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Outcry Over Wizardry In Harry Potter Books Lands The Series In Banned Literature Class Jun 2000

Outcry Over Wizardry In Harry Potter Books Lands The Series In Banned Literature Class

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News release announces that the Harry Potter series has joined the list of banned books, with objections to the wizardry it portrays as being anti-Christian as one of the top complaints.


Lexis Underwrites Major International Conference On Law In A Wired Society Jun 2000

Lexis Underwrites Major International Conference On Law In A Wired Society

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News release announces that legal publishing giant LEXIS is teaming up with UD's School of Law to convene a think tank next spring to explore emerging issues for lawyers' changing roles in a wired society.


Luce Foundation, Mcgregor Fund, Alden Trust Support Fellowships, Scholarships, Innovative Student Projects Jun 2000

Luce Foundation, Mcgregor Fund, Alden Trust Support Fellowships, Scholarships, Innovative Student Projects

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News release announces that the University of Dayton has received $250,000 from national and regional foundations to support doctoral fellowships for women engineering students, stipends for student research and outreach projects in the College of Arts and Sciences, and scholarships for engineering students who need financial help.


High Gas Prices Speak Advice, Comments From Ud Experts Jun 2000

High Gas Prices Speak Advice, Comments From Ud Experts

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News release announces two articles discussing advice from UD experts on high gas prices.


People Misunderstand Proposed Apology For Slavery, Contends Law Professor Who Predicts Bill Will Fail Jun 2000

People Misunderstand Proposed Apology For Slavery, Contends Law Professor Who Predicts Bill Will Fail

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News release announces that Vernelia Randall doesn't hold out much hope that a bill calling for the government to apologize for slavery will win passage in Congress.


Miami Valley Colleges, Universities Band Together To Offer International Resources Clearinghouse Online Jun 2000

Miami Valley Colleges, Universities Band Together To Offer International Resources Clearinghouse Online

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News release announces that the International Resources Cleaninghouse is a new project sponsored by the Miami Valley Higher Education Consortium, a collaboration between Central State University, Sinclair Community College, the University of Dayton and Wright State University.


Vacation Approves Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Ud Officials Comment Jun 2000

Vacation Approves Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Ud Officials Comment

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News release announces three articles featuring the comments of UD officials on the Vatican's approval of Ex Corde Ecclesiae.


Separating Substance From Selling Point Is Key, Says Recipient Of Ud's 2000 Daniel Kane Award Jun 2000

Separating Substance From Selling Point Is Key, Says Recipient Of Ud's 2000 Daniel Kane Award

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News release announces that Sister Elizabeth Thoman's mission is teaching people to decipher substance from the selling point in media messages.


New National Survey Says 35 Percent Apply To College Online, University Of Dayton Attracts Majority Of Applications Over Web Jun 2000

New National Survey Says 35 Percent Apply To College Online, University Of Dayton Attracts Majority Of Applications Over Web

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News release announces that at the University of Dayton, most students prefer to apply electronically.


Sweat Volunteers Rack Up 187,000 Service Hours; Seventh Year Assured For Americorps Program Jun 2000

Sweat Volunteers Rack Up 187,000 Service Hours; Seventh Year Assured For Americorps Program

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News release announces that125 volunteers with the UD-based SWEAT program have contributed 187,405 hours of service to the Dayton community.


Ud Reunion Weekend To Have Sesquicentennial Theme Jun 2000

Ud Reunion Weekend To Have Sesquicentennial Theme

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News release announces the highlights of Reunion Weekend 2000.


Homecoming Queen, Football Captain Return To Ud Jun 2000

Homecoming Queen, Football Captain Return To Ud

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News release announces a schedule of events for the Golden Flyers Reunion Weekend Activities.


New Study Shows Most Hiv-Positive Patients Disclose Condition Despite Insensitivity From Some Health Care Providers Jun 2000

New Study Shows Most Hiv-Positive Patients Disclose Condition Despite Insensitivity From Some Health Care Providers

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News release announces that most patients who are HIV-positive disclose their condition to their health care providers, but doctors and dentists need to do a better job of making people feel comfortable opening up.


Awkward And Uncertain Roommate Meetings Softened By 'Virtual Rooms' At University Of Dayton Jun 2000

Awkward And Uncertain Roommate Meetings Softened By 'Virtual Rooms' At University Of Dayton

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News release announces that the pack of information sent to incoming freshman at the University of Dayton will contain a new feature this year -- an invitation to visit an online "virtual room" to link up with roommates, get a head-start on summer readings and fire up their UD e-mail accounts.


