Iowa Scene: Brackins, U.S. crush Korea in World University Games (The Des Moines Register)

Iowa State basketball star Craig Brackins, a starter for the Americans, scored nine points to help the United States over Korea 113-76 Saturday in the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Newman University (Hutchinson News)

The following area students were spring and summer graduates of Newman University, Wichita. Che ...

Smith, Conkic advance in World University Games (Knoxville News Sentinel)

It was a great start for a pair of UT rising junior tennis players at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. John-Patrick Smith won in singles and doubles, while Boris Conkic won in doubles.

Aspiring students get peek at university life (The Peninsula)

DOHA: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar have partnered together to offer this year’s Summer College Preview Programme to young scholars preparing for entry into university.

University sees rise in financial aid requests (Jefferson City News Tribune)

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri-Columbia reports a spike in the number of students requesting financial aid for the upcoming school year.

Huntington University announces stable enrollment numbers (The Herald-Press)

Despite a turbulent economy, Huntington University enrolled the second highest number of incoming freshman and anticipates consistent enrollment for the fall semester.

USA Men’s World University Games Team Celebrates Independence Day With 113-76 Rout Of South Korea (USA Basketball)

In a well-balanced team effort that saw all 12 players score, including seven in double digits, as the 2009 USA Men’s World University Games Team (2-0) out-gunned South Korea (0-2) 113-76 on the Fourth of July in Belgrade, Serbia.

University looks to improve security (ABC) (Yahoo!7 Australian News)

The University of Tasmania is reviewing security after the apparent murder of an overseas student.

Neo-Nazi thesis back on university shelves (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

A thesis examining the link between neo-Nazi and satanic beliefs in New Zealand has been returned to the shelves of Waikato University's library.

Staffer Gives $75K Fountain To NY University (WCBS-TV New York)

A longtime staffer has given $75,000 to create a new fountain at the Long Island college where she got her degree, lives and has worked for more than 60 years. The new granite fountain at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus marks the latest in a series of gifts from Mary Lai, now the university's treasurer emerita. The 88-year-old still goes to work every day from her home on the ...

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