Evanston
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Casino gives OCC $150,000 for scholarshipsOct 20, 2013 2:28 pm - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is donating $150,000 to Oakton Community College to provide 1-year scholarships for Des Plaines residents. Rivers Casino General Manager Bil...
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Oakton discusses math-music connectionOct 18, 2013 3:54 am - Learn how math and music are connected at a free lecture at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, Room 1604. Dav...
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Northwestern to have peanut-free football gameOct 15, 2013 6:55 pm - Northwestern won’t serve peanuts at Ryan Field on Saturday when the Wildcats take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The university is hosting its first Peanut Free Day fo...
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Step forward/step back activity illustrates marginalizationOct 15, 2013 5:27 am - One way suburban school districts are trying to bridge the gap between minority students and teachers is through “cultural competency” training. Students can read a lot ...
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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Oakton workshop focuses on adolescents suffering from depressionOct 13, 2013 2:40 pm - Recent surveys indicate that as many as one in five teens suffers from clinical depression, which can lead to substance abuse and suicidal thoughts or actions. Oakton Co...
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Northwestern’s athletic director’s job given nameOct 04, 2013 4:46 pm - Northwestern University’s athletic director’s office will bear the names of a trustee and his wife who donated $16 million to the university. Crain’s Chicago Business re...
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Rare catch a good sign for Des Plaines RiverOct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - When a student in Paul Gulezian's Introduction to Environmental Sciences class gathered a strange, nearly translucent creature from the Des Plaines River, even the Oakto...
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ND’s big fourth-quarter plays sink St. ViatorSep 27, 2013 1:32 am - What most thought would be an explosive offensive outburst turned into a defensive struggle. The St. Viator defense did its job in holding Notre Dame star running back ...
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Game video: St. Viator vs. Notre DameSep 26, 2013 5:32 pm - ...