Articles tagged with student

Wed, May 23, 2012

Florida student pleads guilty to threat on Obama's life

MIAMI (Reuters) - A college student pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to threatening in a Facebook post to kill President Barack Obama by ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Slain Florida marching band student asked for hazing: defendant

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida college marching band member killed in a brutal 2011 hazing wanted to submit to the ritual ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Student found safe after two days missing in Yosemite

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 22-year-old college student who went missing in Yosemite National Park in California two days ago has been ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

California college student goes missing in Yosemite

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities combed Yosemite National Park in California on Monday for a 22-year-old college student who disappeared after walking ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

California college student goes missing in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities combed California's Yosemite National Park on Monday for a 22-year-old college student who disappeared over the weekend after declining ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Former Rutgers student gets 30 days jail for bias crime

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student was sentenced on Monday to 30 days in jail for a ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Gay advocates urge no prison time for Rutgers student

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing on ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Convicted of hate crime, former Rutgers student gets gay support

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former Rutgers University student convicted of hate crimes for spying on his roommate's gay tryst is ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection mouthed "Let's do this" when told that her ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

New York student wins appeal, can compete on girls hockey team

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state student will be allowed to play on his school's girls field hockey team ...

Sun, May 13, 2012

Georgia student likely to lose fingers to flesh-eating infection

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student who has already lost a leg to a rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection is now expected ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

CMU Student dies from contagious meningitis

Mount Pleasant  (WKZO) -- Health officials in Mount Pleasant are scrambling to locate anyone who may have been in contact with a CMU freshman, who ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Georgia college student battles flesh-eating bacteria

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia college student was in critical condition on Thursday suffering with a rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection following a ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

U.S. student awaits hate crimes sentence recommendation

By Jonathan Allen

(Reuters) - Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crimes for spying on his roommate's gay encounter at Rutger's University, will learn ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Amid student loan tussles, more seek "forgiveness"

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elbot Carman, a 25-year-old aspiring graphic designer, made so little money after earning his master's degree last year ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Senate Republicans block Democratic student loan bill

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked on Tuesday a White House-backed bill that would end a tax break for the wealthy in ...

Sun, May 06, 2012

Computer error kicks out Eastern Michigan University's entire student body

YPSILANTI     (WKZO) --    If you are an Eastern Michiga nUniversity student, you can probably ignore that letter kicking you out of school for low grades ...

Fri, May 04, 2012

Honor student pleads guilty in Jihad Jane plot

By John Shiffman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Maryland honor student pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to help a Pennsylvania woman known as "Jihad Jane" plot ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Chloe Sevigny filmed James Franco's student project for free

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The 127 Hours star turned to his celebrity pals and asked them to appear in the project, based on poet Stephen ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

California student jailed 5 days without water drinks own urine

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A California university student who was mistakenly left handcuffed in a cell without food or water for five ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Chloe Sevigny filmed James Franco's student project for free

From WENN.com

The 127 Hours star turned to his celebrity pals and asked them to appear in the project, based on poet Stephen ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Justice Department probes University of Montana student rape reports

By Laura Zuckerman

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the handling of numerous sexual assault allegations involving students at ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Former nursing student pleads not guilty in Oakland shooting rampage

By Ronnie Cohen

OAKLAND (Reuters) - A former nursing student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at a ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Justice Department probes University of Montana student rape reports

(Reuters) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the handling of numerous sexual assault allegations involving students at the University of Montana, where ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Republicans insert healthcare into student loan fight

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives defied a veto threat by President Barack Obama on Friday and voted ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

U.S. House to vote on student loan rate extension

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives, in an election-year showdown with President Barack Obama, will vote on Friday to extend for 12-months a ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Obama stresses own struggle with loans on youth-focused trip

By Jeff Mason

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) - Describing his own struggle to pay off college debt and taking another dig at his likely ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

White House: Closing tax loophole could fund student loans

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday that it was reviewing whether a small business tax loophole should be closed ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Accused thief not tied to Chinese student murders: police

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted felon charged with robbing four University of Southern California (USC) students at gunpoint earlier this week ...

