Tree-sitter Nate Madsen earns degree in tree protest
Nate Madsen graduates from Humboldt State University with a bachelor of science in physical science while living in a redwood named Mariah near Eureka California. About 70 supporters gathered at the base to present his diploma gifts and bouquet as he completed over a year in the tree to prevent logging by Pacific Lumber Co.
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Humboldt State University
Madsen
Eureka
Calif
Pacific Lumber Co
O'Brien resisted NBC push to fire sidekick Richter
Conan O'Brien says NBC executives pressed him to replace Andy Richter early in The Tonight Show run. He ignored the orders and Richter announced his departure. Richter’s last show airs May 26 and no replacement plans are announced.
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Conan O’brien
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TV Guide
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Bill Cosby donates $100000 scholarship at Franklin and Marshall
Bill Cosby delivered the commencement address at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster Pennsylvania and surprised the crowd by offering a $100000 scholarship for an education student at Columbia Teachers College Cosby received an honorary degree. He urged graduates to respect professors and warned against overeating macaroni and cheese.
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Bill Cosby
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster
Richard Kneedler
Kneedler
F&m
Columbia University Teachers College
Eminem Defends Slim Shady LP As Motivation Tool
Eminem says his debut album should motivate listeners and prove anything is possible with work and persistence. He notes criticism over its sex and violence, including a Billboard editor’s harsh denouncement, but asserts his music promotes individuality and resilience.
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Eminem
Slim Shady
Billboard
Marshall Mathers
Osmond Opens Up On Social Phobia And Tabloid Press
Donny Osmond discusses his social phobia diagnosed in 1995 and the fear of psychiatric help due to press scrutiny. He recalls nearly avoiding treatment because headlines like Donny Osmond Goes Crazy could appear in tabloids. He speaks in the May 20 TV Guide interview.
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Osmond
TV Guide
Donny Osmond
Diane Lane Survives Hollywood To 35
Diane Lane is portrayed as a survivor of Hollywood’s pressures and reinventions by age 35. The feature notes her Time cover at 14 for A Little Romance and her bold Kitty-with-a-whip pose as a rite of passage. Lane describes female empowerment as positive, and discusses her upcoming The Perfect Storm role and a provocative Jane’s Esquire shoot.
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Jane Lane
Lane
Jane’s Esquire
Concert to honor slain immigrant Amadou Diallo in New York
Grammy winner Wyclef Jean headlines a June 19 benefit in New York titled To Amadou With Love A Night Of Healing for the Amadou Diallo Educational Humanitarian Charity Foundation. Diallo a Guinea native aged 22 was killed last February and four NYPD officers were tried and acquitted.
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Wyclef Jean
New York
Amadou Diallo
Amadou
Braxton Filming New Video With Latin Flair
Braxton is in Braxton city shooting a new video described as having a Latin flavor. The project marks a creative shift and involves studio action expected to include dance scenes and vibrant visuals.
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