Column: Strapped students need to overcome laziness
According to a February 2006 report by The American Council on Education, approximately 1.5 million low- to moderate-income undergraduates in 2003-2004 lost out on a Pell Grant just because they didn’t apply.
Column: Pay-for-performance scheme the downfall of academia?
Kids are being taught that monetary awards should be attached to everything they do: homework, tests, grades, attendance, learning, creating and achieving. Soon, nothing will be accomplished without a reward being offered.
Judge postpones U. Utah gene patent suit
A case that would determine the legitimacy of patenting human genes has been postponed. Although the parties were supposed to meet in New York on Wednesday afternoon, the judge allowed the civil case to be postponed until the end of September to allow the parties more time to review their documents and request information, said prosecuting attorney Christopher Hansen.