Fri, April 20, 2012

Obama, courting youth vote, sets student-loan push

By Matt Spetalnick

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will use a tour of election battleground states next week to push Congress to prevent interest ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

California city asks FBI to review black student's shooting

By Ian Simpson

(Reuters) - The Justice Department will probe the Pasadena Police Department for possible civil rights violations related to a March 24 police ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

Miami student arrested in mother's stabbing death

MIAMI (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy stabbed his mother to death in their apartment, then wrapped the body in sheets and left it there for ...

Fri, April 06, 2012

California city police ask FBI to review black student's shooting

By Ian Simpson

(Reuters) - Police in Pasadena, California, have asked the FBI to review the shooting death of an unarmed black college student by ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Company eyes alumni to boost student-loan bonds

By Adam Tempkin

April 5 (IFR) - San Francisco-based start-up lender SoFi has a novel idea to revive the moribund market in student-loan bonds -- get ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Ex-student charged with murder in California shooting rampage

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

GVSU Student Files Federal Suit over Guinea Pig

ALLENDALE (WKZO) --  A student at Grand Valley State University is suing because they won’t let her guinea pig outside her dorm room and ...

Mon, April 02, 2012

Police: Accused Oakland gunman targeted administrator, classmates

By Laird Harrison and Malathi Nayak

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Arkansas court overturns ban on teacher-student sex

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a state law on Thursday that banned teachers from having sex ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

Arkansas court overturns ban on teacher-student sex

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a state law on Thursday that banned teachers from having sex ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program

By Aparna Narayanan

New York (Reuters Health) - Obesity rates continue to climb in California schools, but exercise and nutrition programs may be having a ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Student shot dead at Mississippi State University

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A student was shot to death at a Mississippi State University residence hall late on Saturday night, authorities said, adding that ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program

By Aparna Narayanan

YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity rates continue to climb in California schools, but exercise and nutrition programs may be having a positive ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

High school student sues after dispute over gay-friendly prom

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A high school senior in suburban Atlanta who said he was removed from his student body president post for ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Former Rutgers student: I did not cause gay roommate's suicide

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tyler Clementi's family renewed its praise on Friday for the hate crimes conviction of former Rutgers University ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Rutgers student says sorry to gay roommate's family

(Reuters) - Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to spy on his Rutgers University roommate's gay encounter, apologized publicly for ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Pink-haired student invited back to school

(Reuters) - A school that barred a sixth grader after she dyed her hair pink with her parents' blessing to celebrate her good grades lifted ...

Fri, March 16, 2012

Student guilty of hate crimes for spying on gay roommate

By Jonathan Allen and Aman Ali

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student who used a computer webcam to spy on ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in hate crime trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in hate crime trial

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, who used a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Rutgers student was no gay bully, lawyer says in final argument

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A defense lawyer in closing arguments on Tuesday at the Rutgers University gay bullying trial said ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Maryland student held after threatening shooting rampage online

(Reuters) - Police have arrested a University of Maryland student on suspicion of threatening to go on a shooting rampage at the College Park campus ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Defense begins for Rutgers student in bullying, spying trial

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The defense for a former Rutgers University student accused of spying on the gay sexual encounter ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Prosecution rests in Rutgers student case

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The prosecution rested its case on Thursday against a former Rutgers University student accused of using ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Heaton apologises for joining Limbaugh's attack on student

Limbaugh sparked outcry in America last week (ends04Mar12) after branding Georgetown, Washington, D.C. student Sandra Fluke a ""slut"" and ""a prostitute"" for arguing ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Florida honors student wins reprieve from deportation

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami high school honors student who faced imminent deportation to Colombia has won a two-year reprieve after 2,000 fellow students ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

Heaton apologises for joining Limbaugh's attack on student

Limbaugh sparked outcry in America last week (ends04Mar12) after branding Georgetown, Washington, D.C. student Sandra Fluke a ""slut"" and ""a prostitute"" for arguing ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student for "insulting" comment

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Obama calls student as contraception fight turns nasty

By Alister Bull and Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called a law student on Friday to express his support after she was ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

In 911 call, student describes terror, chaos of Ohio school

(Reuters) - Authorities in Ohio released recordings of some of the 911 calls emergency dispatchers fielded on Monday from frantic eyewitnesses to the shooting at ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Witness in Rutgers case "overwhelmed" over missing student

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers student became "overwhelmed with emotions" when she learned another student was missing and ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Student in webcam case said unfazed by roommate's sexuality

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student on trial for allegedly spying on the homosexual tryst of his ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Rutgers student in webcam case unfazed

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers student on trial for allegedly spying on the homosexual tryst of his roommate ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Trial opens in Rutgers webcam kiss case

By Jonathan Allen

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday opened the trial of a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Lakeshore State Lawmaker Questions MSU on Proposed Student Health Care Rule

LANSING, MI (WHTC) - Chairman Bob Genetski of Saugatuck is calling for a meeting of the state House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education in Lansing ...

