UCAM's News clips for Monday, February 25, 2008
1. Legislature Does Democracy Proud (Albuquerque Journal Op-Ed)
By David J. Schmidly, UNM PresidentBack in civics class, we all used to hear a lot of talk about the virtues of "citizen-legislators" individuals
who, on a part-time basis, would be elected to represent their communities for a time in the state capital or
in Washington.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25op-ed.htm2. Small Increase a Big Investment (Rio Rancho Journal Editorial)
Talk about a small investment that promises to pay huge dividends: A proposed quarter-cent gross receipts tax for higher education could generate millions of dollars worth of investment in Rio Rancho, and benefit the careers of thousands of residents.
The sales tax, which would amount to 25 cents on a $100 purchase, will be presented to voters on the March 4 ballot.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25editorial.htm3. UNM Campus Would Be Handy for RR (Rio Rancho Journal Letter to the editor)
By Melissa L. ValdezAs a resident of the city of Rio Rancho and a current student at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, I am in full support for the building of a UNM campus in Rio Rancho.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25letter.htm4. Think Before Casting Your Vote (Rio Rancho Journal Letter to the Editor)
By Mike and Genie Ryan For the JournalCOMMON SENSE: It's only about 10 days until the city election. We have no doubt the city of Rio Rancho will conduct a flawless election with enough voting places and enough ballots. They always do.
Not meaning to sound negative, but the biggest concern in Rio Rancho is whether the voters will make wise decisions; we can't say they always do.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25letter2.htm5. UNM Team Wins Subaru Challenge (Albuquerque Journal)
Journal Staff ReportThe undergraduate students in marketing professor John Benavidez's class at the University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management recently earned first place honors in the Project Acceleration:
Subaru Impreza Collegiate Challenge.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25asm2.htm6. CEO talks to aspiring entrepreneurs (Daily Lobo)
By: Rachel ProutYou can't run a successful business if you're not a good leader, an Albuquerque entrepreneur said.
"If you want to start a company, want to be an entrepreneur, it really is all about leadership," said Jim McNally, CEO of TruTouch Technologies.
McNally spoke to about 40 students Friday at the Anderson Schools of Management.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25asm.htm7. Lottery Sales Hurting Students (Albuquerque Journal)
By Charles D. Brunt; Journal Staff WriterAn $11.5 million plunge in Powerball ticket sales contributed to a dip in revenue for the New Mexico Lottery last fiscal year and a related drop in college scholarship money.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25lottery.htm8. Aramark contract up for renewal, stirs controversy (Daily Lobo)
By: Maggie YbarraStudents are asking UNM to cancel the school's contract with Aramark.
Aramark is an international company that provides food services to large venues such as stadiums, businesses and schools.
UNM signed a contract with the company in 2000, aiming to consolidate campus food services. That contract is up for renewal in April.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25aramark.htm9. On-campus food selection has support of some students (Daily Lobo)
By: Xochitl CamposAramark, UNM's food-service provider, may have taken flak from students, but some are happy with the dining on campus.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25aramark2.htm10. Students put on play to help women in need (Daily Lobo)
By: Rachel HillUNM law students used the stage to raise money for women in need.
Over the weekend, the School of Law put on "The Vagina Monologues," a play about the joys, tragedies and everyday lives of women around the world.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25play.htm11. Lobos' Actions Speak Volumes (Albuquerque Journal)
By Mark Smith, Journal Staff WriterTalk is certainly cheap. Actions, however, are priceless.
