Archive for September, 2010

O’Leary’s return sparks Dwyer’s rout of Atlantic

DELRAY BEACH — Tight end Nick O’Leary displayed his versatility in his return to action and quarterback Jacoby Brissett added another element to his repertoire as the two senior standouts led Dwyer to a 41-15 win Friday night against Atlantic. O’Leary, who had to sit out Dwyer’s last two games while serving a mandated suspension, [...]

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich discusses ‘Great Recession’ at Drucker Business Forum

    Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich offered his ideas for solving the country’s economic woes at Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker Business Forum on September 30. Reich, who served under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997, told a packed crowd that he believed the country will struggle to emerge from the Great [...]

UCR a National Leader for Pell Grant Recipients

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The University of California, Riverside enrolls more students, on a percentage basis, who depend on federal, need-based Pell Grants than any of the nation’s top 100 universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report. That underscores the commitment of UC Riverside and the University of California to make a college education accessible [...]

$1.5M gift funds kindergarten: Facility serves community, supplements teaching

  Photos by Lindsay Herling, assistant development director, WSU Vancouver.      VANCOUVER – WSU Vancouver will celebrate the opening of its child development program (CDP) kindergarten with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in the McClaskey building. Tours of the new facility will begin at 12:45 p.m.   The private, full-day [...]

Mister Rogers Was Right: Be Yourself

By Stephen Kennedy My younger brother, a junior at Providence College, recently had a chance to participate in an informational interview with the owner of his dream company, an advertising post-production house in New York. In the days leading up to his meeting, I, as the older brother, made sure he didn’t forget to do [...]