Sat, February 11, 2012

Egypt detains Australian journalist, U.S. student

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have detained an Australian journalist and an American student on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Colorado student charged in "glitter bomb" of Romney

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado student faced misdemeanor charges on Wednesday for flinging glitter toward Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney in an ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Stress blamed for student tics at New York school

By Neale Gulley

BUFFALO (Reuters) - State health officials have determined stress likely caused a dozen female high school students to suddenly experience tics and ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Flying Confederate flag costs Missouri student parking

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri school district that once banned books from the library after a complaint they were contrary ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Supreme Court rejects prayer, student Internet cases

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court passed up the chance on Tuesday to hear controversial new cases about prayers before public government ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Live Video: Kalamazoo College to make major announcement at 4:30

KALAMAZOO, (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo College is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon.  Doors open for the event at 4pm with the announcement expected ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

UK student faces U.S. extradition in copyright case

By Georgina Prodhan

LONDON (Reuters) - A London court ruled on Friday a British student can be extradited to the United States for breaching U ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Police kill Texas student, 15, armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill Texas student armed with pellet gun

McALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot a 15-year-old student armed with a pellet gun at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday after ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Police kill armed student, 15, inside Texas school

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Police fatally shot an armed eighth-grade student at a middle school in Brownsville, Texas, on Wednesday morning after he pointed a ...

Sat, December 24, 2011

Boston student re-united with $170,000 violin

By Eric Johnson

(Reuters) - Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she forgot in the ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Arizona student found after 9 days stranded in snow

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - A college student stranded in her car for nine days on a barren northern Arizona road has been rescued after ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

Arizona student found after 9 days stranded in snow

(Reuters) - A college student stranded in her car for nine days on a barren northern Arizona road has been rescued after living on candy ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Teen gets 21 years in prison for slaying of gay student

By Mary Slosson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen was sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday for shooting to death a 15-year-old ...

Sat, December 17, 2011

U.S. sues university for banning dog from student housing

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - Butch the dog is trained to put his front paws on Brittany Hamilton's shoulders to help calm her when she ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Man arrested for beating student with a shoe

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A man was arrested for brutally beating a fellow college student mistakenly suspected of stealing his pair of $200 Nike Foamposite ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Former student in Rutgers suicide case rejects no-prison deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student accused of bullying his gay roommate, who later killed himself, turned down a plea deal on ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

College student admits role in Rhode Island luxury car theft

By Zach Howard

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A college student admitted his role on Friday in a violent luxury car theft in Rhode Island in ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Rice University student in prank gone awry seeks donations

By Mandy Oaklander

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Rice University student has started an online campaign called Save Duncan's Butt to help him pay for ...

Sun, November 27, 2011

American student arrested in Egypt recalls threats in detention

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of three U.S. students held for several days in Egypt on accusations of throwing petrol bombs ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Egypt frees detained American University students: family

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The three American students arrested on suspicion of throwing gasoline bombs this week during the protests in Egypt were freed on Friday ...

Thu, November 24, 2011

Family of U.S. student freed in Egypt gives thanks

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joy Sweeney's Thanksgiving wishes were granted in a predawn email on Thursday notifying her that her son ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Teen pleads guilty to murder charge in slaying of gay student

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Michelle Obama unveils student poet program

(Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday helped launched a new arts program to pick five student poets from high schools who will spend ...