Earlier this month the University of New Mexico men's basketball team did the first. This past few weeks, it accomplished the latter. As a result, the Lobos have created plenty of action in the Mountain West Conference, heading into two of their biggest back-to-back home games in school history.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25lobos.htm12. Baseball Drops Doubleheader to New Mexico (Eastern Michigan University Sports)
The Eastern Michigan University baseball team dropped a pair of games to the University of New Mexico, here Saturday afternoon at Isotopes Park. The Eagles took an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth in game one before falling 9-8. In game two, EMU struggled offensively, falling 13-3 to the host Lobos. With the losses, the Eagles fall to 0-3 on the year while UNM moves to 3-0.
http://www.emueagles.com/News/baseball/2008/2/23/UNMemu022308.asp?path=baseball13. NMSU chosen for UAS flight research center (Las Cruces Sun News)
By Steve Ramirez Sun-News reporterA cooperative research and development agreement between New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory and the Federal Aviation Administration will formalized the establishment of a one-of-a-kind test flight center at Las Cruces International Airport.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_835557114. NMSU researchers help cities develop solar power (Las Cruces Sun News)
By NMSU staff For the Sun-NewsNew Mexico State University's Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) in the College of Engineering
has joined with industry, universities, and state and local governments around the country in a strategic
partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) in The Solar America Initiative. IEE researchers Andrew
Rosenthal, John Wiles, and Robert Foster have been working to help the DOE meet its goal of making
solar technologies cost-competitive with traditional forms of energy by 2015.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_835543715. Dismissal from lawsuit was no vindication (Las Cruces Sun News Editorial)
By Rich Ferrary For the Sun-NewsThe Sun-News editorial of February 4, regarding NMSU's dismissal from the civil lawsuit which arose out
of the 2004 death of Steven Judd from alcohol poisoning made two points: First that NMSU was justifiably
dismissed "because it was not liable as a matter of law." Second, that it was fundamentally up to Steven
Judd to "know when to say when," even while acknowledging that the behavior of the bar which
over-served him and the fraternity brothers who were with him should be reviewed.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/opinion/ci_835566216. SMU'S Deal With Bush (Inside Higher Education)
University will be site not only of library, but of institute that will not be governed by standard academic rules and that many fear will put a partisan taint on scholarship.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/25/smu17. Does Clinton Have Copyright Problem? (Inside Higher Education)
University of Richmond holds the trademark on "Solutions for America," the name for many of her campaign events.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/25/clinton18. Campus Crime Rates Fell From '94 To '04 (Inside Higher Education)
Percentage of 4-year colleges using armed patrol officers increased. Use of sworn officers found much greater at public than private institutions.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/25/crimestats19. You can access stories from the Chronicle of Higher Education at http://libproxy.unm.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com
Today's News:
* Administrators' Pay Rises 4%, Beating Inflation For 11th Consecutive Year
Median pay for college administrators rose 4 percent in the 2007-8 fiscal year, according to a report and accompanying data released today by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.* Education Department Agrees To End Controversial Upward Bound Study
Critics said the design of the study, intended to evaluate whether Upward Bound helped higher-risk students more than others, was unethical because it would have denied services to half of those who were recruited into the program.* Blackboard Inc. Is Awarded Payment From Competitor In Patent Case
In a decision that could affect universities' choices of course-management software, a federal jury awarded Blackboard Inc. $3.1-million on Friday to compensate for infringement of its patent for a system of delivering course materials online.* Antioch U. Board Confirms Decision To Shutter College
Antioch College will close after all, the Antioch University Board of Trustees ruled on Friday. The decision confirms the board's original plan, announced last June, to suspend operations at the 155-year-old campus.* College Board Accuses Company Of Circulating SAT Questions
