Ticker, CUNY Baruch College, NY
22 hours ago by Kellie Clark and Michael Wursthorn
Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gave no indication of backing down from the presidency despite news that Sen. Barack Obama had clinched the necessary amount of delegates in order to be named as the Democratic presidential candidate.
Just minutes after CNN projected Obama as the Democratic party nominee for president, Clinton took center stage in order to address her supporters at Baruch College's Athletic Recreation Complex on Tuesday, June 3.
Ticker, CUNY Baruch College, NY
10 hours ago by Jana Kasperkevic
On June 2, The New York Times ran an article titled, "Student Loans Start to Bypass 2-Year Colleges." The loans, more specifically private loans, are no longer available to some schools as certain banks cut down on the number of loans that they are to provide to college students due to the unstable credit market.
Tufts Daily, Tufts University, MA
6 days ago by Rob Silverblatt and Giovanni Russonello
A Middlesex County grand jury today indicted Jodie Nealley and another former Office of Student Activities (OSA) administrator for allegedly embezzling close to $1 million from the university. Nealley served as the office's director from 1996 until 2007, when she was fired after the university accused her of embezzling approximately $300,000.
Northeastern News, Northeastern University, MA
6 days ago by Matt Collette
The circus is in town, and along with a big blue tent, acrobats and an extensive menagerie are questions of animal cruelty and neglect.
As recently as last year, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has accused the Atlanta-based UniverSoul Circus, which has pitched its tent at Columbus Lot for the week, of leasing animals from exhibitors who have failed to meet minimum federal standards in veterinary care, medical records, adequate space and failure to properly maintain transport vehicles.
Northeastern News, Northeastern University, MA
6 days ago by Amara Grautski
After 82 years as the university's on-campus newspaper, the Northeastern News will change its name to the Huntington News and become independent of the university in September
Although the newspaper's content and distribution will remain the same, the Huntington News will be located off-campus at 295 Huntington Ave.
Washington Square News, New York University, NY
6 days ago by Jane C. Timm and Eric Platt
UNIVERSITY | The New York State Education Department's Board of Regents gave the NYU-Polytechnic merger its approval on June 24 at the board's meeting - the final approval the deal needed to go forth. NYU will now effectively own Polytechnic University, a Brooklyn engineering school, which will be renamed the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.