Sat, November 19, 2011

UC Davis chancellor sorry for pepper spray incident

By Noel Randewich and Greg Lucas

DAVIS, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California chancellor apologized to jeering students on Monday for police use of ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Student shot at UC Berkeley has died, university says

By Laird Harrison

BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California, Berkeley student who was shot in a campus computer lab not far from the ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Consumer regulator looking at student loans

By Dave Clarke

(Reuters) - The new consumer financial agency is setting its sites on the private student lending industry, announcing on Wednesday that it ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Student shot at UC Berkeley has died, university says

By Laird Harrison

BERKELEY, Calif (Reuters) - A University of California, Berkeley student who was shot in a campus computer lab not far from the ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Gull Lake Middle School student arrested for bringing gun to school

RICHLAND, MI (WKZO) - The Battle Creek Enquirer reported Tuesday that an unidentified Gull Lake Middle School student has been arrested for bringing a gun ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Hope Mourns Student Joshua Boerigter's Death

HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - As the Hope College community in Holland mourned the loss of one of their own, the circumstances that led to his ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

HK design student says Jobs tribute not original

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong design student's tribute to Steve Jobs that generated a buzz in cyberspace following the death of the ...

Fri, October 07, 2011

Lockdown lifted at Houston school after no gun found

(Reuters) - A lockdown was lifted at North Forest High School in Houston on Friday after it was determined that a student did not have ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Missouri reverses ban on teacher-student Facebook chats

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Missouri lawmakers on Friday overturned a pending state law that would have banned private chatting between teachers ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Student wants apology for suspension over anti-gay remark

By Marice Richter

FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - A Fort Worth high school freshman who was reprimanded for saying in class that he believes homosexuality ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

Case against Muslim student protesters nears end

By Tori Richards

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - A verdict is expected soon in the trial of 10 Muslim students from Southern California charged with ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Rowling donated Potter boots to student

Emily Waldo was just a 10-year-old Nebraska student when she wrote to the novelist for a school project, in which pupils asked stars to ...

Wed, September 14, 2011

Student leader censured over profane, disparaging tweets

By Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Social media and politics collided at a small South Carolina college on Tuesday evening as students censured ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Family of murdered female student sues Yale University

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The family of a Yale University medical student found strangled in a laboratory on the eve of her wedding day has ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Missouri judge blocks teacher-student social media law

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a pending state law that would prevent teachers and students from ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Alaska student arrested, accused of having gun on school bus

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An Anchorage high school student was arrested on Thursday after he was found carrying a loaded gun on a school bus ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

Yale disputes OSHA criticism in student's lab death

AMHERST, Mass (Reuters) - Federal safety regulators say Yale University lab equipment responsible for a student's accidental death this spring lacked some required safety ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Yale disputes OSHA criticism in student's lab death

AMHERST, Mass (Reuters) - Federal safety regulators say Yale University lab equipment responsible for a student's accidental death this spring lacked some required safety ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Missouri law limiting teacher-student online contact draws ire

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - As the school year resumes next week, Missouri teachers will have to think twice about making private contact ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

Before suicide, gay Rutgers student said mom rejected him

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate spied on his encounter with another man said ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

Principal found dead in Memphis classroom, student held

By Tim Ghianni

MEMPHIS (Reuters) - The female principal of a small Christian school in Memphis was found dead on Wednesday and a 17-year-old male ...

Tue, August 02, 2011

Hope College Student Paralyzed from Chest Down Following Warrior Dash Race

HOLLAND, MI (WKZO -- A Hope College student has been paralyzed from the chest down competing in the Warrior Dash Race.  It’s an extreme ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

High school student alleges racial bias in valedictorian choice

By Suzi Parker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A black high school valedictorian says in a federal lawsuit that her school discriminated against her when ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Minnesota school district sued over gay student harassment

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Five students or former students sued Minnesota's biggest school district on Thursday arguing that a policy limiting staff ...

Mon, July 11, 2011

Nelnet buys residual interest in federal student loan

(Reuters) - Nelnet said it bought a residual interest in $1.9 billion of federal student loan from an affiliate of Greystone & Co Inc.

The student finance company acquired the interest in notes issued by GCO Student Loan Interest Margin Securities Trust-I (GCO SLIMS Trust-1), giving the company rights to the residual interest in GCO Education Loan Funding Trust-I.

The company expects the purchase to add immediately to base net income.

Nelnet said the loans and debt within the trusts will increase its student loan portfolio to more than $25 billion.

(Reporting by Anil D'Silva; Editing by Don ...

Tue, June 28, 2011

Strong words, student attendance mark Senate DREAM hearing

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strong words and hundreds of students, a number of them undocumented immigrants, kicked off the first Senate hearing ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

FIll Out Your FAFSA!

