campus to recognize a major gift from the Garretts, whose company is one of the worldÕs largest manufacturers of metal-detecting equipment.

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Mon, 14 May 2012 15:53:12 GMT

How Five College Town Credit Unions Keep Members Post-Graduation: Slide Show - Credit Union Times


Credit Union Times

How Five College Town Credit Unions Keep Members Post-Graduation: Slide Show
Credit Union Times
By Natasha Chilingerian College towns are home to academic opportunities, new social experiences, crowds of football fans — and plenty of young adults in need of financial services. By touting conveniences such as on-campus ATMs, student checking ...

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Sun, 20 May 2012 04:15:27 GMT

Bill O'Brien keeps message fresh in selling Penn State football - GoErie.com


Bill O'Brien keeps message fresh in selling Penn State football
GoErie.com
The school's new football coach pulled off his sport coat, stepped to the podium and immediately fixed his attention on Terry Pegula seated in the front row among 150 alumni in a suburban Buffalo ballroom. O'Brien then proclaimed he had something ...

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Sun, 20 May 2012 07:20:58 GMT

Forever Wildcats: UNH president reminds graduates to return when they can - Foster's Daily Democrat


Forever Wildcats: UNH president reminds graduates to return when they can
Foster's Daily Democrat
By ANDREA BULFINCH DURHAM— Graduates of the University of New Hampshire's class of 2012 were given one final instruction before leaving campus for the last time Saturday afternoon: don't be strangers. President Mark Huddleston told the nearly 3000 ...

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Sat, 19 May 2012 10:30:02 GMT

O'Loughlin heading to Gustavus - Morris Sun Tribune


O'Loughlin heading to Gustavus
Morris Sun Tribune
I feel like 15 years I've had a chance to embrace the town and the college and they have become intertwined to my DNA.” O'Loughlin began her tenure in Morris in 1996 after receiving her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Minnesota, ...

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Sun, 13 May 2012 08:58:39 GMT

College Town - Worcester Telegram


College Town
Worcester Telegram
By Bonnie Russell TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF In honor of Mother's Day, College Town would like to pay tribute to a few moms receiving degrees during area commencements. Yesterday, 23 years after completing her first semester of college, Laura Hunter, 40, ...

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Fri, 18 May 2012 05:01:52 GMT

Home away from home: Local students benefit from on-campus living - STLtoday.com


Home away from home: Local students benefit from on-campus living
STLtoday.com
One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make as you consider which college to attend is whether you want to remain in the area or leave town. If you decide to stay put, you'll have another big decision to make: Do you want to continue living at ...

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Wed, 02 May 2012 00:39:40 GMT

Penn State's Bill O'Brien, replacing the irreplaceable Joe Paterno, opens up ... - Washington Post


Penn State's Bill O'Brien, replacing the irreplaceable Joe Paterno, opens up ...
Washington Post
“We have a new head coach in town,” Williams, the executive director of Penn State's alumni association, said into a microphone. “And he wants to know who we are. Should we tell him?” With that, Williams blared a crisp “We are!” into the microphone.

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Sun, 13 May 2012 12:16:13 GMT

Alumni reflect on the colorful, 40-year history of Olympia's Evergreen State ... - The Olympian


Alumni reflect on the colorful, 40-year history of Olympia's Evergreen State ...
The Olympian
Where: The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia. He didn't have enough foreign language credits to get into the University of Washington, but he wanted to stay in college to qualify for a student deferment and avoid getting ...

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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:45:40 GMT

What's Up in Sports: UTEP vies for gameday commercial, El Pasoans can vote for ... - El Paso Inc.


What's Up in Sports: UTEP vies for gameday commercial, El Pasoans can vote for ...
El Paso Inc.
UTEP is in the middle of competing with schools across the nation to be featured in a “College GameDay” television commercial that will run on the ESPN family of networks this fall. And for the Miners to win, they'll have to rely on their fan base.

