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October 29th, 2012
Written by Sean Murphy - Associated Press in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 2 Comments
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — African-American students were given preferential treatment in admissions to the University of Oklahoma despite lower average test scores than white students, according to a study released Oct. 22 by a conservative think-tank.
University officials deny the claims made in the study by the Virginia-based Center for Equal Opportunity, which analyzed students admitted to OU's law...
October 29th, 2012
Written by Yadana Htun - Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Myanmar, a government official said Oct. 25.
The 25 men and 31 women were reported dead in four Rakhine state townships in violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities that re-erupted Sunday, local government spokesman Win Myaing...
October 29th, 2012
Written by Michael Melia - Associated Press in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suburban Connecticut city roiled by a police bias scandal has reached a proposed settlement of U.S. claims that officers engaged in a pattern of discrimination and abuse toward Latinos, officials announced Oct. 23.
The agreement, which mandates wide-ranging reforms of the East Haven Police Department, resolves allegations by the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights...
October 29th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 4 Comments
For decades, American schools have strived to integrate and equalize educational opportunities in an ever-changing, multiracial society. But a new report by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project analyzing segregation trends in the nation’s public schools shows “persistent and serious increases in segregation by race and poverty,” especially in the South and West where students of color now comprise the...
October 27th, 2012
Written by Russell Roberts in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. Thanks to its small size and proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia, New Jersey contains 1,189 people per square mile, barely enough room for Snooki to do a fist pump without smacking somebody in the mouth.
So how is it that New Jersey also contains over one million miles of pristine and largely uninhabited pine...
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