The nonprofit group accuses the company of illegally obtaining an SAT before it was given and distributing actual questions. The company's owner denies the allegations.* Anti-Cheating Crusader Vexes Some Professors
The founder of Turnitin, a software program that detects plagiarism, has declared war on student cheaters. Some professors, however, say the first victim is a sense of trust in the classroom.* Antiplagiarism Software Takes On The Honor Code
Can Turnitin coexist with an honor code, or does reliance on antiplagiarism software belie the foundations such codes rest upon?# # #
20. Our Cells, Ourselves
Planet's Fastest Revolution Speaks to The Human Heart (Washington Post)
By Joel Garreau, Washington Post Staff WriterThe home is remote, even by Tibetan standards. Charming carvings cannot disguise how primitive it is. Not only does it have no toilet, it doesn't have an outhouse. Or even a designated hole in the ground. It does, however, boast one very great prize -- a ringing cellphone.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202283.html?referrer=emailarticle21. Babson plans to start using wind power this spring (Boston Globe)
The Skystream 3.7 sounds like the name of a corporate jet that burns as much fuel in an hour as a sport utility vehicle does in a year of driving. In reality, the 3.7 sits on the other end of the environmental scale: It's a wind turbine slated to fuel part of Babson College starting this spring. Babson, which has been aggressive in adopting ecofriendly initiatives, will become the first Boston-area college to use wind power, according to the three graduate students at Babson's business school who spearheaded the project.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/24/babson_plans_to_start_using_wind_power_this_spring?p1=email_to_a_friend22. Obama Hits Clinton on NAFTA Support (Chicago Tribune)
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special CorrespondentBarack Obama accused Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday of trying to walk away from a long record of support for NAFTA, the free trade agreement that he said has cost 50,000 jobs in Ohio, site of next week's primary.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-obama,0,409477.story23. Editorial
Seek balance on severance funds (Denver Post)Environmental groups and friends of higher education need to talk about how to fairly share possible future severance tax revenues from Colorado's booming oil and gas industry.
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_8329043?source=email24. Brown Ends Tuition for Lower-Income Students (Boston Globe)
By BLOOMBERG NEWSBrown University is eliminating tuition for students whose parents earn less than $60,000, after decisions by fellow Ivy League universities to bolster financial aid as their endowments grow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/education/25brown.html?ex=1204606800&en=fab4c366e683da62&ei=5070&emc=eta125. Frost lectures help reveal poet (Boston Globe)
Sixty years after he sat down with Dartmouth College students for an off-the-record lecture, poet Robert Frost's words to them are about to be published for the first time."
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/02/25/frost_lectures_help_reveal_poet?p1=email_to_a_friend26. Internet rights on debate at Harvard (Boston Globe)
Internet users should be free to surf where they want and download what they please. But shouldn't the owners of the networks that make the Internet possible also have rights?"
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/25/internet_rights_on_debate_at_harvard?p1=email_to_a_friend27. Uncommon Knowledge (Boston Globe)
"We hear A lot these days about sprawl, long commutes, and McMansions, and, if you're like most people, you don't just hear about it - you see and feel it from the vantage point of your car. Because so much of our world now favors driving over walking, some researchers have concluded that suburban sprawl is literally making us fat."
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/02/24/uncommon_knowledge?p1=email_to_a_friendNews clips for Sunday, Feb. 24
28. Confidence Is a Fragile Issue (Albuquerque Journal)
By Rick Wright Of the JournalIn the language of the land in 2008, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team is Barack Obama. It's the opponents, not the Lobos, who blunder at key moments. Deficits melt before them like lime sherbet in a hothouse. Confidence oozes from their every pore.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25confidence.htm29. Tribune Workers Say Goodbye (Albuquerque Journal)
By Lloyd Jojola, Journal Staff WriterThe 86-year-long run of The Albuquerque Tribune ended Saturday when 16,928 copies of the paper rolled off the presses with the front-page headline: "Good night, Albuquerque."
