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i was the petitioner for the mound university laidy's home on 350 university avenue. when i heard they were trying to develop it. first residential, then school i call the the supervise, we took action and turned this down, we kept it the way it was for assisted living. so i'm here on behalf of 222 community of padona district, who signed the petition, to make the historical landmark, because this building has history of 18 p 84. of gym lick, who was the original man who dedicated $100,000 then it was a school three story building structure. 1930, burned down. at that time after school was turned to the name of gym link ladies's home. the new building was built 1931, which is 84 years old. and it was designated university mound ladies' home at that time it was 22 acres that gym lick dedicated, with the 100,000. some how, the board of directors, embezzled the money, so they tried to loan money from other developers and loan money from banks, it came to the point they wanted to sell it because they don't have money. so we got it. anyhow this building has architecture fe
i was the petitioner for the mound university laidy's home on 350 university avenue. when i heard they were trying to develop it. first residential, then school i call the the supervise, we took action and turned this down, we kept it the way it was for assisted living. so i'm here on behalf of 222 community of padona district, who signed the petition, to make the historical landmark, because this building has history of 18 p 84. of gym lick, who was the original man who dedicated $100,000 then...
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the university system of maryland consists of 12 is a three research universities. for traditional apprehensive. 2 regional centers. one virtual university. we are a microcosm of higher education across the united states. in that vein, we experience and have a lot of takes on programs i'm going to speak about. i will awful thoughts on programs and their ending. we begin by thanking the commission for holding these hearings. it is very timely. the counselor has repeatedly said that it is a national disgrace that students and families coming from the lowest income graduate 9-10% chance of graduating college where students from the upper income quarter graduated 5-90%. there are many complex reasons why more low income students don't complete a college degree obviously the volume of financial aid dollars and that efficacy of these programs make these dollars available is critical to expanding success rates for these students. there are roughly 7000 institutions of higher dictation that participate in the federal health grant and/or federal student loan programs. many a
the university system of maryland consists of 12 is a three research universities. for traditional apprehensive. 2 regional centers. one virtual university. we are a microcosm of higher education across the united states. in that vein, we experience and have a lot of takes on programs i'm going to speak about. i will awful thoughts on programs and their ending. we begin by thanking the commission for holding these hearings. it is very timely. the counselor has repeatedly said that it is a...
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the university of montana and other universities don't want to be bogged down in procedure.hey want to get to the facts, straight to the facts. so this university court found smith guilty and he was expelled very quickly. so it's much easier for students students. at the university has its act together and unfortunately every university is different across the country. most of them their process is neither fair to the victims or the accused. that's a problem that needs to be fixed. but the answer isn't to throw up your hands and say we are going to give this to the cops because you are going to get justice most of the time. >> host: definitely. i've written a lot about this and i do think the accused are often treated like you said unfairly and that is why the system needs to be better for both sides but i think it's important that under title ix that's a separate disciplinary process that is speedier. >> host: just go your absolute right. we shouldn't abandon that. no one is throwing up their hands and wait a minute you are expelled for cheating or for dealing drugs or stea
the university of montana and other universities don't want to be bogged down in procedure.hey want to get to the facts, straight to the facts. so this university court found smith guilty and he was expelled very quickly. so it's much easier for students students. at the university has its act together and unfortunately every university is different across the country. most of them their process is neither fair to the victims or the accused. that's a problem that needs to be fixed. but the...
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the university of montana and many other universities do not want to be bogged down into the procedure. they want to just get straight to the facts and so this university court found calvin smith guilty and he was expelled fairly quickly. so it's just much easier for students of the university has its act together and unfortunately every university is different across the country and most of them the process is neither fair to the victims were to be accused. that's a problem that needs to be fixed but the answer isn't to throw up your hands and say we are going to give this back to the cops because you won't get any justice typically. >> host: i've read a lot about this and i do think that you know the accused are often treated, like you said unfairly and that's why the system needs to be better for both sides but i also think it's important that under title ix it is a separate disciplinary process and its equity education. >> host: >> guest: you are right. co you are right. we shouldn't abandon. in the universities no one is throwing up their hands saying wait a minute county were you
the university of montana and many other universities do not want to be bogged down into the procedure. they want to just get straight to the facts and so this university court found calvin smith guilty and he was expelled fairly quickly. so it's just much easier for students of the university has its act together and unfortunately every university is different across the country and most of them the process is neither fair to the victims were to be accused. that's a problem that needs to be...
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a regular host of "the history channel"'s universe, the "national geographic" es, the known universeiscovery channel's how the universe works. you can say she is narrowly focused on the universe. [laughter] richard alley is evan pugh professor of geosciences at penn state university. he is one of the major figures worldwide in the area of climate change and is also dedicated to educating the public about his about what is happening and what will happen. he taught me that for what man has done to the atmosphere not to have caused global warming, the laws of physics would have to be wrong. third is chip berlet. he is an investigative journalist and long-time activist in the cause of human rights. he is a democratic socialist and civil rights absolutist. his book right-wing populism in america, too close for comfort, predicted the tea party movement. he is sorry. [laughter]. leonard pitts is a columnist for the "miami herald" and i'm sure that virtually everyone here has read his work. he has won the pulitzer prize and published several books especially on the subject of race in america
a regular host of "the history channel"'s universe, the "national geographic" es, the known universeiscovery channel's how the universe works. you can say she is narrowly focused on the universe. [laughter] richard alley is evan pugh professor of geosciences at penn state university. he is one of the major figures worldwide in the area of climate change and is also dedicated to educating the public about his about what is happening and what will happen. he taught me that for...
