September 2, 2009
GREENSBORO — When Moody’s Investor Services downgraded millions of dollars worth of High Point University investor debt in May, whispers began about the booming school’s long-term financial health. “I got an e-mail from a friend of...
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EDEN — Stimulus money may help Rockingham County Schools get a new Douglass Elementary sooner rather than later. The school board is seeking approval to sell $12.4 million in bonds through the state’s Qualified School Construction Bonds Progra...
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September 1, 2009
Higher Education Area Transit buses will begin providing limited service next week to GTCC's campuses in Jamestown and Greensboro. Beginning Sept. 8, HEAT Route 74 will offer four express trips per day from the Depot to the Jamestown campus departing at 7...
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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Officials at a North Carolina university say more than 80 students are thought to have swine flu.The Winston-Salem Journal reported Tuesday that Wake Forest University plans to continue with classes as usual, though students who...
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Allan Hild stood on UNCG’s new home court last week and felt a tinge of envy. He played for UNCG two decades ago. Back then, he was No. 45, a 6-foot-5 forward. His hoop home? Park Gym, a spot that no longer exists along Spring Garden. It wasn&rsquo......
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August 31, 2009
The Guilford County school board, facing expensive repairs to fix unknown environmental troubles at Oak Ridge Elementary, has sued the contractor that renovated it. The board is suing Lyon Construction and its insurer, Federal Insurance Co., for an unspec...
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August 30, 2009
GREENSBORO — Friday was the last day of “add/drop” at UNCG and N.C. A&T — that period early in the semester when students can make adjustments to their class schedules without a penalty. It’s not as stressful as final exa...
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August 29, 2009
GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools had an increase in the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses last year as well as in the number doing well on those national exams, according to data released this week . The data showed that: The...
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August 28, 2009
DURHAM -- The family of a master steamfitter killed last year at Duke University when a steam pipe ruptured at the Levine Science Research Center filed suit this week in federal court, seeking funeral expenses and other financial damages from Duke.Rayford...
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GREENSBORO — The rules for playing sports at Guilford County schools got a little stricter Thursday night and, school officials hope, a little clearer.The Board of Education approved the system’s first policy outlining requirements for p...
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August 27, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — State Auditor Beth Wood said Thursday former first lady Mary Easley's $170,000 university salary was too high but probably shouldn't have been as low as the $79,000 her staff calculated in a preliminary report.Wood released the interi...
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GREENSBORO — In the days after Northern Guilford High School won the 2009 3-A boys basketball state title, coaches and players attributed their success to the long hours and extra work they put in before and during the season.In court documents rele...
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GREENSBORO — Dudley’s male step team traveled to New York to compete for a $5,000 prize on national television Wednesday. They won’t return to North Carolina empty-handed. UMOJA beat out two teams from New York and Alabama on BET&r...
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GREENSBORO — After two days of school, the system’s massive bus stop consolidation efforts appear to have gone off without major problems. The school board approved cutting 971 bus stops this year. The bus stop consolidation is one of severa...
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August 26, 2009
GREENSBORO — The economy tanked and job losses have hurt the area, but speakers at the State of Our Community luncheon instead focused on the Triad’s future in education, collaboration and growth. Speakers on Wednesday at the event hosted by t...
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GREENSBORO — A new hotline and e-mail address are available for people to report suspected violations as Guilford County Schools tries to curb recruiting and fraud in high school athletics.The tools are part of the Fair Play campaign, designed to ma...
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Some of the more than 11,000 workers at UNC-Chapel Hill are upset their work schedules are being altered to make room for a weeknight football game on the campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that universi...
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GREENSBORO — UMOJA will be steppin’ out tonight. In New York City. On national television. Before millions of viewers. With $5,000 on the line. And a chance to make the Triad proud. UMOJA, the award-winning male step team at Dudley High School...
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ELON — When one of his Elon University students suggested a study of Red Bull energy drinks, Mat Gendle jumped on the idea like a wired freshman the night before finals. Trained in neurotoxicology and neuropharmacology, the associate psychology prof...
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August 25, 2009
HIGH POINT (MCT) — The city's Planning and Development Department has created a final draft of the University Area Plan and will answer questions from the public at a meeting next week.The meeting will be held at Christ United Methodist Church at 13...
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As the family SUV turned down Northwest School Road, Greg Headen went over the bus plan for a third time with his daughter Madison. Look for the shuttle to the military academy, he said. Your teachers will be there; they’ll tell you where to go. Mad...
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GREENSBORO — The crowd gathered to pay their respects to Patricia Sullivan on Monday morning said it all. They came from every corner of the former UNCG chancellor’s life; family, friends, colleagues and students whose presence — and sto...
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Classes begin today for the majority of Guilford County children. Below is a guide to some of the changes to the school system and a look at this year’s numbers.Costs and feesLunch Prices: Parents will need to toss a few more coins in their kids&rsq...
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August 24, 2009
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Instruction has posted copies of its state tests online.To view them, go to www.ncpublicschools.org.The tests available online include the End-of-Grade reading and math tests in grades 3 through 8, the eighth...
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GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T's homecoming concert featuring an all-star, hip-hop lineup including Gucci Mane, OJ da Juice Man and Nicki Minaj will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum on Oct. 31.Tickets sent on sale Friday at www.ticketmaster.com, Ticket...
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