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WIBQ)  --  Fill out the FAFSA and finagle some funds. That’s what nearly 40 future freshmen did. They filled out their federal ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Police Say Spierer Was Not In A Fight The Night She Disappeared

BLOOMINGTON, IN (WIBQ)  --  Police say that Lauren Spierer was not involved in a fight the night she disappeared.  Spierer is the missing IU Coed ...

Thu, June 09, 2011

Colts Owner Offering Large Reward In Connection With Missing IU Student Case

BLOOMINGTON, IN (WIBQ)  --  The search for missing IU coed Lauren Spierer is getting bigger. Some celebrities are using Twitter to try to locate the ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Killer of Yale student sentenced to 44 years in prison

By Mary Ellen Godin

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A lab technician convicted of killing a Yale University student, whose body was found stuffed behind ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Suspect Approached 10-Year-Old Kalamazoo Public Schools Student at Bus Stop

KALAMAZOO, Mi (WKZO) - Kalamazoo Public Schools alerted the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Thursday afternoon that an unknown person tried to pick up a ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Student implicated in Rutgers suicide pleads not guilty

By Aman Ali

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A student accused of secretly playing the sexual tryst online of a roommate who later committed ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Support grows for romantic student banned from prom

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A student who attached an oversized invitation to the prom date of his dreams onto the facade of ...

Sat, May 07, 2011

Osama bin Laden a serious student, Taiwan judo coach says

By Nicky Loh and Ben Tai

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden stood out not just because of his height but because of his ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Plea deal means student to testify against Rutgers roommate

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A student accused in the secret webcast of a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide entered a ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

Search for Tennessee student postponed due to weather

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The violent, wet weather slamming Tennessee on Tuesday has postponed the search for Holly Bobo, a 20-year-old nursing student believed to ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Prayers, more searching for Tennessee nursing student

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A week after she disappeared from in front of her family home, residents of a small Tennessee community ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Roommate indicted in Rutgers student suicide

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A grand jury on Wednesday indicted the roommate of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after his ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Canada student mobs aim to make voting go viral

By Louise Egan

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Wearing neon colors, dancing and flashing "I vote" signs for video cameras, students in Canada's capital on Monday ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Search continues for missing Tennessee nursing student

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Some 300 searchers combed northern Decatur County on Saturday for a 20-year-old Tennessee nursing student who has been ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

KPS: Per Student Cuts Could Have Been an Increase

KALAMAZOO (WZKO) -- At a Kalamazoo Public Schools forum about the Snyder budget cuts, KPS Finance Director Gary Start said the Snyder Administration is breaking ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Yale student killed in chemistry lab accident

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Yale University student was killed at a chemistry laboratory when her hair got caught in a lathe while working on a ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Yale student killed in chemistry laboratory accident

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Yale University student was killed in an accident at a campus chemistry laboratory, school officials said on Wednesday.

Michele Dufault, a ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

U-M Student Sues Former Assistant State Attorney General

(Ann Arbor, MI)  --  University of Michigan's first openly gay student body president is suing a former assistant state attorney general that he claims ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Naval Academy expels another student for using "spice"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another midshipman was expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy for using or having a banned marijuana-like substance known as "spice," bringing ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Student shot at Indiana middle school

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A student who had been suspended from an Indiana middle school earlier this week was in custody after allegedly shooting another student ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

Former honor student gets 50 years for traffic deaths

By David Hendee

OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - A 22-year-old former University of Nebraska-Lincoln honor student was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for killing ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Lab technician pleads guilty in Yale student murder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Yale University lab technician pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murder and attempted sexual assault of a graduate student whose ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Attorney General Backs Student's Refusal To Counsel Gay Student

(Lansing, MI)  --  Attorney General Bill Schuette supports a former Eastern Michigan University Student who refused to counsel a gay student. Two years ago, Julia ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

EMU Student Information Compromised

(Ypsilanti, MI)  --  Two student employees at Eastern Michigan University are under investigation after allegedly giving out the personal information of several students.  According to ...

Thu, March 10, 2011

New York high school student accused of acid attack

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City high school student was arraigned on felony charges on Thursday for allegedly trying to burn a classmate ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Lawsuit Filed in GVSU Student Shooting

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC News) - Now that the criminal matter has been settled, let the civil litigation begin.

