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Volume 34 Issue 22

Soap opera genre under-appreciated, prof says >

July 11th, 2002

Genre unjustly at bottom of U.S. cultural hierarchy On Monday's episode of "Guiding Light," Richard Winslow, former prince of the mythical tropical island San Cristobal, lies hospitalized in a weeks-long coma in GL homebase town Springfield, dying from the effects of a car accident, as his sister-in-law (and ex-wife) Reva prays for his recovery at […]

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Powerball sales take off here >

July 11th, 2002

Powerball Why settle for $500 in Daily Number lottery winnings when for the same $1 a player can win $10 million, $100 million or upwards of $300 million? That might explain why thousands of people have bought Powerball tickets in addition to, or instead of, other Pennsylvania lottery games since Powerball came to Pennsylvania two […]

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Could you be a compulsive gambler? Take this test. >

July 11th, 2002

The following is a modification of Kimberly Young's Internet compulsive gambling self-test, reprinted with permission. The following is a modification of Kimberly Young's Internet compulsive gambling self-test, reprinted with permission. Answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions: 1. Do you need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired […]

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Bradford offers program for those working with children >

July 11th, 2002

Bradford to offer new program for those working with children This fall the Bradford campus will launch a new minor in education for non-teachers that will be geared toward those students who plan to work with children in various capacities, such as therapeutic support staff members, juvenile probation officers or counselors. Many students earn degrees […]

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University joins Sloan Digital Sky Survey project >

July 11th, 2002

Pitt joins Sloan Digital Sky Survey project Pitt has joined the most ambitious astronomical research project ever undertaken, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), as a participating institution. The SDSS will map precisely one-quarter of the sky, producing a detailed image of that section and determining the positions and brightness of more than 100 million […]

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