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Indian American student dies in train mishap - Monday, September 15, 2008
An Indian American student has been identified as one of 25 people who died when a Metrolink commuter train had a head-on collision with a freight train near Los Angeles on Friday. Atul...

Hosts wanted by exchange students - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Hamilton County families are invited to host international exchange students coming to the area this fall. The students are aged between 15 and 18 and will have their own spending money...

Turning Around the Idea of Student Loans - Monday, December 01, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Over sandwiches and pizza, a group of high school students here debated the pros and cons of combating poverty in five desperate nations. They scrolled through Web sites,...

nnovation in Danger: Not Enough Students Pursuing Engineering Careers - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thought Leaders from the IEEE Discuss Current Issues in Education, from Engaging Our Nation's Youth to Encouraging, Attracting and Retaining Engineering Talent -- The trend is alarming,...

Ex-student thanks teacher with gift from Afghanistan - Monday, December 01, 2008
Betty Peck plans to wear a red dress with silver beading in December. That is, every single day in December. "You have to dress according to the season," Peck said on a recent afternoon,...

Student uncovers murders - Sunday, July 20, 2008
Cambridge University student Adam Strickland is sent by his elderly professor to study a garden in Tuscany, Italy. The garden, nearly 400 years old, was created by Federico Dolci supposedly...

First-generation students struggle to find their place in college - Sunday, June 15, 2008
When Carlito Umali takes center stage Sunday at Seattle University's commencement ceremony, he's going to talk about community. And that's just about all the soon-to-be grad is willing...

Elite students depend on public welfare for family medical care - Monday, October 13, 2008
Deciding on grad school? In addition to taking on six-figure loans, late nights and ramen dinners, would-be students now must add in another challenge: family health insurance. Increasingly,...