Afternoon Of Free Concerts Lets Jazz Camp Students Strut Their Stuff Jun 2000

Afternoon Of Free Concerts Lets Jazz Camp Students Strut Their Stuff

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News release announces that about 140 students will take the stage in the plaza in front of the Jesse Philips Humanities Center for a free public concert.


Herbert Martin's Portrayal Of Paul Laurence Dunbar To Be Featured On C-Span Jun 2000

Herbert Martin's Portrayal Of Paul Laurence Dunbar To Be Featured On C-Span

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News release announces that the University of Dayton's poet-in-residence hears only applause and has earned a national reputation for his portrayal of Dunbar.


Ud Research Project With Miami Valley Child Development Centers Will Give Young Students Head Start In Science Jun 2000

Ud Research Project With Miami Valley Child Development Centers Will Give Young Students Head Start In Science

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News release announces that Diana Hunn worked with administrators and supervisors at Miami Valley Child Development Centers to develop science education curricula for 3- to 5-year olds.


University Of Dayton Founder, Prominent Graduates To Be Inducted Into The Dayton Walk Of Fame Jun 2000

University Of Dayton Founder, Prominent Graduates To Be Inducted Into The Dayton Walk Of Fame

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News release announces information on those to be inducted into the Dayton Walk of Fame.


Stop Whining! Start Winning! New Management Book Features Tips From Ud's Athletics Program Jun 2000

Stop Whining! Start Winning! New Management Book Features Tips From Ud's Athletics Program

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News release announces information on Frank Pacetta's newest book and how it features Ted Kissell and Oliver Purnell.


Ud Video Production Team To Receive First Regional Student Emmy Award Jun 2000

Ud Video Production Team To Receive First Regional Student Emmy Award

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News release announces that four University of Dayton students will receive honors in a new category for student productions.


Ud Students Honored For Going To Jail May 2000

Ud Students Honored For Going To Jail

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News release announces that through Prison Action Group for Education and Service, 20 to 30 students volunteer their time each week to tutor inmates in basic literacy skills.


Keaton, Chaplin - Ad Bernie's - Named By Expert For American Film Institute's Funniest Film List May 2000

Keaton, Chaplin - Ad Bernie's - Named By Expert For American Film Institute's Funniest Film List

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News release announces that from a list of 500 nominated movies, film expert Tony Macklin chose two classic comedies as his favorites.


Soap Operas Present Anemic View Of Women's Health Concerns, According To New Study May 2000

Soap Operas Present Anemic View Of Women's Health Concerns, According To New Study

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News release announces that according to a new University of Dayton study, soap operas present an unhealthy view of women's health issues and miss the opportunity to provide valuable information that can help women monitor medical concerns.


Cincinnati Artist's Thought-Provoking Art On Display At The University Of Dayton May 2000

Cincinnati Artist's Thought-Provoking Art On Display At The University Of Dayton

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News release announces that Tom Dusterberg's work will be on display this summer at the University of Dayton's Marian Library Gallery.


University Of Dayton Calendar Of Arts And Events May 2000

University Of Dayton Calendar Of Arts And Events

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News release announces a calendar of general interest and business events.


University Of Dayton Summer Lecture Series To Examine Hope, Apocalyticism After 20th Century May 2000

University Of Dayton Summer Lecture Series To Examine Hope, Apocalyticism After 20th Century

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News release announces that U.S. Roman Catholic apocalypticism and hope in the new millennium will be explored in the University of Dayton summer lecture series.


Bringing Home The Silver: University Of Dayton Quarterly One Of Nation's Top Alumni Tabloids May 2000

Bringing Home The Silver: University Of Dayton Quarterly One Of Nation's Top Alumni Tabloids

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News release announces that the University of Dayton Quarterly continues to be one of the nation's best tabloids published by a college or a university.


Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Pronouncer Collecting Words, Finding Pleasure In Event After 20 Years May 2000

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee Pronouncer Collecting Words, Finding Pleasure In Event After 20 Years

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News release announces Alex's Cameron's story on his involvement in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.


Board Of Trustees Approves Two Construction Projects: Science Complex Renovation And Children's Center Expansions May 2000

Board Of Trustees Approves Two Construction Projects: Science Complex Renovation And Children's Center Expansions

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News release announces that the University of Dayton's board of trustees gave its formal stamp of approval on more than $20 million of campus renovations.


Ud's Citylinks 2000 Focuses On Community Leadership May 2000

Ud's Citylinks 2000 Focuses On Community Leadership

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News release announces a schedule for the CityLinks 2000 neighborhood conference, "Community Organizing the 21st Century."