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The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Car...
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is a public, land-grant institution which opened for classes in 1849. It¿s the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 universities, 13 transfer colleges and an extension program. Current enrollment is just over 42,000 students. In the fall of 2007, the university offered 134 undergraduate majors and 153 Master¿s degree programs. The Wisconsin Badgers sports teams compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include aviator Charles Lindbergh; archtitect Frank Lloyd Wright; authors Eudora Welty and Joyce Carol Oates; Baseball commissioner Bud Selig; and astronaut Jim Lovell.
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Tom Skilling
Chief MeteorologistTom Skilling, WGN chief meteorologist, appears on WGN-TV weekdays on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine and on WGN Radio during afternoon drive and special coverage. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with WGN in August 2008. Since...Tags: Aurora, Tom Skilling, Entertainment, Wrigley Field, Museum of Science and Industry
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U of I Panel Hears Allegations Clout Extended Beyond Admissions
(WGN-AM)- Trustee meddling in student affairs at the University of Illinois' flagship campus extended beyond admissions as one board member made sure his relative got the classes he wanted, an associate dean testified Monday before a state panel.
Mary...Tags: Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Colleges and Universities, Georgia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Continuing Education
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David Hernandez Arrested in Normal, Ill. After Failed Suicide Attempt
(WGN-AM)- When Chicago sports radio personality Mike North returned to the spotlight in January with a new morning cable TV show, his special guests included Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz and Mayor Richard Daley. North also introduced sports fans to...Tags: Fraud, Suicide, Entertainment, Bankruptcy, Gaming
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SEC Files Suit Against Former North Employer
(WGN-AM)- Mike North's business partner in a new Internet sports-talk station in Chicago is a convicted felon who has filed for bankruptcy three times and now faces civil charges of running a Ponzi scheme. On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...Tags: Fraud, Companies and Corporations, Bankruptcy, Lawyers, Crimes
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, March 2006
Staff reporterWe explore the roots and evolution of fascism with two experts: Stanley Payne, professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Peter Fritzsche, professor of history at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (03/31/06)...Tags: DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, Immigration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology
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Extension 720 October 2009 Program Guide
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH SAMUEL JOHNSON In honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of poet, essayist, critic, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson, we welcome to the studio June Sawyers, a Johnson expert and writer of a one-man play based on the life of...Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Biology, Arts and Culture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science and Technology
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Edwin Roger Fitzgerald, Hopkins professor
Edwin Roger Fitzgerald, a retired professor had taught in the Johns Hopkins University's mechanics and materials department for nearly 40 years and whose hobby was farming, died May 11 of complications from a stroke at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Conservatory, Science and Technology, Electronics
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ELKHART/GOSHEN Indiana Community Bank announces recent appointments. Jan Sisti has been appointed operations manager and compliance officer at its offices in both Elkhart and Goshen. Her responsibilities include overseeing the operations of both...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Gynecology, Hospitals and Clinics, Michigan State University
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Sage duo makes history
CORONA DEL MAR — Everyone else had gone home, but Alex Manolakas and Eric Magliarditi were still on the court at Corona del Mar High. As 4 p.m. neared, the Sage Hill School doubles team was entering the seventh hour of its workday at the CIF...Tags: Sage, Tennis, California Interscholastic Federation
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Trading Kane would be irresponsible
Trading Patrick Kane would represent one irresponsible act intended to clean up another and just make everything messier. Trading Kane would be a dumb move in response to something dumber and eventually produce more regret than relief. Trading Kane would...
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Office Space: Linda Myers
Linda Myers' view is unlike any she has had before. With a slight turn of her head, the corporate partner and member of the global executive management committee at Chicago law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP can gaze from Lake Michigan to the Willis Tower...
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Catonsville native helping low-income students in Milwaukee
Catonsville native Carolyn Vidmar is completing a second year of service with College Possible Milwaukee, a nonprofit, dedicated to helping low income students achieve college success. Through the AmeriCorps VISTA program, she coordinates media...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Catonsville
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