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the size of the universe. and two teams won in california and one in on both coasts were working on the same problem and arrived at the same answer and they shared the nobel prize for that just recently. >> rose: do you everybody this is a simple question that you have asked. i assume it's the most frequently asked question. are we alone. >> yeah, i would say the people i sit next to in an airplane. >> rose: that's what they want to know. >> once they learn that i do astrophysicist. they kind of recognize me now. but in the prerecognition days. >> rose: how do they get to the question sms. >> i think-- i think some people still look up. and you can't help but wonder all these stars. we know enough to know that they are stars just like the sun. and they have seen the newspaper headlines there are planets orbiting the stars. if there are planets how could you not wonder if there is life. and if there is life is it intelligent life and if it is intelligent life, could they be smarter than us. should we be scared
the size of the universe. and two teams won in california and one in on both coasts were working on the same problem and arrived at the same answer and they shared the nobel prize for that just recently. >> rose: do you everybody this is a simple question that you have asked. i assume it's the most frequently asked question. are we alone. >> yeah, i would say the people i sit next to in an airplane. >> rose: that's what they want to know. >> once they learn that i do...
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will hear from robert mcdonald who gave the commencement address at the university of utah. before that, republican senator tim scott will speak to the graduates of south carolina state university. later, the commencement address at american university from noaa administrator catherine sullivan. -- kathryn sullivan. tim scott was the commencement speaker at south carolina state university in orangeburg. the senators saying a few lines from the 10, "hold on to your dreams." this is 10 minutes. [applause] tim scott: thank you. good evening to everyone. thank you, president evans, for such a kind introduction. let me say first and foremost that without any questions, my prayers are with south carolina state university, for financial
will hear from robert mcdonald who gave the commencement address at the university of utah. before that, republican senator tim scott will speak to the graduates of south carolina state university. later, the commencement address at american university from noaa administrator catherine sullivan. -- kathryn sullivan. tim scott was the commencement speaker at south carolina state university in orangeburg. the senators saying a few lines from the 10, "hold on to your dreams." this is 10...
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it wasn't when i graduated from the university of utah.'t when i was given the opportunity to serve as the chairman and ceo of the proctor and gamble company or as the secretary of veterans affairs. one of the best days of my life was when i saw a paralyzed veteran wounded in combat walk. get up from their wheelchair as if they have been able to do that for 40 years and walk.
it wasn't when i graduated from the university of utah.'t when i was given the opportunity to serve as the chairman and ceo of the proctor and gamble company or as the secretary of veterans affairs. one of the best days of my life was when i saw a paralyzed veteran wounded in combat walk. get up from their wheelchair as if they have been able to do that for 40 years and walk.
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universe. got to announce that come "from the hall of the universe." who knew where that is? it was a room of dark curtains. [laughter] it is still structured the same. we have a comedian. a guest. i think the universe is completely hilarious. i is no zone who thinks that way professionally. there is a main guest who is typically human from pop culture. that is the real difference. many of the guests are the same ones you would see on the late talk show. i asked them about their nerd hood and their science teachers that they liked or hated. i found a house ident technology has impacted their livelihood. charlie: you are not looking for people who like science, but just people who simply -- neil: it matters that you have heard of them. then you take an interest in them from the beginning. then you learn these extra things about them. do they have a nerd underbelly? charlie: how do you find a nerd underbelly? neil: if they want to break into a fight about which captain they prefer in "star trek."
universe. got to announce that come "from the hall of the universe." who knew where that is? it was a room of dark curtains. [laughter] it is still structured the same. we have a comedian. a guest. i think the universe is completely hilarious. i is no zone who thinks that way professionally. there is a main guest who is typically human from pop culture. that is the real difference. many of the guests are the same ones you would see on the late talk show. i asked them about their nerd...
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joseph's university. i have gotten to know some many here, and if you would allow me, i would like to recognize a pew of those folks. -- a few of those folks. joe d'angelo dr. robert moore, hattie martin, father burr your trustee bruce crowley and , so many others. i want to thank all of you for the love and support, the french -- friendship and engagement we have had over so many years. all of the people who work here, and certainly the leadership of the faculty, the staff maintenance, those who work in the cafeterias, those who take care of this incredible urban and suburban campus. to all of you, can we please recognize the folks who make st. joseph's university great place that it is. [applause] mayor nutter: some very good friends,- jim and frannie mcguire. the commitment and dedication of them and the entire mcguire family, i believe the court of which are here today, because it is a pretty big family. they give so much to so many. please recognize them. [applause] mayor nutter: for the people who h
joseph's university. i have gotten to know some many here, and if you would allow me, i would like to recognize a pew of those folks. -- a few of those folks. joe d'angelo dr. robert moore, hattie martin, father burr your trustee bruce crowley and , so many others. i want to thank all of you for the love and support, the french -- friendship and engagement we have had over so many years. all of the people who work here, and certainly the leadership of the faculty, the staff maintenance, those...
