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• Yale, other elites face Title IX probes

  Jordi Gasso - Yale Daily News •April 15, 2011

  A federal investigation into whether Yale violated Title IX has been in the media spotlight since it was first announced two weeks ago, but similar probes at Yale’s peer institutions have gone largely unnoticed.

• BC names noted champion of lost causes graduation speaker

  Jesse Naiman - SFPA Member •April 14, 2011

  Hey now, Harvard may have Amy Poehler, but BC has Sec. Ray LaHood. Maybe he will advocate building a high-speed rail in between Boston and Springfield! The other rail proposals were so well-received.

• N.C. budget concerns may force state to cut Alcohol Law Enforcement

  Kelly Scurry - Duke Chronicle •April 14, 2011

  Shots, shots, shots, etc.

• UNC system facing tall budget cuts

  John Wall - NC State Technician •April 14, 2011

  The House Republicans released their proposed budget, which includes a proposed 15.5 percent budget cut to the UNC system.

• Dayton, colleges, legislature square off on Minn. education cuts

  James Nord - Minnesota Daily •April 14, 2011

  Higher ed faces a $306 M cut under the Legislature’s omnibus funding bill –– nearly double the reductions proposed in Dayton’s plan.

• Arizona legislature passes campus concealed carry

  Anna Swenson - Fix Contributor •April 14, 2011

  The Arizona legislature passed a bill that will allow the concealed carry of weapons on college campuses; the measure now awaits Governor Jan Brewer’s signature before becoming law.