23 July 2008, 12:52 am
AG: University president's bonus likely violated state law By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees' decision to use an endowment fund to give UCA President Lu Hardin a $300,000 bonus likely violated state law, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday.... read more
23 July 2008, 12:24 am
Since I’ve been covering sports for the Washington Daily News, several student-athletes have definitely left their mark. Several of those athletes went on to play in college, while a couple are now playing professionally. I could easily make a “Dream Team” of the “best of the best.”... read more
23 July 2008, 12:09 am
The fumes that waft from top-selling air fresheners and laundry products contain dozens of chemicals, including several classified as toxic or hazardous, according to a University of Washington study published today.... read more
22 July 2008, 9:19 pm
Indianapolis football coach Tony Dungy, Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio, Washington coach Jim Zorn, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin and Vikings coach Brad Childress plus several NFL assistants got together at Lake Mille Lacs for a fishing retreat last month.... read more
22 July 2008, 9:17 pm
Robert Lerner, who coaches Rockville’s ‘‘It’s Academic” team along with Matt Star, said the team defeated Holton-Arms School and Walt Whitman High School, both located in Bethesda, during the Washington, D.C.-area championship round and Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore and Charlot... read more
22 July 2008, 1:07 pm
Elizabeth J. Keefer , the University's general counsel since 1997, is stepping down to take a job at a Washington, D.C., consulting firm. Austin Quigley , dean of Columbia College, announced that he will step down at the end of the 2008-2009 academic year.... read more