Articles filed under Harper College
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Harper passes balanced budget in wake of dwindling state supportAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - With state funding continuing to dwindle, the Harper College board of trustees passed a fiscal year 2012 budget that relies more than ever on student support. Trustees o...
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Little City Book Fair opens Friday at HarperAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - It’s time for the annual Little City Foundation Book Fair, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 19-21, at Harper College in Palatine. The nationally renowned used book sale that’...
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Harper opens new semester with 'master of bizarre'Aug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Brian Brushwood, a fire-eating, spiky-haired master of the bizarre, will perform various tricks to welcome students to fall semester at Harper College at noon Wednesday,...
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Make your way through maze of graphing calculatorsAug 11, 2011 1:00 am - You’re on the market for a calculator, but knowing which one you or your child needs for school can be just as perplexing as any high school math formula. With plenty of...
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Rep. Mussman starts satellite office hoursAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg has scheduled satellite office hours aimed at providing local residents with increased access to her constituent ser...
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Disaster drill draws 200 personnel to HarperAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - More than 200 firefighters and police officers take part in a massive mock disaster exercise Wednesday afternoon on Harper College’s main campus in Palatine. About 100 v...
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Age no barrier at Harper fitness programAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Nothing stopped Sam and Bess Greco of Palatine from attending their oldest grandson's wedding on Saturday in Milwaukee. Certainly not their health. Although Sam turned 9...
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Active adults having a blast while staying healthyAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Today's over-50 crowd has learned an important lesson from their doctors, media reports and health gurus, as well as from watching their parents' decline: Stay active if...
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Get an Illinois history lesson from a Harper professorAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - There’s a lot about Illinois history that you might not know — but Jim Edstrom does. The Harper College Professor can quickly rattle off a plethora of trivia tidbits abo...
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Alexian Bros. donate $100,000 for Harper scholarshipsAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Alexian Brothers Health System has agreed to donate $100,000 to Harper College to set up a scholarship program to train bilingual nurses. Demand for bilingual nurses...