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universe.e calls himself simply a servant of science. he's the director of the planetarium in new york. he is also the host of a new post on the geographic channel called "star talk" to bring the universe down to earth. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. neil: thank you. we go way back. my first time was in the 1990's. i feel like a part of the family. thank you. charlie: congratulations on "s tar talk" on television. neil: we think it is the first time ever of there being a science talk show on television. we didn't do it for that purpose, but it turned out that way. charlie: what i like in reading about it is that they came to you wanting to do a television show. and you said why don't you just bring in your cameras into my radio show? neil: i said, keep it simple, i don't want to do anymore. but there was budgeting to address. part of it is that we filmed in the hall of the universe. charlie: can't get a's better face -- can't get a better space than that. charlie: i got to
universe.e calls himself simply a servant of science. he's the director of the planetarium in new york. he is also the host of a new post on the geographic channel called "star talk" to bring the universe down to earth. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. neil: thank you. we go way back. my first time was in the 1990's. i feel like a part of the family. thank you. charlie: congratulations on "s tar talk" on television. neil: we think it is the first time...
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and get virtually everything that robert said about university in 1934 you could say about universities now 80 years later. why? i believe it has a lot less to do with the virtues of a model and the inevitability of the higher education model as we know today. and kind of an epic string of good luck that in some ways i don't think we can expect to continue. it was of course a great virtue that the american university model was made in america and not, say, and you're performing a great higher education institutions were decimated during the catastrophe of the beginning of the 20th century. our universities were in the senator daschle power of the age in a tremendously wealthy growing nation, nation of immigrants were people were looking for means to uplift their children's our colleges and universities as the way you would do that. the first nation were to decide to be a good idea to try to get everything on through high school, nation with the congress and a soda basic attempt to try to find something to do with returning veterans when they came back from world war ii. why don't we sen
and get virtually everything that robert said about university in 1934 you could say about universities now 80 years later. why? i believe it has a lot less to do with the virtues of a model and the inevitability of the higher education model as we know today. and kind of an epic string of good luck that in some ways i don't think we can expect to continue. it was of course a great virtue that the american university model was made in america and not, say, and you're performing a great higher...
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i'm a physics undergrad here at san jose state university. i'm brenda norrie and i'm the student correspondant for this story. thank you all for being here today. thank you for coming down to be a part of this. i think it's important that we've gone back to the time where we're thinking about what's out there. and we want to care about it and we want to get there and we want to try to understand what's going to be there when we get there. what's taking us so long to get back to this? this is really the study of our origins.and people have this innate curiosity about the universe.but for some reason there hasn't been enough emphasis of it in schools. and what the press now does with the hubble telescope and other observatories is really great. they're bringing the cosmos back to the kids and i like to say that astronomy is the gateway science.it gets kids interested in science and technology. then they go on in fields that are more immediately useful to society. wouldn't you love to have ience teachers like that all the time? get you excited a
i'm a physics undergrad here at san jose state university. i'm brenda norrie and i'm the student correspondant for this story. thank you all for being here today. thank you for coming down to be a part of this. i think it's important that we've gone back to the time where we're thinking about what's out there. and we want to care about it and we want to get there and we want to try to understand what's going to be there when we get there. what's taking us so long to get back to this? this is...
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by that i mean the state as well as the university. and it is reminders that edwin burke was correct the old cliche is true, the triumph of evil is always the result of the silence of the good. faculty at unc was largely with in the category of the silence of the lammas and the administration was largely in the category of if i just close my eyes it will go away. this book will tell you how it was it didn't happen and also tell you some ideas they have about how it might be kept from happening again, but i cannot tell you how proud i am of both of them as in the frank porter graham and bill friday. it is a great pleasure for me to introduce both of them. [applause] >> thank you all for coming tonight, fighting the rain. >> sometimes we change our name just because we like to do that because we don't want people to know who we are but i still am mary willingham and, i know him only as jay smith. is that true? professor smith as we like to say. >> this book is of course about the unc scandal, the particulars of the unc scandal, what happ
by that i mean the state as well as the university. and it is reminders that edwin burke was correct the old cliche is true, the triumph of evil is always the result of the silence of the good. faculty at unc was largely with in the category of the silence of the lammas and the administration was largely in the category of if i just close my eyes it will go away. this book will tell you how it was it didn't happen and also tell you some ideas they have about how it might be kept from happening...
