UT Regents announce TeleCampus to link distance learners
The UT Board of Regents announced via interactive video from UTPB the creation of the UT TeleCampus. Broadcast to 11 UT campuses, the site provides centralized online support for distance education and helps students access campus information without commuting.
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Mexican Fighter Squadron to be Honored at CAF Museum
The 201st Fighter Squadron, the lone Mexican Air Force unit to see combat in World War II, will be celebrated at the American Airpower Heritage Museum. An exhibit titled North America United for Victory debuts at 2:30 p.m. with speakers like Captain Manuel Cervantes Ramos and Santiago Flores, chronicling the squadron’s 1945 Manila missions alongside the 58th Fighter Group.
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Tami O’bannion
Santiago Flores
San Diego Air & Space Museum
Flores
Manuel Cervantes Ramos
Mexico
Balbuena Field
Randolph Field
San Antonio
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Philippine Islands
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O’bannion
David Diaz
Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Graduation spans 2 generations at Odessa College
Andrea George and her mother Betty will graduate together at Odessa College in a joint ceremony. Betty returned to college after Andrea’s high school graduation, aiming for an associate degree while Andrea pursues a bachelor’s in mass communication at Angelo State. Both work, attend classes, and encourage others to start or return to college. The spring commencement at the Odessa College Sports Center honors 250 graduates with State Sen. Robert Duncan as speaker.
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UT to appeal Hopwood ruling in affirmative action case
The University of Texas will appeal the Hopwood decision forcing public universities to abandon affirmative action admissions. Attorney General Dan Morales said he will not block the university, though he personally disagrees, after UT Regents voted 9-0 to pursue the appeal in the historic Cheryl Hopwood case.
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OdessaRed Cross fired pair sue for 2 million in El Paso
Two Odessa women, Kris McLean and Kayla Roberts, claim they were fired by the American Red Cross in El Paso in 1997 for lack of confidence and escorted from the office. They seek more than 2 million in actual damages, with counts of breach of contract and defamation plus false arrest and punitive damages.
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America Red Cross
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Duncan to outline issues for 76th Legislature
State Sen. Robert Duncan will meet Ector County officials in Odessa to discuss the legislative agenda for the next session. The Republican from Lubbock represents the 28th District, which includes southeast Ector County. Public input is welcome at the informal gathering held at 1330 E Eighth Street, Suite 322.
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Ector County
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Cathy Herzog
Odessa
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Mexico
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$200 Million Cocaine Seizure Shocks Laredo on Border
U S Customs agents announce the seizure of 4358 pounds of cocaine worth about $196.1 million found hidden in a tanker truck on the Colombia bridge west of Laredo. The truck, operated by ALTRECA of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is part of Operation Brass Ring. Two people face federal custody in a separate heroin case in Brownsville.
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