Pop Culture and Philosophy Courses Spread Across Colleges
Music professor Gerard Aloisio at Minnesota State University says honoring today's artists helps students engage with discussions on culture and history. Cornell College plans a March course Fairy Tales Disney and Cultural Criticism taught by Michelle Mouton, focusing on Disney World and related media. Coe College notes no current pop culture courses but keeps open a review process for new offerings. Interim terms often host lighter pop culture offerings.
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Pop culture courses bloom across U.S. colleges
A survey shows many colleges offer pop culture themed classes from Elvis to Reality TV and NASCAR business. Institutions include Iowa, Purdue, American University, LaSalle, Wooster, Goucher, Stetson, Dayton, VCU, Elizabethtown, Birmingham-Southern, Marlboro and Minnesota State University among others.
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Ohio
Goucher College
Baltimore
Stetson University
DeLand, Fla
Grand jury clears officer in fatal Coralville chase
The grand jury found no indictment after Kyle Wasson was shot by officer Warkentin following a pursuit near Kate Wickham Elementary School in Coralville. Wasson died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after his pistol fell during the struggle and the motorcycle collided with a patrol car.
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Westdale Mall Revival Hopes Rise After Vacancies
Westdale Mall faces about 33 vacant stores of over 100 storefronts as investors study turnaround options. Fairfield Financial Group will lead a plan with a management firm to avoid risky tenants while Montgomery Ward’s bankruptcy trustee controls the vacant 120,000 square foot anchor building. Local bank Community Savings Bank remains optimistic about the mall’s future and a potential sale.
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Nurses fired over illicit stash of transplant drugs found
Two nurses not covered by SEIU were fired for engaging in illicit practice after a stash of leftover anti rejection medications was found in a locked cabinet at the outpatient transplant clinic. Four to five other hospital employees reportedly received written reprimands.
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