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it wasn't when i graduated from the university of utah. it wasn't when i was given the opportunity to serve as the chairman and ceo of the proctor and gamble company or as the secretary of veterans affairs. one of the best days of my life was when i saw a paralyzed veteran wounded in combat walk. get up from their wheelchair as if they have been able to do that for 40 years and walk. some might call it the miracle and in a sense it was miraculous, but not in the way you might think. his name was billy, and he could walk because some good people trained him on how to use a device we call the exoskeleton. it wasn't so much about getting someone to walk. that is important. but it is important because of what happens when you don't walk . when you don't walk, your muscles atrophy. your bones become brittle. and your gastrointestinal system stops working the way that it should. so an important aspect is getting the human body to function properly again. but to billy, the most important thing was this. he could look you in the eye again. it was
it wasn't when i graduated from the university of utah. it wasn't when i was given the opportunity to serve as the chairman and ceo of the proctor and gamble company or as the secretary of veterans affairs. one of the best days of my life was when i saw a paralyzed veteran wounded in combat walk. get up from their wheelchair as if they have been able to do that for 40 years and walk. some might call it the miracle and in a sense it was miraculous, but not in the way you might think. his name...
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my question is more about the culture at the university that allows this.why haven't we seen more professors, tenured professors, that step up and actually take a stand on this? because they're the ones i think, we see the university's i have a nephew in pre-med over there, we've had this discussion. he is getting a great education but the value of his degree obviously has been tarnished. >> that's right. >> so -- >> i a-- i can only agree with you. faculty are supposed to be the gaintores of the integrity of the institution. they're supposed to be the watchdog of these sorts of offenses and the fact we haven't been marching on polk places a mystery to me. i don't understand it. there are, i want to say there are plenty of other fact at unc who are angry as i am. not as outspoken necessarily but there are a lot of them but it is true that the faculty as a collective just hasn't mustered much energy. i'm very disappointed by that i don't have a good answer for it. i think there are loots of reasons why -- lots of reasons why faculty tend to be reticent. >> t
my question is more about the culture at the university that allows this.why haven't we seen more professors, tenured professors, that step up and actually take a stand on this? because they're the ones i think, we see the university's i have a nephew in pre-med over there, we've had this discussion. he is getting a great education but the value of his degree obviously has been tarnished. >> that's right. >> so -- >> i a-- i can only agree with you. faculty are supposed to be...
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harris university?gree was mailed from japan, but the address of the school is this warehouse of florida. a pakistani company makes millions selling similar fakes degrees from lots of schools with familiar sounding names like bartlett column b anna and mount lincoln. the new york times report explains's any employer checking out the schools on the internet will see hundreds of schools was smiling professors on american campuses. in reality the professors are paid actors and the universities exist only as photos on computers. but the phony degrees worked gal says hundreds of federal workers that their jobs by showing phony degrees and most are never caught. one man bought a degree in nuclear engineering and get a job in a job in the control room of the nuclear plan. he has since retired. now he is a state senator in new hampshire. i say this i say this just to remind you graduates that your degree may be about as valuable as this phony degree which costs a lot less. college can be fun, and i am sure you
harris university?gree was mailed from japan, but the address of the school is this warehouse of florida. a pakistani company makes millions selling similar fakes degrees from lots of schools with familiar sounding names like bartlett column b anna and mount lincoln. the new york times report explains's any employer checking out the schools on the internet will see hundreds of schools was smiling professors on american campuses. in reality the professors are paid actors and the universities...
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joseph's university.gotten to know some many here, and if you would allow me, i would like to recognize a pew of those folks. dr. robert moore father burr, and so many others. i want to thank all of you for the love and support, the french of engagement we have had over so many years. all of the people who work here, and certainly the leadership of the faculty, the staff, those who take care of the incredible campus,. can we recognize those who make st. joseph's university great place everyday? [applause] mayor nutter: some very good friends -- jim and frannie mcguire. the commitment and dedication of them and the entire mcguire family, i believe the court of which are here today, because it is a pretty big family. they give so much to so many. please recognize them. [applause] mayor nutter: for the people who have surrounded this campus, our great neighbors and friends, can we please recognize the neighbors who support and embrace this great campus? [applause] mayor nutter: and of course, we cannot have
joseph's university.gotten to know some many here, and if you would allow me, i would like to recognize a pew of those folks. dr. robert moore father burr, and so many others. i want to thank all of you for the love and support, the french of engagement we have had over so many years. all of the people who work here, and certainly the leadership of the faculty, the staff, those who take care of the incredible campus,. can we recognize those who make st. joseph's university great place everyday?...
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congratulations on being a graduate at one of the greatest universities in the world. god bless you all. [applause] >> the graduates of oklahoma state university also her commencement remarks from the u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia talked about the challenges facing future generations. ambassador westphal previously served as undersecretary of the eunice army -- of the u.s. army. his speech is 15 minutes. [applause] mr. westphal: good afternoon graduates of colleges of his this and agriculture. mr. president, thank you for the honor that you up the stowed upon me this morning and allowing me to address this class. i think we have think a lot of people think we have missed one of the most important elements in your lives and they are sitting all around us. i think you should give your families and friends a big hand for what they have done to get you here. [applause] mr. westphal: in 1970, 45 years ago, i graduated from college and attended my commencement. in 2060, 45 years from now, some of you will be attending or giving a commencement speech somewhere. how will the
congratulations on being a graduate at one of the greatest universities in the world. god bless you all. [applause] >> the graduates of oklahoma state university also her commencement remarks from the u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia talked about the challenges facing future generations. ambassador westphal previously served as undersecretary of the eunice army -- of the u.s. army. his speech is 15 minutes. [applause] mr. westphal: good afternoon graduates of colleges of his this and...