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25tribune.htm30. 'Superchile' a source of hope, concern (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Scientists aim to use genetic engineering to create a wilt-resistant plant, but some growers say biotechnology could backfire
Staci Matlock | The New Mexican
New Mexico's spicy chiles can make grown men cry and ease the common cold, but they haven't fared well against root-rotting organisms known as Phytophthora.Decades-long efforts by New Mexico State University researchers to grow a Phytophthora-fighting chile have proven largely futile. But scientists are now hoping that biotechnology and genetic research will help them create a new version lacking none of its ancestor's spice and the state Legislature is providing some help.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25superchile.htm31. NMSU researchers will chart future for unmanned flight (Las Cruces Sun News Editorial)
The agreement signed Thursday between New Mexico State University and the Federal Aviation Administration puts our university at the national forefront of exciting and important innovation taking place in the area of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
The agreement calls for NMSU to create an Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight Test Center, which will conduct development and testing on unmanned flight systems for both government and private industry. The agreement also includes airspace for the center to do its work.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/opinion/ci_833873132. They've got Domenici's number (Las Cruces Sun News)
Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., thanks New Mexico residents for their continued support Saturday as New Mexico State University President Michael Martin, left, Athletic Director McKinley Boston, NMSU Board of Regents Chair Laura Conniff and former NMSU basketball head coach Lou Henson honor him with a framed NMSU baseball jersey. The jersey has the number 36 on the back to signify the number of years Domenici has represented New Mexico in the U.S. Senate###
News clips for Saturday, Feb. 23
33. Rugby Flap Spurs Changes at UNM (Albuquerque Journal)
By Martin Salazar; Journal Staff WriterA month after an audit revealed that the University of New Mexico had diverted state money for a think tank to the women's rugby club, the university is changing the way it does business.
UNM President David Schmidly said in an internal memo Friday that reporting requirements will be increased "effective immediately" for all UNM entities that get special projects funding.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25rugby.htm34. UNM's Long Haul (Albuquerque Journal Editorial)
Despite some fan heckling and a sometimes prickly demeanor, University of New Mexico football coach Rocky Long has done good things for a program that has struggled since the 1960s.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25editorial2.htm35. Hypocritical NCAA silent on Lobos' casino deal (Sporting News)
By Matt HayesHere we are again. Another inconceivable, unfathomable moment in the life of the NCAA, and I'm left stupefied. The NCAA is, beyond the shadow of any man's reasonable doubt, the most hypocritical organization in sports.
Last week, the University of New Mexico's athletic department announced a $2.5 million sponsorship deal with a tribal casino hotel. Let that sink in, folks. An institution of higher learning signed a marketing deal with a company built around gambling.
And not a peep from the NCAA.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=35701436. BRANCH MANAGERS (Albuquerque Journal)
Simply attacking your tree with a chain saw is no way to prune — use a little care
By Eric Billingsley, Journal Staff WriterPruning overhanging tree branches and scruffy-looking evergreens may seem like an easy task. But trimming trees incorrectly can not only endanger the health of your foliage, it also can put you and your neighbors at risk, according to local arborists.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25pruning.htm37. Mtn. to Appear on DirecTV This Year (Albuquerque Journal)
By Greg Archuleta, Journal Staff WriterThe Mtn. officially has become much bigger than a molehill in terms of television distribution.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25mtn.htm38. Birmingham, Lobos Open Year With Rout (Albuquerque Journal)
By Ken Sickenger, Journal Staff WriterDon't tell Ray Birmingham that a win's a win.
The University of New Mexico baseball team opened its season with a 16-7 rout of Eastern Michigan at Isotopes Park on Friday.
Birmingham, the first-year Lobos coach, had three words to describe it. "Not good enough."
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25birmingham.htm39. A forgotten history (Santa Fe New Mexican)
New exhibit focuses on tuberculosis patients and how they changed New Mexico
Sue Vorenberg | The New Mexican
At least 10 percent of the population fell into an odd industry group as New Mexico wheezed its way into statehood.They were lungers tuberculosis patients and Jake Spidle, an associate history professor at The University of New Mexico, wants to make sure they're not forgotten.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25history.htm40. Economic development doctoral program announced for NMSU (Las Cruces Sun News)
By Ashley Meeks/Sun-News reporterA doctoral program in economic development will be coming to New Mexico State University, Gov. Bill Richardson announced during a bill-signing ceremony Friday morning. Students will be able to get doctorates in urban, rural and national economic development.
