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WVU Tech alumni raising funds for wall

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:20:51 -0400

MONTGOMERY, West Virginia - An alumni group at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology is trying to raise $30,000 to build a wall at the entrance to the Montgomery campus.

Ex-Lions Club treasurer guilty of Paradise theft

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:26 -0400

LOGAN, Utah - The former treasurer for the Lions Club in Paradise has pleaded guilty to stealing money that was supposed to go towards an popular annual summer festival.

Man pleads not guilty in brawl at ASU fraternity

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:20 -0400

PHOENIX - One of three people arrested after a brawl with an Arizona State University fraternity last month has pleaded not guilty in the case.

Burning cases, student sanctions down at WVU

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:35 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - West Virginia University is seeing a decline in malicious burning cases involving students.

Young alumni a challenge for college fundraisers

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:21 -0400

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - When Hillary Walter walked across the stage of Purdue University's Elliott Hall earlier this month to accept her diploma for completing a graduate degree, sending the institution a regular check in the mail once she leaves wasn't at the top of her mind.

Aspiring monk killed in car crash

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:06:37 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - With college and fraternity life behind him, Christian GurulÃ©, 24, was anticipating the new life he would lead at a rural abbey in the South Valley with members of the Norbertine Community of New Mexico, which he planned to join as a novice in August.

Kennedy tries new strategy for Ala. Democrats

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:37:44 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Since he quit his post as chairman of the state Democratic Party a month ago, Mark Kennedy has formed a new office, established a website and amassed a growing list of volunteers as he and several other defectors from the traditional party apparatus attempt to build a new organization in a red state where Democrats have lost control of all three branches of state government.

Bangor man admits to embezzling civic groups

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:19 -0400

BANGOR, Maine - The former treasurer of the Bangor-Breakfast Kiwanis Club and Greater Bangor 4th of July Corp. has pleaded guilty to stealing about $140,000 from the organizations over several years.

DC judge reinstates 8 members to AKA sorority

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:28:00 -0400

WASHINGTON - A judge says eight suspended members of the nation's oldest black sorority should be reinstated and a multi-year lawsuit over issues involving sorority money ended.

NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session.

Dice sculpture draws complaints in Mason City

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:51:27 -0400

MASON CITY, Iowa - Members of two community groups want Mason City officials to move or get rid of sculpted dice in a downtown park.

Trade group files suit over cold beer sales law

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:20 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana convenience stores and gas stations seeking the right to sell cold beer to customers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday aimed at lifting a ban on the practice.

Drunk ASU student left at hospital with Post-it

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:26 -0400

TEMPE, Arizona - An Arizona State University student who passed out and was left in a wheelchair in a hospital lobby with a Post-it note to tell doctors that he had participated in a drinking competition apparently put back about 20 shots of tequila.

Experts debate whether shouts are Trayvon Martin's

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:38:19 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - Audio experts differ on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls are those of defendant George Zimmerman or of shooting victim 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to reports released Tuesday.

Experts not sure whose voices are on 911 calls

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:22:14 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - Audio experts gave differing opinions on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls were those of neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman or the 17-year-old teen he fatally shot last year.

Group: Doctors have right to discuss gun safety

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:34:22 -0400

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Medical Society is reaffirming the right of doctors in the state to discuss gun safety with their patients.

Justices more diverse than lawyers before court

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:22:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes.

UW students suggest tuition hike to pay faculty

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:01:06 -0400

SEATTLE - A University of Washington student-led group says if the state doesn't give the school money to give their teachers a raise after four years of frozen salaries, they're willing to pay higher tuition to cover the cost.

Records in LSU presidential search not released

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:08:57 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Two Louisiana news organizations are asking a judge to punish LSU's Board of Supervisors for not releasing documents related the university's presidential search.

Homebuilders can't find enough qualified workers

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:08:59 -0400

U.S. builders and the subcontractors they depend on are struggling to hire fast enough to meet rising demand for new homes.

Student organization rights bill passes NC Senate

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:08:15 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Legislation allowing student groups to block members from leadership roles if they don't adhere to the organization's religious or political beliefs has passed the state Senate.

Willamette fraternity suspended, members ousted

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:08:46 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Willamette University has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity during an investigation of Facebook comments that degraded women, and the Salem chapter has voted to expel 12 members.

3 Binghamton Univ. frats suspended for hazing

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:37 -0400

VESTAL, New York - Three fraternities at Binghamton University have been suspended and three others have been given warnings or placed on disciplinary probation for hazing.

O'Keefe to step down as head of UND alumni group

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:34:17 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - The head of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation is stepping down.

Haslam scheduled to speak at Rotary Club breakfast

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:06:32 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Gov. Bill Haslam is scheduled to be in Lebanon Thursday morning.