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but by the universal service fund. the database that we had to build to go after that waste, fraud, and abuse was paid for out of the universal service fund as it should be. it's the same kind of concept where the cost of managing the auction is paid for out of the auction proceeds. and i just think it is good business to associate expense with revenue. i also think it is good equity for the ratepayers. you were asking me previously about how we were setting the rates. we ought to establish that there is -- this is the benefits that you get and this is what you pay. but not load in the costs for somebody else into what a broadcaster has to pay, for instance. and so -- what's really important to mention here is that those 155 people, that $25 million, we got to pay that one way or another. it's not going to go away. so what i'm suggesting is that there should be a dollar for dollar reduction in the general fees charged by the agentcy. -- agency, so that we can assure that universal service is protected from any f.t.e. r
but by the universal service fund. the database that we had to build to go after that waste, fraud, and abuse was paid for out of the universal service fund as it should be. it's the same kind of concept where the cost of managing the auction is paid for out of the auction proceeds. and i just think it is good business to associate expense with revenue. i also think it is good equity for the ratepayers. you were asking me previously about how we were setting the rates. we ought to establish...
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made to there an effort compare how one university does to another?ch other and therefore want to do better as a result? lauren: most universities do not like to make the direct comparison. in a sense that they have different goals and are serving different purposes. some universities are reliant on their and dominance number less so so they can take on more risk. they will cost only tell you and what i think is evident, it is different goals and different benchmarks. they want to surpass benchmarks but not necessarily compete with other endowments in terms of returns. scott: i agree very much. over the long-term, you feel iq want to be in the top group of performers among the institutional universe but day today and quarter to quarter, we are not aching about it at all. pimm: i want to thank you both very much and i want to thank lauren of bloomberg. the nobel prize winner on the potential for -- he is not mincing any words in our exclusive interview. >> their models are really bad. it is a disaster. a real risk that the euro project is going down th
made to there an effort compare how one university does to another?ch other and therefore want to do better as a result? lauren: most universities do not like to make the direct comparison. in a sense that they have different goals and are serving different purposes. some universities are reliant on their and dominance number less so so they can take on more risk. they will cost only tell you and what i think is evident, it is different goals and different benchmarks. they want to surpass...
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columbia university and the london school of economics. had you gone to a good program at one of the better considered state schools, or taken a stateside business degree, instead of heading off overseas, how would you be different? and how would the resume that you presented to your early employers be different? >> i would think it would be very different. with a name like ruchika, i have heard hiring managers once i've made the cut, oh, that's an unusual name. and i think when i haven't read frank answer book i'll be honest here, but i have read his op ed, the examples he sites are wealthier white kids who did not end up going to very recognized colleges and still had a degree of success in light life. and i don't think, certainly i have the tenacity and i have the determination so i would like to believe i'd be able to make it this far, regardless. but i would be lying if i said that those credentials or my resume did not get me as far as i've come to date. >> quickly before i say good-bye, did it force you to work harder and by forcing
columbia university and the london school of economics. had you gone to a good program at one of the better considered state schools, or taken a stateside business degree, instead of heading off overseas, how would you be different? and how would the resume that you presented to your early employers be different? >> i would think it would be very different. with a name like ruchika, i have heard hiring managers once i've made the cut, oh, that's an unusual name. and i think when i haven't...
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he was the youngest professor ever hired by the university.aczynski was not popular with his students. >> he didn't get very good ratings as a teacher in berkeley. he was very uninvolved with his students. rather contemptuous of them and their minuscule intellects compared with his own. >> during this time, kaczynski was growing increasingly disillusioned with contemporary society. >> this was somebody who was deeply disturbed. and if you can't deal with society as it is or people as they are, how are you going to deal with a society that's changing? >> it was when he was at ann arbor that he started fantasizing about killing people who were tools of the industrial society. but by the time he went to berkeley, he was already determining that he was going to work for a couple of years, save up money, then go move out to the woods and drop out of society altogether. >> in 1969, kaczynski abruptly resigned his teaching position. he later bought land in a rural area near lincoln, montana and hand-built a new home. this 10 by 12-foot cabin without
he was the youngest professor ever hired by the university.aczynski was not popular with his students. >> he didn't get very good ratings as a teacher in berkeley. he was very uninvolved with his students. rather contemptuous of them and their minuscule intellects compared with his own. >> during this time, kaczynski was growing increasingly disillusioned with contemporary society. >> this was somebody who was deeply disturbed. and if you can't deal with society as it is or...
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>>> an anthrax scare is now spread to stanford university. this happened after the u.s. military accidentally shipped samples of what it thought were dead anthrax spores to facilities in nine states and one lab overseas. morning. i'm eric thomas in for christine ze. >> the center for disease control contacted the university with a request to investigate that sample. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on campus with the big story. matt the big question, is there any risk? >> reporter: sheryl sanford officials say there's no risk. this vial is no longer here. that's because it's been sent to the cdc. the university was notified early tuesday for the -- from the centers for disease control about the investigation. stanford along with 17 other laboratories in nine states and an army lab in south korea received a vile that may have contained very small quantities of live anthrax spores from an army laboratory in utah. stanford officials say they did
>>> an anthrax scare is now spread to stanford university. this happened after the u.s. military accidentally shipped samples of what it thought were dead anthrax spores to facilities in nine states and one lab overseas. morning. i'm eric thomas in for christine ze. >> the center for disease control contacted the university with a request to investigate that sample. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is on campus with the big story. matt the big question, is there any risk? >>...
