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Graduation arrives for Burbank High School students
Thousands of camera-clutching family members and friends flocked to the Starlight Bowl Friday evening to watch the roughly 700 Burbank High School graduates rearrange the tassels on their mortarboards. It was a bittersweet evening for many graduates,...
Tags: High Schools, Schools, Google Inc., Vitamin C (music artist), Education
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: Christianity, Entertainment, Egypt, Prosecution, Human Interest
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Airport inks marketing deal with Rose Bowl, UCLA sports
Bob Hope Airport is aiming for a financial touchdown with a new marketing agreement with UCLA Athletics and the Rose Bowl that will tap into the university’s millions of sports fans. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority on Monday...
Tags: Oregon Ducks, Los Angeles International Airport, Google Inc., Pacific-12 Conference, Media Industry
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Religious Texts, Unemployment, Tra Thomas, Christianity, Labor Markets
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Temple Beth Emet collects half-ton of e-waste
Temple Beth Emet helped the community recycle responsibly by offering an E-waste Collection Event on Feb. 17 in the temple parking lot. Members of the temple and the public dropped off TVs, VCRs, computers, monitors, stereos, copiers and fax machines....
Tags: Science and Technology, University of Connecticut, Education, Electronics
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Woman receives $1,000 scholarship
The Verdugo Glen chapter of the American Business Women's Assn. has named Arpa Shahijanian of Burbank, a business student at Glendale Community College, as the recipient of a national $1,000 scholarship. This year's scholarship was named in memory of...Tags: Financial Aid, Education, Awards and Prizes, Human Interest
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Fired Woodbury University exec files lawsuit
The wife of Woodbury University's former president filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week alleging she was fired from her job as senior director of development without cause after reporting alleged mistreatment of other employees...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Politics, Abusive Behavior
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At Burbank elementary school, students pick their sides in USC v. UCLA
McKinley Elementary students on Monday competed against each other as either USC or UCLA patriots during the school’s annual Rivalry Day, capping a month college-related activities. At the start of November, students wore logos of any college...
Tags: Schools, University of California, Los Angeles, Students, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Building a cathedral of learning
Just months after Luis Calingo stepped into his new role as Woodbury University's president, he is reshaping the school's vision while leading a new campus-wide conversation. “We need to draft a new strategic plan for the university,” Calingo...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Human Rights, Philippines
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Woodbury president officially installed
Luis Calingo was officially installed during an inauguration ceremony Saturday as Woodbury University's 13th president. He hails from Dominican University of California in San Rafael — a four-year, private Catholic college where he served as...
Tags: Dominican University of California, John Carroll, Education, Google+
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Knitting still has many fans, Driver goes through Salvation Army and Pierce College Halloween Festival
Good morning, readers! Today is Sunday, October 21. Knitting still has a place in 2012. A group in Studio City still enjoys making things by hand. La Knitterie Parisienne even offers classes to those who don't know how to turn a ball of yarn into a...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Halloween, Education, Google+, The Salvation Army
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In Burbank, Gov. Brown calls out 'shadowy forces' behind opposition to Prop. 30
Gov. Jerry Brown continued to press his case for Proposition 30 on Friday, telling a coalition of business leaders in Burbank that if the tax measure fails, K-12 and higher education will be hit with billions of dollars in funding cuts. Proposition 30...
Tags: Government, Jerry Brown, Economy, Business and Finance, Executive Branch, Education
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