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Tue, 08 May 2012 17:14:18 GMT

We salute you, Bucksnort: In praise of America's oddly named towns - New Mexico Watchdog


We salute you, Bucksnort: In praise of America's oddly named towns
New Mexico Watchdog
And more will have synthetic names that spell harbor with a “u” and town with an “e.” The article points out some of the cooler town names across the country, such as Bug Tussle, Texas; Hell, Michigan; Cuckoo, Virginia; and Braggadocio, Missouri.

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:01:50 GMT

Bobby Cremins To Be Honored By SC Athletic HOF - Live 5 News


Bobby Cremins To Be Honored By SC Athletic HOF
Live 5 News
Cremins, who recently retired as College of Charleston's basketball coach, will receive the Bobby Richardson Sportsmanship Award that is sponsored by Pete and Ane DiVenere, while Wilmot, executive director of The RBC Heritage Golf Classic on Hilton ...

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Sun, 06 May 2012 06:03:28 GMT

Pensacola's family tree has deep roots in NFL history - Pensacola News Journal


Pensacola's family tree has deep roots in NFL history
Pensacola News Journal
Have you ever gone to a concert and an episode of "Animal Planet" broke out unexpectedly? For...- 3:49 am Escambia High graduate Emmitt Smith celebrates breaking the NFL all-time career rushing record on Oct. 27, 2002, during the Dallas Cowboys' game ...

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Thu, 03 May 2012 22:12:35 GMT

'Wow!' And 'Why?' - Chapelboro.com


Chapelboro.com

'Wow!' And 'Why?'
Chapelboro.com
Besides traveling to campuses and arenas throughout the season, Davis made regular trips to the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, which had to get old after a while. Bristol is a suburban outpost hours from anywhere and its leading industry by a ...

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Tue, 01 May 2012 04:23:50 GMT

Case Keenum grateful fortunes take turn for better - Houston Chronicle (blog)


Houston Chronicle (blog)

Case Keenum grateful fortunes take turn for better
Houston Chronicle (blog)
And I'm excited to step in and really get to work.” Aside from the location, which will allow Keenum and his wife, Kimberly, a smooth transition while they look for a new, larger home in town, Keenum is excited to work with Kubiak, who has a good ...

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:05:09 GMT

Hill goes to Jets - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)


Hill goes to Jets
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
He was initially told he didn't have the potential to be drafted in the first three rounds, then was projected to go somewhere late in the first round. Former Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill ended up being selected somewhere in between – with ...

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Sun, 06 May 2012 21:07:50 GMT

Capital Buzz: A public first day for Carlyle Group - Washington Post


Capital Buzz: A public first day for Carlyle Group
Washington Post
First they waited five years to go public (long after rival Blackstone), then they choose Nasdaq to list on rather than the august NYSE, and then they have Junior Achievement ring the opening bell. Carlyle Group's founders forged their own path to ...

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Wed, 02 May 2012 02:51:08 GMT

Richard Hyatt: They're not so little anymore - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer


Richard Hyatt: They're not so little anymore
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
But they have played other games and they have enjoyed many more victories. Major League scouts have watched them. So have college recruiters. An impressive number of them have signed to play college baseball. Around town, as is often the case this ...

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Thu, 03 May 2012 20:58:06 GMT

Long Kiss Goodbye: Fear Of A Black Planet Killed A Black Radio Station - The Urban Daily


The Urban Daily

Long Kiss Goodbye: Fear Of A Black Planet Killed A Black Radio Station
The Urban Daily
Three decades have passed. And last week, both of these iconic radio stations found themselves on the brink of extinction. WBLS's parent company, the Black-owned Inner City Broadcasting, was being forced into bankruptcy by its investors.

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:06:55 GMT

Andrew Luck picked No. 1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts - Houston Chronicle (blog)


Houston Chronicle (blog)

Andrew Luck picked No. 1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts
Houston Chronicle (blog)
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Auburn's Cam Newton, right, poses with the Davey O'Brien Award, after winning the award given to the best quarterback, as Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck leaves the stage at the Home Depot ESPNU College ...

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