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will the university look like?ll professors still stand in front of a classroom and deliver lectures? more than any other generation before you you will need to address the inevitable consequences of globalization protectionism nationalism aggression and other actions that dividing collide. in the next four decades of the century you will share all of these issues with all the people of the world. thus. thus i urge you to think about the words of president obama. this is what he said. recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. these needs will be met only if we act boldly and the years ahead and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared and our failure to meet them will hurt us all. for we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country prosperity is heard a rumor. when an new flu infects one human being all are at risk when one nation pursues a nuclear weapon the risk of nuclear attack ris
will the university look like?ll professors still stand in front of a classroom and deliver lectures? more than any other generation before you you will need to address the inevitable consequences of globalization protectionism nationalism aggression and other actions that dividing collide. in the next four decades of the century you will share all of these issues with all the people of the world. thus. thus i urge you to think about the words of president obama. this is what he said....
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i'm an associate professor here at westfield state university. before i begin i want to thank -- for their help and organizing my lecture this evening, and i'd like to thank all of you for coming out here this evening. tonight i'm going to talk pat book i wrote called "preparing for contact." here's a rough outline my book investigates the prospect of extraterrestrial life from a variety of perspectives including astronomy astro biology. i'll speculate on what forms alien civilizations might take. next i'll discuss the ti effort search for extraterrestrial intelligence, an effort to deticket radio transmissions from alien civilization us. i'll also speculate on the special consequences of contact both indirect and direct with alien civilizations and i'll discuss the more controversial ufo data as well. after that i'll talking about the prospect of humans exploring the cosmos, and initiating first contact, and finally i'll discuss some of the perils that our civilization will have to surmount in order to survive and some day make contact with alie
i'm an associate professor here at westfield state university. before i begin i want to thank -- for their help and organizing my lecture this evening, and i'd like to thank all of you for coming out here this evening. tonight i'm going to talk pat book i wrote called "preparing for contact." here's a rough outline my book investigates the prospect of extraterrestrial life from a variety of perspectives including astronomy astro biology. i'll speculate on what forms alien...
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you represent the entire university of south carolina. be proud of the university that is propelling you forward along the path to adulthood. it is an amazing place, one that has given you experiences and friendships you will no doubt treasure for the rest of your life. make the university just as proud of you as you are of it. act with integrity, be honest, work hard, take risks, giveback, be joyful. you are again cut now for many of you i'm sure this feels like the greatest day of your life and it should. it is an amazing accomplishment no matter what hath brought you here. what makes me so excited for you and profit a chance to play a role in your celebration today is that i know if you want them, there are far greater days in your future. enjoy today, hug your mom or dad, your brother or your sister. thank a professor. call your grandmother. share it with your friends and tomorrow, get back to work because we cannot wait to see what the university of south carolina class of 2015 does next. thank you. god bless you and may he continue
you represent the entire university of south carolina. be proud of the university that is propelling you forward along the path to adulthood. it is an amazing place, one that has given you experiences and friendships you will no doubt treasure for the rest of your life. make the university just as proud of you as you are of it. act with integrity, be honest, work hard, take risks, giveback, be joyful. you are again cut now for many of you i'm sure this feels like the greatest day of your life...
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some colleges and universities are worrying too.ating students at south carolina state university walked into the school's stadium with all the usual pride and glee of commencement day. but mixed in with the pomp and circumstance, was a cloud of uncertainty about the future of south carolina's only public historically black university. the commencement speaker senator tim scott, did not hesitate to raise it. >> let me say first and foremost that without any question, my prayers are with south carolina state university for financial success and for peace and for >> ifill: the school's mounting financial troubles include a nearly $23 million deficit and, since 2007, a 40% drop in enrollment. only months ago, state legislators briefly proposed closing the orangeburg school for two years to balance the books. south carolina state is one of about 100 historically black colleges and universities in the nation, and among those struggling to survive. in pennsylvania, cheyney university is facing its own multimillion dollar deficit. and wash
some colleges and universities are worrying too.ating students at south carolina state university walked into the school's stadium with all the usual pride and glee of commencement day. but mixed in with the pomp and circumstance, was a cloud of uncertainty about the future of south carolina's only public historically black university. the commencement speaker senator tim scott, did not hesitate to raise it. >> let me say first and foremost that without any question, my prayers are with...
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while in graduate school, he taught history at the university of tennessee.eft the academy and began his career in public service. he served five years here in knoxville as these active director of the east tennessee historical society. taking it to the next level of a development of a new museum. in 1994, he was named director of the georgia historical society. in 2006, he was elected president of the society. he understands the pressure in the role the door to play in the process. when we understand the story of our unique democratic institutions and traditions, how they were created, and the sacrifices that have an made to expand our liberties, we understand america. that is why we must teach our history, the survival of the republic depends on it. we should take an honest on breaking
while in graduate school, he taught history at the university of tennessee.eft the academy and began his career in public service. he served five years here in knoxville as these active director of the east tennessee historical society. taking it to the next level of a development of a new museum. in 1994, he was named director of the georgia historical society. in 2006, he was elected president of the society. he understands the pressure in the role the door to play in the process. when we...