A lawsuit was filed at U ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Mentor Mickelson plays second fiddle to student Fowler

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - It was a case of the precocious student upstaging the teacher when Rickie Fowler stunned fellow American Phil ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

MSU Student Facing Charges In Fight Over Rent Sign

(East Lansing, MI)  --  A Michigan State University student is facing four felony charges after a fight over a "For Rent" sign.  Ryan Ravary of ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

NYU Student Wins Tribeca Film Institute Inaugural Screenwriting Prize

Tribeca Film Institute has just made Robert Cohen a very, very happy man.

Cohen, a student at New York University's Tisch School of ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Michigan to Crack Down on College Student Food Stamps

LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Human Services announced today plans to strictly enforce federal guidelines for food stamp eligibility for college students.  Under limited ...

Sun, February 06, 2011

Ohio college student dead, 11 wounded in shooting

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A student at Ohio's Youngstown State University was killed and 11 other people, including six YSU students, were wounded in a ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Student Franco refusing to skip class to hear Oscar nominations

Franco, who will co-host next month's (Feb11) Oscars, is among those expected to land a Best Actor nod for his role in grisly ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Oakland University Professor Accused Of Stalking Ex-Student

(Detroit, MI)  --  A 43-year-old Oakland University professor is facing charges of stalking a former student.  The "Detroit Free Press" reports Srinarayan Sharma was arraigned ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Cole lands lead in student play

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus star is studying History of Art at the establishment and she's using her spare time to tackle an ...

Sun, January 16, 2011

Bacterial Meningitis Believed to Have Cause UW-Madison Student's Death

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Health officials believe it was a form of bacterial meningitis that killed a UW-Madison student last week.

The student’s name ...

Sat, January 15, 2011

California student arrest may have averted disaster

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police at a Los Angeles university campus may have prevented a tragedy when they detained a deranged student ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Student who hacked into Palin's e-mail enters prison

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - David Kernell, 23, the former University of Tennessee student convicted of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account, has begun his ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Gun Found In Locker Of Middle School Student Near Lansing

(Dansville, MI)  --  Schools in Dansville, near Lansing, had to be locked down yesterday after a gun was found in the locker of a middle ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

High School Student Refused Lunch Over Negative Balance

(Bangor Township, MI)  --  School officials at John Glenn High School in suburban Bay City are apologizing to a family after a ninth-grader Cody King ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Idaho student testifies to sexual abuse by star athletes

By Laura Zuckerman

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (Reuters) - A small-town Idaho high school student told a court on Wednesday that he was sexually abused by star ...

Sun, December 26, 2010

Kurdish student's execution halted in Iran: lawyer

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran called a last-minute halt on Sunday to the execution of a Kurdish student activist convicted of "waging war against God" for ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Woods' ex moves on with fellow student?

The couple split last year (09) after news of the sportsman's numerous infidelities hit the headlines, and their divorce was finalised in August ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

WATCH: Student Reaction to WMU Muggings

KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Two muggings occurred December 13th on the WMU Campus outside of Rood Hall.  The muggings took place about a half hour apart ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

UW Student Paper Blasts Students Selling Rose Bowl Tix

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Almost three dozen UW-Madison students got blasted by a campus newspaper Monday, for doing what a lot of adults will do ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

Tasered Student Arrested For Assaulting Officer

(East Lansing, MI)  --  Two students at East Lansing High School are facing charges connected to an assault on a police officer at the school ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Assistant Attorney General Accused Of Harassing Student Fired

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  An assistant state attorney general accused of harassing the gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan was fired yesterday ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Jailed U.S. student Amanda Knox to face trial for slander

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court on Monday ordered the jailed American student Amanda Knox to stand trial for slandering police officers during the ...

Sun, October 31, 2010

Yemen frees student held over parcel bombs

By Mohammad Ghobari

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen on Sunday freed a woman suspected of mailing two parcel bombs found on U.S.-bound planes, saying ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

Personal Protection Request Dropped By U of M Student Assembly Leader

(Ann Arbor, MI)  --  The attorney for the president of the University of Michigan Student Assembly filed a motion to drop a personal protection order ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Personal Protection Request Dropped by U of M Student Assembly Leader

ANN ARBOR -- The attorney for the president of the University of Michigan Student Assembly filed a motion to drop a personal protection order against ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Student-made device helped wounded in Haiti

By Nancy Lapid

WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - When surgeons from Harvard Medical School went to Haiti soon after last January's earthquake, they took along ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

First 'Student Count Day' Today

LANSING, Mich (WQTX)  Today is the first of two ‘Student Count Days’ in school districts across Michigan.  Parents are encouraged to make sure their ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Citigroup to sell a student loan business

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> said it would sell Student Loan Corp <STU.N> to Discover Financial Services in a complicated deal ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Citigroup to sell stake in Student Loan: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> is expected to announce a deal to unload its unit Student Loan Corp <STU.N> as early as ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

No MBA for NYU student in insider trading scheme

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York University is not required to award a business degree to a student who completed his course ...

