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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: Rose Bowl Game, UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles International Airport, Media Industry, Oregon Ducks
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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: Jesus Christ, Economy, Business and Finance, Philosophy, Unemployment, 401K
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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, Education, University of Connecticut, 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: Human Interest, Financial Aid, Education, Awards and Prizes
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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: University of California, Los Angeles, Elementary Schools, Students, Schools, Education
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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: California State University, Fresno, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Manila (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, Google+, John Carroll, Education
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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, Google+, Education, Halloween, 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: Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Finance, Jerry Brown
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Capturing the excitement of the West
Artist Cliff Barnes, a long-time resident of Burbank, received two national art awards this summer and attended both juried out-of-state exhibits. The American Plains Artists selected Barnes' watercolor “Riding Proud” as Best of Show at its...
Tags: Georges Bizet, Entertainment, Financial Aid, Painting, Education
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Green Party candidate: 'It's time to bail out the students'
Offering what she called a “green New Deal,” Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein delivered a speech Thursday at Woodbury University in Burbank that focused on jobs, education and the economy. While President Franklin D....
Tags: Small Businesses, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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