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is don't participate in universal service. and so how do you make sure that there is a relationship between that which you get charged and the services that you receive? we have also moved to reduce the burden on small businesses. if your fee is less than 500 bucks, you shouldn't have to hire some lawyer or accountant for a couple thousand bucks to make your filing for you. and so we've just eliminated that altogether. but, yes, to your specific question, changing how we do fees is a very important part of what we're doing. >> commissioner pai, would you like to comment? >> i share the chairman's vision of making sure our regulatory fee structure is calibrated to the realities of the marketplace as it stands and without revealing nonpublic information what i can say is the commission is on the brink of making additional progress toward that goal. >> senator coons. >> thank you, chairman bozeman and i appreciate the opportunity to continue some of this conversation. i mentioned i'm interested in the incentive auction and the au
is don't participate in universal service. and so how do you make sure that there is a relationship between that which you get charged and the services that you receive? we have also moved to reduce the burden on small businesses. if your fee is less than 500 bucks, you shouldn't have to hire some lawyer or accountant for a couple thousand bucks to make your filing for you. and so we've just eliminated that altogether. but, yes, to your specific question, changing how we do fees is a very...
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but by the universal service fund. the database that we had to build to go after that waste fraud, and abuse was paid for out of the universal service fund, as it should be. it's the same kind of concept where the cost of managing the auction is paid for out of the auction proceeds. and i just think it is good business to associate expense with revenue. i also think it is good equity for the ratepayers. you were asking me previously about how we were setting the rates. we ought to establish that there is -- this is the benefits that you get and this is what you pay. but not load in the costs for somebody else into what a broadcaster has to pay, for instance. and so -- what's really important to mention here is that those 155 people, that $25 million, we got to pay that one way or another. it's not going to go away. so what i'm suggesting is that there should be a dollar for dollar reduction in the general fees charged by the agentcy. -- agency, so that we can assure that universal service is protected from any f.t.e. r
but by the universal service fund. the database that we had to build to go after that waste fraud, and abuse was paid for out of the universal service fund, as it should be. it's the same kind of concept where the cost of managing the auction is paid for out of the auction proceeds. and i just think it is good business to associate expense with revenue. i also think it is good equity for the ratepayers. you were asking me previously about how we were setting the rates. we ought to establish...
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>> the way that works from columbia university and was back in the summer the phone rang i didn't even a chance to say who i was in a similar you to write it i said this is david you have the wrong number. they said no. the exact process how this happens i don't know but it is equally irresistible invitation he had an incredibly interesting life as a banker and a creator of a whole slew of companies as secretary of u.s. treasury and as an art collector in the national gallery in washington what isn't to like about that? the archives were wonderful was an extraordinary story but so is the private life so it was a great project to do and it opened my horizons to give me interested in the history of north america that i had not previously indulged and brought me to a world of galleries and art collections and philanthropy so i hope the biography was thought to be good. >> host: talking with professor here at princeton. >> 40 working on? >> my london publishers have published a series of short biographies and i would is offered in the monarchy i thought that was too many words but somehow
>> the way that works from columbia university and was back in the summer the phone rang i didn't even a chance to say who i was in a similar you to write it i said this is david you have the wrong number. they said no. the exact process how this happens i don't know but it is equally irresistible invitation he had an incredibly interesting life as a banker and a creator of a whole slew of companies as secretary of u.s. treasury and as an art collector in the national gallery in...
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what is the universe expanding into? i am more interested in the space out of the universe just for the name i don't know what you all call it but i will call it outer space or the universe of space. is it anything but scientists even think about or study or are speculated or is it of no interest? >> there are several answers that could be given. and the experimental evidence seems to point out the one answer the best we have is that you shouldn't ask about outside because the universe as far as we know is infinite. there isn't any outside. the matter that we see within a few billion light-years of earth continues beyond that out to infinity. and it's all expanding. it's not expanding from any center. but the expansion doesn't mean like what would happen in the room if everyone started running away from a central point. and might expand out into the parking lot. the expansion you can imagine a universe filled with, not up with people but with galaxies and they are all rushing away from each other. there is no center. and
what is the universe expanding into? i am more interested in the space out of the universe just for the name i don't know what you all call it but i will call it outer space or the universe of space. is it anything but scientists even think about or study or are speculated or is it of no interest? >> there are several answers that could be given. and the experimental evidence seems to point out the one answer the best we have is that you shouldn't ask about outside because the universe as...
