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Excerpt: 'The Book of My Lives' by Aleksandar Hemon
I do not know how old I was when I learned to play chess. I could not have been older than 8, because I still have a chess board on whose side my father inscribed, with a soldering iron, “Saša Hemon 1972.” I loved the board more than...
Tags: Sex Pistols (music group), Chicago Tribune, Teachers, Science and Technology, Entertainment
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More than a dozen cases of mumps suspected at Loyola
A dozen or more cases of mumps have been reported among Loyola University Maryland students over the past month, prompting officials to alert the campus community to signs of the rare virus that has spread rapidly across college campuses in recent...
Tags: Meningitis, Coughing, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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Student from South Bend views history in Rome
South Bend TribuneEmily Polovick was a witness to history. The South Bend native was one of more than 150,000 people to pack St. Peter's Square on Wednesday. She was there as Pope Francis was introduced to the world. Admittedly, the enormity of what she saw hasn't sunk in...Tags: Papal Conclave (2013), Rome (Italy), Colleges and Universities, Vatican City, Francis I
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A Baltimore County native and two friends take on the first all-disabled ascent of El Capitan
El Capitan is an intimidating granite formation in California's Yosemite National Park, popular with climbers because its 7,573-foot vertical face presents such a challenge. Pete Davis has done the four-night, five-day ascent twice, which is an...
Tags: X Games, Catonsville, Climbing, Baltimore County, Timonium
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Baltimore Catholics see fresh outlook from new pope
Surprise turned into joy as Baltimore Catholics celebrated the election of the first Latin American and first Jesuit pope, saying it offered an often-hidebound church a chance for rejuvenation. "One time, John Paul the Great called America, meaning...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Human Interest, Catholic Relief Services
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Foundation to aid aspiring dancers
With 10 brothers and sisters in the family, a mother who home-schools and little money for extras, Loretta Williams knows that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional ballerina, she's going to need some help. The 19-year-old needs about $20,...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Joffrey Ballet, Dance, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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James R. Crook, attorney
James Roderick Crook Jr., a retired attorney for Baltimore City and a World War II veteran, died of stroke complications Wednesday at the Edenwald Retirement Community. The Guilford resident was 91. Born in Baltimore and raised in Oakenshawe, he attended...Tags: Labor Legislation, Religion and Belief, Justice System, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Online learning has great potential and pitfalls
Professors Elliot King and Neil Alperstein's excellent commentary ("Ask the right questions about MOOCs," March 6) usefully identifies the potential strengths and weaknesses of small and large online courses. But two important considerations are omitted....Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Students, Education
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Prison data, court files show link between school truancy and crime
Of 182 boys and young men recently locked up in Illinois' three medium-security youth prisons, at least 135 used to miss so much school that they were labeled chronic truants. Nearly 60 percent couldn't even read at the third-grade level when they were...
Tags: Justice System, Social Issues, Prisons, Science and Technology, Conservation
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Digest: Loyola atop preseason men's lacrosse polls for first time
Men's college lacrosse Loyola atop preseason polls for first time The Loyola men's lacrosse team received its first-ever preseason No. 1 ranking in the coaches' and Inside Lacrosse media polls Monday, a day after the Greyhounds opened their exhibition...
Tags: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Students, College Football, Sports, Elections
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Couples reaffirm choice of a lifetime at Valentine's Vow Renewal
They've been married just over two years, but Andy and Seanne Herbick have already exchanged vows three times, most recently Sunday morning at their alma mater, Loyola University Maryland, with about 160 other steadfast lovebirds. Standing in the same...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Loyola University Maryland, Education, Johns Hopkins University
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In Pilsen area, a volunteer health worker offers answers about pelvic health
Ana Cazares is a volunteer community health worker who's so determined to broach taboo health subjects in her Pilsen neighborhood that she uses every opportunity that presents itself. Cazares was recently shopping in a local store when the Latina...
Tags: Mexico, Women's Health, Breast Cancer, Pilsen
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