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Taxpayers paid for Gingrich’s private travel By David Morris The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich didn’t receive a dime to teach a history course at a Georgia college in 1993, but government records show taxpayers picked up most of the tab to fly him there. The records, compiled by the office of the House […]

Community debates American identity Panelists, audience engage in heated dialogue on multiculturalism By Nancy Hsu and Lucia Sanchez Daily Bruin Senior Staff Members of the campus community engaged in a lively dialogue at a town hall meeting Wednesday night about their identities and relationships in a multicultural, multiracial society. Close to 300 people gathered in […]

Rutgers president explains statement Lawrence objects to SAT’s monopoly on student evaluation The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — The president of Rutgers University says he did not mean it when he told a group of faculty members that some disadvantaged students do not have "the genetic hereditary background" to score well on standardized tests. The […]

Media use of Christian symbols fuels debate First Amendment becomes central to the discussion By Rashmi Nijagal A nude woman wearing a halo, surrounded by cherubs and the words "Virgin Merry," adorned the cover of last May’s issue of the gay, lesbian and bisexual newsmagazine Ten Percent. Intended to illustrate an issue about virginity and […]

Death-defying cosmonaut is crew’s lucky charm By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ­ On his first trip into orbit, Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov almost crashed into a space station. Five months later, he was catapulted off an exploding rocket. Another time, he had to abort a spacewalk when a wrench broke. Who […]

Wilson fee increases opposed by Senate By Doug Willis The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Gov. Pete Wilson’s proposal to increase student fees by up to 15 percent at California’s public colleges was opposed Tuesday by a majority of the state Senate. Twenty-three of the Senate’s 39 members signed letters to the Republican governor opposing the […]

Testing service cancels February GRE Princeton Review officials denounce policy, criticize computerized test By Allyssa Lee The recent cancellation of February’s Graduate Record Examination has prompted the Princeton Review test preparation center to threaten legal action against exam administrators. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which oversees the graduate school admissions exam, received criticism earlier this […]