"This will be the first in the country," Richardson said.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_834199641. N.M. Teen's Math Project Wins Spot in National Intel Competition (Albuquerque Journal)
By Polly Summar, Journal Staff WriterBen Dozier, 18, sits in his living room eating a piece of organic pumpkin pie his brother, Lupe, has just made and tries to explain the project that won him a slot as one of 40 national finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2008.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25dozier.htm42. No Longer in Race, Richardson Is a Man Pursued (NY Times)
By MARK LEIBOVICHLots of people are calling Gov. Bill Richardson these days, “just to check in.”
Barack Obama calls every three days or so. He called on Friday of last week, but Mr. Richardson was tied up with the Legislature, so he tried again on Monday and left a message on voice mail (“following up from Friday”) before finally connecting with his defeated presidential rival late Tuesday, and then again two days later.
Mr. Richardson took a half-hour call from Bill Clinton on Tuesday and received about 10 others — a typical day — from people calling “on behalf of Hillary”: former cabinet secretaries, mutual friends, elected officials. “Heavyweight types,” Mr. Richardson calls them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/us/politics/23richardson.html?ex=1204434000&en=c781b186f7585f6d&ei=5070&emc=eta143. Final Push for Reform (Albuquerque Journal)
By Trip Jennings and Rene Romo, Journal Staff WritersCan state Senate leaders and the governor agree on a plan for health care reform?
The answer to that question might help Gov. Bill Richardson decide whether to call a special session.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08FebNewsClips/25reform.htm44. Albuquerque looks to future with only one newspaper (Albuquerque Tribune)
On Feb. 20, 1998, journalists in Nashville, Tenn., delivered the epitaph of a 122-year-old newspaper.
The afternoon Nashville Banner died that day, and tucked inside the final edition, on Page A11, one reader mourned for the paper — and for himself.
"I've read every article," Tom Luken, a Nashville small-business owner, was quoted as saying, "and I don't know what I'm going to do without the Banner."
Nearly 10 years have passed, and Tom Luken says he still mourns for the Banner in a way that could foreshadow life in an Albuquerque with only one daily newspaper.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/23/albuquerque-looks-future-only-one-newspaper/45. N.M. online journalists, bloggers predict how news will morph on the Web (Albuqerque Tribune)
The times of The Tribune
By Michael AmedeoWhen 17-year-old University of New Mexico freshman John Perry wants news about Albuquerque, he doesn't pick up a paper. Instead, he visits four Web sites, one of which is run by volunteers, employs no journalists and isn't trying to be a news organization.
It's called Duke City Fix , and even though Perry enjoys the group blog about Albuquerque, he says it can't supply news like the other three traditional news sites he visits.
That has him worried as the news industry faces declining revenues and staff cuts.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/23/nm-online-journalists-bloggers-predict-how-news-wi/46. Richard Stevens: Faces I'll remember are the smallest ones (Albuquerque Tribune)
By Richard Stevens (Contact)The memory of a small boy crying is still the one.
It's the one that sticks as much as Jim Valvano's NCAA dance in The Pit, as much as Petie Gibson's Pit bomb to beat NMSU, as much as Clayton Shields' 75-footer that broke Neil McCarthy's Aggie heart, as much as walking into Caesar's Palace sandwiched between 6-foot-6 Michael Cooper, 6-5 Marvin Johnson, 6-10 Wil Smiley and 6-8 Willie Howard.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/23/richard-stevens-faces-ill-remember-are-smallest-on/47. Michael Garcia: Here's to you, athletes, coaches and friends. These memories - and lessons - will last forever. (Albuquerque Tribune)
By Michael Garcia (Contact)I began my career at The Tribune writing obituaries, a tough assignment for any cub reporter.
But when you are surrounded by death, you learn to celebrate life.
The death of The Tribune today is a chance for those of us who knew her to celebrate the life she breathed.
A fellow Tribune sports scribe, the late Carlos Salazar, taught me that every person, every place, every thing has a story to tell.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/23/michael-garcia-heres-you-athletes-coaches-and-frie/48. UNM Men's Basketball: Senior J.R. Giddens grows under steady hand of coach Steve Alford (Albuquerque Tribune)
By Phil Parker (Contact)It's a verb now: YouTube.