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the that is part of the it is i university of new york. tonight while we have now five confirmed names, we now know there was seven victims. so we are waiting for information, on the others, killed in this tragic crash jim. reporting live from university city tonight kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >>> thanks kenneth. >>> and then there are the survivors, and we're hearing about more and more of them, and monica malpass has that story. >> reporter: we talk about the confusion, jim terror obviously ultimately their own stories of survival and rescue, stunning details tonight about the horrors that they endured in just a few minutes. caleb boneham had turned on his ipad to relax to music when it happened. >> in a blink of the eye i went from one side to the other side of the train. it was out of control and it was very sudden. >> you could feel the car tipping over. then i was just a blackness of like flipping in the dark. >> reporter: former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy was also on board and he suffered bumps and bru
the that is part of the it is i university of new york. tonight while we have now five confirmed names, we now know there was seven victims. so we are waiting for information, on the others, killed in this tragic crash jim. reporting live from university city tonight kenneth moton for channel six "action news". >>> thanks kenneth. >>> and then there are the survivors, and we're hearing about more and more of them, and monica malpass has that story. >> reporter:...
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congratulations on being a graduate at one of the greatest universities in the world. god bless you all. [applause] >> the graduates of oklahoma state university also heard commencement remarks from the u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia, who talked about the challenges facing future generations. ambassador westphal previously served as undersecretary of the of the u.s. army, from 2009-2014. his speech is 15 minutes. [applause] mr. westphal: good afternoon graduates of colleges of business and agriculture. it is great to be with you. mr. president, thank you for the honor that you bestowed upon me this morning and allowing me to address this class. i think we have think a lot of people think we have missed one -- i think we have thanked a lot of people but i think we have missed one of the most important elements in your lives and they are sitting all around us. i think you should give your families and friends a big hand for what they have done to get you here. [applause] in 1970, 45 years ago, i graduated from college and attended my commencement. in 2060, 45 years from
congratulations on being a graduate at one of the greatest universities in the world. god bless you all. [applause] >> the graduates of oklahoma state university also heard commencement remarks from the u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia, who talked about the challenges facing future generations. ambassador westphal previously served as undersecretary of the of the u.s. army, from 2009-2014. his speech is 15 minutes. [applause] mr. westphal: good afternoon graduates of colleges of business...
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has act together in unfortunately every university is different it is a problem that needs to be faxed to adjust to say we will give this back to the cops you will not have any justice. >> host: i do think that when she often said they are treated unfairly but i also think that under title my is the separate disciplinary process. >> that is right. nobody is throwing a their hands porch g.d. nor drugs why do we need these extras? >> like it is the private club you don't get to be a member so many of the accused men although they do a fairly good job there is one scene where he still don't know why but even though they really decided to expel him it went up and up and they decided he could say and i thought that was fascinating without ongoing legal battle it went to trial and did not and very well. >> my victim that he was found innocent the prosecution could not show beyond reason without he was guilty city was acquitted but he was appealed to the appeal then found guilty that president wrote a letter to say i'm sorry to inform you your career is over you are expelled witness saw a puf
has act together in unfortunately every university is different it is a problem that needs to be faxed to adjust to say we will give this back to the cops you will not have any justice. >> host: i do think that when she often said they are treated unfairly but i also think that under title my is the separate disciplinary process. >> that is right. nobody is throwing a their hands porch g.d. nor drugs why do we need these extras? >> like it is the private club you don't get to...
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. >> liberty university was the worst speech i ever gave.he one time i used a teleprompter. >> why did you -- >> i was on my book tour. the worst i ever gave. do you ever do one. >> no i'm so relieved. i kept thinking you know if i were a liberal having researched and written my own ten "the new york times" best-sellers i wouldn't have time to write they books i would be accepting so many awards at the kennedy center and giving commencement speeches and on a postage stamp and the speeches i was looking through them and won't complain about the topic being obvious and dull but i will say the commencement speeches oh my gosh they're boring. thank heaven i don't have to give any commencement speeches. >> wait a minute. does matthew mcconaughey impress you? >> i love him. that was great. >> that surprised me. >> other than the group that sang it's hard out here for a pimp i think mcconaughey is the only to thank god in his oscar acceptance speech though i'm not an expert on them because i never watch them. >> i think there's too many conservativ
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those robbers held a student gunpoint at the university campus.bout an hour later they robbed to more people on the main ship on m street. the suspects are man and a woman posing as a couple alison:. alison: a rockville woman lucky to be alive after a car slammed into the physical therapy building where she worked. that crash left her trapped under debris. she was one of four people hurt when the car came fully into the building. everyone is excited to be ok. leon: some striking new security measures at the white house. the secret service will attach a second layer of spikes to keep would be jumping -- jumpers at the fence. they protrude outward. that is according and a diagram submitted to the secret service. alison: we want to give you a quick reminder. the metro is planning on opening for the susan g. komen race. abc 7 is a proud sponsor. leon: time for a check on the traffic situation. hey, jamie. jamie: it is definitely going to be a rough one. we did have that earlier bus fire and that is why traffic so backed up. this will give you a starti
those robbers held a student gunpoint at the university campus.bout an hour later they robbed to more people on the main ship on m street. the suspects are man and a woman posing as a couple alison:. alison: a rockville woman lucky to be alive after a car slammed into the physical therapy building where she worked. that crash left her trapped under debris. she was one of four people hurt when the car came fully into the building. everyone is excited to be ok. leon: some striking new security...