Average debt up again for new college grads
It’s the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it’s another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt, and those who borrowed...
View ArticleSouth Plains College Testing Center earns national certification
The South Plains College Testing Center recently earned test center certification from the National College Testing Association. South Plains College employees Juli Wood, coordinator of testing center;...
View ArticlePaintings outrage Islamic hard-liners in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan’s leading arts college has pushed boundaries before in this conservative nation. But when a series of paintings depicting Muslim clerics in scenes with strong homosexual...
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Reception planned for Hall of Fame inductee Moegle A reception for former Monterey Plainsmen baseball coach Bobby Moegle will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center,...
View ArticleCollege athletes take step toward forming union
CHICAGO (AP) — Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern’s quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans Tuesday to form the first labor union for college athletes — the latest salvo in...
View ArticleFormer Fiesta Bowl chief sentenced in scheme
PHOENIX — A former longtime Fiesta Bowl chief executive was sentenced to eight months in federal prison on Thursday after acknowledging that he participated in an illegal campaign contribution...
View ArticleQuestions, answers about college football players union ruling
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that Northwestern football players could unionize. Does that mean some players will be able to organize and get better health...
View ArticleUnion says other college teams in play
Players from other universities have expressed interest in forming unions in the wake of the landmark decision last week involving the Northwestern football team, a union organizer said Friday.read more
View ArticleCoach Tadlock, Red Raiders earn honors
OMAHA, Neb. — Texas Tech’s Tim Tadlock was named the 2014 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year on Friday. Tadlock led his alma mater to the College World...
View ArticleIsraeli fire hits UN facility in Gaza, killing 15
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli tank shells hit a compound housing a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens who were seeking shelter from fierce...
View ArticleTo sell tickets, schools eye Groupon, giveaways
IOWA CITY, Iowa — In an attempt to keep its student section full, the University of Iowa recently tried a somewhat costly promotion: A raffle for free tuition if a student purchased a book of season...
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Tech 1B Gutierrez makes ABCA team Texas Tech junior first baseman Eric Gutierrez picked up his second postseason honor on Wednesday as he was named to the All-Midwest Region second team by the American...
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Tech, LCU’s Hays in college baseball HOF Former Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian baseball head coach Larry Hays joined the 2015 induction class Monday night at the Night of Champions banquet as he was...
View ArticleFailed union bid won't stop reforms in college athletics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — With or without a union, more rights and benefits are coming for college athletes.Whether the NCAA schools that compete in big-time athletics can provide enough to keep at bay more...
View ArticlePrograms run into pitfalls with fining college players
Take away game tickets for missing class. Hold back a bowl gift for being late. Maybe even dock a player his $15 per diem for skipping study hall.For years, college football coaches have been coming up...
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