J.R. Giddens is a name to YouTube. Punch it into the Web site's search window and a slew of grainy highlight videos pop up.
The first is titled "JR Giddens — former Kansas Jayhawk ('04)". The video is three minutes long, and its best clip comes from a nationally televised game against Michigan State.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/22/unm-senior-jr-giddens-grows-under-steady-hand-coac/49. Wilson-Pearce battle for U.S. Senate exemplifies party's disparity (Albuquerque Tribune)
By Erik Siemers (Contact)In the race to replace retiring Sen. Pete Domenici, Republican voters will choose between two candidates whose argument over conservative credentials bears a resemblance to the party's national split.
U.S. Reps. Heather Wilson of Albuquerque and Steve Pearce of Hobbs are battling to face Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Udall of Santa Fe in the November general election.
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/23/wilson-pearce-battle-us-senate-exemplifies-partys-/50. UNM needs volunteers for golf tourney (Albuquerque Tribune)
Staff and wire reportsThe University of New Mexico is seeking about 200 volunteers to help during the NCAA women's golf championships, to be held May 20-23 at the Championship Course in Albuquerque.
The tournament will attract more than 120 of the nation's top college golfers. http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/22/unm-needs-volunteers-golf-tourney/
51. The Energy Challenge
Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind (NY Times)
By CLIFFORD KRAUSSThe wind turbines that recently went up on Louis Brooks’s ranch are twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that span as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. More important from his point of view, he is paid $500 a month apiece to permit 78 of them on his land, with 76 more on the way.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/business/23wind.html?ex=1204434000&en=62c9625e8ba6d21e&ei=5070&emc=eta152. News Analysis
In California, Coastal Commission Wields Vast Power (NY Times)
By JENNIFER STEINHAUERThe battle here over a proposed toll road near a state park has entangled powerful interests from across California: Labor is pitted against surfers, American Indians against developers, commuters against campers and coastal people against inland dwellers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/us/23clemente.html?ex=1204434000&en=802cd123695d14cc&ei=5070&emc=eta153. Op-Ed Contributor
The Lost Treasure of Machu Picchu (NY Times)
By ELIANE KARP-TOLEDOSURE, it seemed like a great idea when, last September, President Alan García of Peru reached a preliminary agreement with Yale about the disposition of more than 350 artifacts taken from Machu Picchu. Everyone hoped the settlement might be a break for cultural understanding in the cloudy skies of international cooperation. News reports suggested that Yale would return more than 350 museum-quality artifacts, plus several thousand fragments thought to be of interest mainly to researchers — all of which were taken from the mountaintop Inca archaeological complex nearly a century ago — and that legal title to all the artifacts, even those to be left at Yale for research, would be held by Peru.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/opinion/23karp-toledo.html?ex=1204434000&en=a87cd42a96a843dc&ei=5070&emc=eta154. SMU to Host Bush's Presidential Library (Washington Post)
Cost Expected to Exceed $200 Million
By Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post Staff WriterPresident Bush's future presidential library and public policy institute will be housed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, officials announced yesterday, launching a project that could require hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202776.html?referrer=emailarticle55. Army Says It Will Restore Public Access to Online Library (Washington Post)
The Army will restore public access to the largest online collection of its doctrinal publications within two weeks, an Army spokesman said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202773.html?referrer=emailarticle56. US backs 'virtual fence' for border (Boston Globe)
A 28-mile "virtual fence" that will use radar and surveillance cameras to try to catch people entering the country illegally has gotten final government approval.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/02/23/us_backs_virtual_fence_for_border?p1=email_to_a_friend57. A 1951 red scare forced a beautiful mind out of CU (Denver Post)
By Bob EwegenPhilosopher Morris Judd died Tuesday at age 91, the last surviving target of a 1951 purge of alleged Communists on the University of Colorado faculty.
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_8338320?source=emailSusan McKinsey
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