A NASA astronaut set to pilot a manned mission to the moon next year paid a visit to his alma mater Wednesday. Cal Poly alumnus and Artemis II moon mission pilot Victor Glover returned to San Luis Obispo to visit students in the university’s aerospace, engineering and science programs as part of a “Learn by […]
The independent Senate campaign of Brigham Young University alum Jared Young has attracted the help of the architect behind Evan McMullin’s 2016 presidential run that won 21% of the vote in Utah and 730,000 votes nationwide. McMullin’s presidential campaign manager Joel Searby joined Young’s campaign in April as a senior strategist after he was impressed […]
May 23—When Burleson Collegiate High School senior Arabella Webb graduates she’ll do so a step above most of her classmates. Through dual credit courses available courtesy a partnership between Burleson ISD and Hill College, Webb already has her first degree, an associates of liberal arts, in hand. “I received my degree from Hill College May […]
Starting college wasn’t easy for Marcos Farias. After graduating from Tokay High School in Lodi, Farias went straight to community college, a path most high school graduates take on. But once he got to community college, he found himself unprepared. He didn’t know how to schedule his time or how to prioritize assignments. Commuting from […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago. Murad Dervish, 48, faces seven felony charges including first degree murder in the death of Thomas Meixner, 52, who was shot nine times near […]
Biden appeared to applaud after a Morehouse graduate called for a “permanent” cease-fire in Gaza. The invitation for the president to speak at Morehouse was criticized by many students. Many young people are unhappy with the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. President Joe Biden on Sunday appeared to clap after the valedictorian of […]
DALLAS – As UNT Dallas celebrated 2024 graduates this week, one of their seniors made university history. Malik Childs is the first man in his family to graduate from a four-year university and the first UNT Dallas student to apply and be accepted into medical school through what’s called the Joint Admission Medical Program, or […]
May 14—For 44 days, Ogdensburg native Mike Hynes braved frigid temperatures, rain and thunderstorms, even hail in West Texas, as he rode his bike along highways and roads across the United States. Setting off with a group from San Diego, California, Hynes along with nine other riders peddled their way 2,940 miles across the country, […]
May 12—Burleson resident Brandon L. White recently received a Polly Guthrie Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,500. The Johnson County Republican Women’s Club, of which Guthrie was a member, awards the scholarship annually. All graduating seniors within Johnson County are eligible to apply each year including students graduating from public, private, charter or home […]
Anti-Israel protesters marred what should have been a celebratory event on Saturday during a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan, as they voiced antisemitic chants and tried to disrupt speakers, one graduate said. The event at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor turned chaotic when a group of roughly 50 protesters displaying Palestinian flags and […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — University of South Florida graduations are underway, with three ceremonies held Friday and hundreds of students walking across stage to accept their honors. This week, there have also been several protests on campus and some were worried the protests might disrupt graduation. Friday, two students held up a pro-Palestinian flag, but […]
Over the last 30 years, 14 people, including three University of California, Santa Barbara, students, have fallen to their deaths from the same stretch of cliffs in Isla Vista, a neighborhood along the coast in Santa Barbara. Jacob Parker, a 23-year-old UCSB alumnus who graduated last spring, became the 14th victim to fall off the […]