Funding and enrollment squeeze pressure community colleges
George Boggs of the American Association of Community Colleges says strong enrollment and reduced public funding are driving tuition up. He notes a 20 percent national rise over three years and warns federal cuts could hurt budgets during homeland security and disaster response demands. Pamela Transue of ComBase emphasizes the critical mission as many workers lack diplomas and face job limits.
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American Association of Community Colleges
George Boggs
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Combase
Community College and Technical College
Pamela Transue
U.S
Man dies in drag strip crash near Silver
Vernon Lee Goins, 52, of Coward, died after losing control at the Clarendon County Drag Strip. His car went through a guardrail and flipped around 10:45 p.m. Sunday at the one-eighth mile track near Silver. He was pronounced dead at Clarendon Memorial Hospital about 11:30 p.m. Coroner Hayes Samuels said.
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Coward
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Clarendon Memorial Hospital
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Former Iraq prisons chief denies Abu Ghraib charges
Hilton Head Island report quotes Col. Janis Karpinski saying she commanded Iraq prisons but had no direct access to Abu Ghraib. She notes Gen. Geoffrey Miller led detainee interrogations and blames policy shifts ordered by Rumsfeld and Bremer.
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Clemson Furman form joint research institute on lasers
Clemson University and Furman University join to create a research institute on optical technology with aims to boost economic development medicine and national defense. The partnership includes shared courses for undergraduates and an endowed chair honoring Nobel laureate Charles Hard Townes of Furman.
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Furman University
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