 GRANBURY — Two North Texas jail escapees were sought Thursday after they cut their way to freedom. more of this and other state news stories SAN‘A, Yemen — Six Americans are among more than 100 Islamic religious students being sent home for visa violations, a Yemeni Interior Ministry official said in comments reported Thursday. more of this and other national and international news stories |
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University
gets poor results in survey ranking academic challenge Faculty
members expressed concerns about the university’s poor results
in the academic challenge category of the 2001 National Survey of
Student Engagement to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Don Mills
at the Faculty Senate meeting Thursday. |
Faculty
Senate discussion centers on CUE The
Faculty Senate agreed Thursday to meet more often to discuss the
controversial Common Undergraduate Experience in an attempt to expedite
the process of modifying the proposed core curriculum. |
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International
students share thoughts on CUE International
students shared their thoughts on the Common Undergraduate Experience
Thursday evening with Nowell Donovan, chairman of the University
Assessment Committee on the CUE. |
Video
cameras help monitor Video
cameras in food service areas and kitchens across campus monitoring
Sodexho Marriott Services employees have been helpful for supervisors
to check on workers’ professional hygiene, safety practices
as well as training, said Rick Flores, general manager for Sodexho.
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Main
break causes no harm to project |
Jail escapees thought to be in Fort Worth House allots $800 Million for hacking research |
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Enron
executives keep quiet at Congressional hearings WASHINGTON —
Four current and former Enron executives took the Fifth Amendment
and refused to testify to Congress on Thursday, while Enron’s
new chief operating officer said he was thwarted when he tried to
rein in deals that led to the company’s bankruptcy. |
U.S.
attack may have killed 7 al Qaeda members; officials reaffirm intent
to help form Afghan army WASHINGTON —
A missile fired by a CIA-operated drone aircraft in eastern Afghanistan
killed seven suspected members of Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda
terror network, an Afghan leader said Thursday. Bin Laden was not
among the dead, the official said. |
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Bush
compromising on WASHINGTON—
President Bush is embracing compromise legislation to help religious
charities, although supporters have yet to resolve how they will
pay for the scaled-back initiative. |
Lawsuits
may surface after Sept. 11 NEW YORK —
From rescue workers who say they have lung problems to business
owners who say their shops were damaged, 1,300 people have given
notice they may sue the city for a total of $7.18 billion over the
aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. |
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Geneva
Convention does not apply to al Qaeda WASHINGTON —
President Bush has determined that the Geneva Convention applies
to the conflict in Afghanistan and Taliban soldiers, but not al
Qaeda fighters and other terrorists, the White House announced Thursday. |
Bush refuses to cut ties with Arafat despite Israeli wishes Islamic religious students sent home for visa violations |
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