Tue, September 07, 2010

NY AG Cuomo strikes student credit-card reform agreement

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The State University of New York has adopted new practices to help prevent students from falling victim to ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Rally Planned In Support Of Student Accused Of Levin Attack

(Washington, DC)  --  A rally is being planned in support of Ahlan Mohsen, accused of hitting Senator Carl Levin in the face with a pie ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

Student shows some cheek to train with champs Italy

By Mark Meadows

IRENE, South Africa (Reuters) - A portly South African student joined in Italy training Thursday but got more than he bargained for ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

Former NY student gets 15-years for aiding al Qaeda

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Manhattan federal judge on ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Ex-NY student guilty of sending gear to al Qaeda

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York student admitted on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that while living in London, he helped a friend ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Student loan change could boost aid work: Clinton

By Michelle Nichols

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More U.S. graduates are likely to work with aid groups and charities after an overhaul of the ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

PersonalFinance: Negotiating student aid

By Linda Stern

WASHINGTON, April 7 - Most college bound students received their financial aid offers this week, and not everyone was happy with what ...

Mon, April 05, 2010

House Fire Kills EMU Student

(Ann Arbor, MI)  --  Ann Arbor fire officials are investigating a suspicious rental house fire that claimed the life of 22-year-old Eastern Michigan University student ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Federal Student Loan Reform

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Federal version of Health care reform legislation also included reforms to how federal student loans are done, effectively severing a profit ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Obama to sign new student aid initiative

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign into law an overhaul of the college student loan program which cuts commercial banks out ...

Sun, March 21, 2010

House backs Obama's bid to revamp student loans

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama's bid to implement what would be the ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

Student Eaton breaks heptathlon world record

NEW YORK (Reuters) - College student Ashton Eaton upstaged the top multi-event competitors when he set an indoor world record in the men's heptathlon ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders ...

Fri, February 26, 2010

Student loans to be in healthcare package: Pelosi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the final version of a broad healthcare overhaul would include a revamp of ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Student wounded on Illinois campus, suspect caught

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A student at Northern Illinois University was shot and wounded on Friday, triggering a brief lockdown of the campus that was lifted ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Arabic flashcards land student in U.S. detention

By Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal agents detained and interrogated a U.S. college student at the Philadelphia airport simply because we was carrying ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Student Left On School Bus For Several Hours

(Battle Creek, MI)  --  Battle Creek school officials are investigating how a student was left on a bus for several hours.  The "Battle Creek Enquirer ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

Nigerian Student Expected in Court For Alleged Terrorist Plot

DETROIT --   A Nigerian Engineering student who tried to blow up Northwest Flight 253 as it approached Detroit Christmas day is expected to be in ...

Sat, November 14, 2009

Iran student gets 8 yrs over post-election protests

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court on Saturday sentenced a student who took part in protests following Iran's disputed presidential election this year to ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

University says curbing student binge drinking

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Indiana University junior Jason Dills said he and his friends still binge drink occasionally, but he has noticed a ...

Tue, November 10, 2009

Chicago student-journalists probed for motives

By Andrew Stern

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of university students who claim their research exonerated a convicted murderer were in court themselves on Tuesday ...

Fri, November 06, 2009

BofA suspending federal student loan program

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will suspend its federally-backed student loan program by December 5, the company said in a letter ...

Fri, October 02, 2009

Student Accidentally Dragged by Car at Loy Norrix

KALAMAZOO -- It was a scary moment at one Kalamazoo High School this Friday morning.  Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to a call just before 8 ...

Wed, September 23, 2009

Student Population at WMU Dips

KALAMAZOO -- Enrollment is down less than one percent at WMU…due mainly to a smaller freshman class.  It’s down about 300 students from ...

Mon, September 21, 2009

Obama lashes out at banks over student loans