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  MUN research integral to success

  June 26th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Letter to the editor - In his June 19 column, "Blasting off in new directions," Brian Jones comments that "(a) university's reputation doesn't even come from its research or fabulous faculty." Rather, Mr. Jones says, "it's what the students...

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  Loomis named acting MUN president

  June 25th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Chris Loomis will serve as Memorial's president and vice-chancellor while the search for a permanent presdient continues, the university's Board of Regents announced today. Loomis, a pharmacy professor and researcher, succeeds Eddy Campbell, who...

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  A MUN president, found and lost

  June 25th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Letters to the editor - I attended the 2009 Spring Convocation at Memorial University a short time ago - a bittersweet occasion. I was quite elated and relieved to see the last of my four children graduate from a post-secondary institution, yet...

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  Work beginning on Lester Pearson Memorial High

  June 24th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  A renovation and expansion at Lester Pearson Memorial High School in Wesleyville is set to start shortly. A contract has been award to Granco Construction to make $1.6 million worth of improvements to the building. The extension will include three...

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  St. Francis parents, students raise mould concerns, says Butler

  June 23rd, 2009 - 4 h 00

  The Opposition education critic says parents and students at St. Francis school in Harbour Grace are concerned about a mould problem as well as efforts to address the situation. In a release, Roland Butler said he has been told mould can be seen...

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  Schools safe stolen, office trashed

  June 22nd, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Thieves have stolen a small safe and ransacked offices at St. Augustine's School in Bell Island. RCMP say a break, enter and theft at the school was reported around 5:40 a.m today. A police dog is on Bell Island searching for the culprits. The...

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  Blasting off in new directions

  June 19th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  One of my alma maters has had me in their bad books for about a decade. Back in the 1990s, I'd get calls every year from the University of Calgary seeking donations for a scholarship fund or building campaign. Occasionally, I'd send a very, very...

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  Cases of H1N1 confirmed in school-aged children

  June 19th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Two new cases of the H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in the central region of the province in school-aged children, a government news release stated today. A case that was confirmed Thursday in the eastern region has also been identified...

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  Notes? Like, d'uh

  June 17th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  It's exam time now, and across the province, high-school students are hitting the books in a last effort to either lift their marks or at least hold the fort. So, imagine what you'd do as a parent if your son or daughter came home and said they...

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  Eastern School Board announces new CEO

  June 16th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Ford Rice has been named the new CEO/director of education for the Eastern School District. The announcement was made today by Milton Peach, chairman of the Eastern School Board. Rice has been the acting CEO since April 28 and replaces Darrin Pike...

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Other news

• June 10th, 2009 Beating the odds
• June 6th, 2009 Found poems from File No. 06-29204
• June 4th, 2009 One size doesn't fit all
• June 3rd, 2009 Tender awarded for construction of Placentia school
• June 1st, 2009 Tender awarded for second elementary school in Paradise
• May 26th, 2009 Jamieemania
• May 23rd, 2009 Fire at former Seventh Day Adventist elementary school
• May 22nd, 2009 Watchmen worthwhile
• May 22nd, 2009 Police puppy will be named after slain Mountie
• May 14th, 2009 Backburner U.
• May 13th, 2009 Child protection report paints troubling picture
• May 13th, 2009 RNC investigate related, deliberate school fires
• May 13th, 2009 Innu take over schooling in Labrador
• May 13th, 2009 Holy Heart of Mary School closed for remainder of the week
• May 12th, 2009 Three school fires may be related: RNC

• May 12th, 2009 College signs contract for software upgrade
• May 9th, 2009 Breaking up is hard to do
• May 8th, 2009 Lewisporte school takes home SAFE Work game show title
• May 7th, 2009 A painful first
• May 4th, 2009 'I am a capital D Deaf'
• May 2nd, 2009 MUN Ph.D. candidate wins big scholarship
• May 1st, 2009 MP thanks colleague for saving his life as he steps down
• May 1st, 2009 Grand Falls-Windsor resident snags literacy award
• April 30th, 2009 Swine flu total climbs to 27 in Canada with eight new cases in Alberta and N.S.
• April 29th, 2009 Speak out winners announced
• April 29th, 2009 Nominations sought for Council of the Federation Literacy Award
• April 29th, 2009 Small fire causes student evacuation at school
• April 28th, 2009 Stafford family asks Child Find NL to help find Victoria
• April 28th, 2009 Hitting the books
• April 28th, 2009 Minister to announce changes to school board elections
• April 28th, 2009 New acting CEO announced for Eastern School District
• April 27th, 2009 Eradicating deafness
• April 25th, 2009 MUN presidential search committee named
• April 24th, 2009 Brother Rice students to attend MacDonald Drive
• April 22nd, 2009 Relocating Brother Rice students
• April 22nd, 2009 Bateman Get to Know Contest launched today
• April 22nd, 2009 School board buys Paradise property
• April 21st, 2009 Physical education teaching excellence award recipients announced
• April 21st, 2009 School closed after early morning fire
• April 16th, 2009 Latest cancer stats released
• April 16th, 2009 Four Newfoundland doctors receive prestigious fellowship awards
• April 15th, 2009 Going public about private school
• April 15th, 2009 To teach, is indeed a privilege
• April 9th, 2009 Burke shuffled from education portfolio
• April 8th, 2009 New director for School of Nursing at Memorial

• April 8th, 2009 Swearing-in ceremony to be held Thursday for new cabinet ministers
• April 7th, 2009 Banner month for arts student Kerri Breen
• April 3rd, 2009 MUN business faculty honours alumni
• April 3rd, 2009 Driving schools get defensive
• March 31st, 2009 MUN teaching assistants seeking certification
• March 28th, 2009 An educational innovator
• March 27th, 2009 West coast groups generally happy with budget
• March 27th, 2009 Harper names judge who probed N.L. spending scandal as provinces top jurist
• March 27th, 2009 Student loan interest eliminated
• March 27th, 2009 Spending up, despite projected deficit
• March 27th, 2009 Too much old, few things new: opposition
• March 27th, 2009 Millions for some, but not all, schools
• March 26th, 2009 Event Spotlight
• March 26th, 2009 Update: Budget 2009 pushes education expenditures to new heights
• March 23rd, 2009 Laura Murray to give graduating recital
• March 23rd, 2009 Labrador West teachers reach tentative agreement
• March 23rd, 2009 Theatre student has ghostly experience
• March 23rd, 2009 Student leaders in Ottawa to discuss issues facing students
• March 20th, 2009 Alone at the top
• March 18th, 2009 Government awards contracts for Paradise, Torbay schools
• March 17th, 2009 Students give Burke 12,000 name petition
• March 14th, 2009 Studying ourselves
• March 14th, 2009 School break-in under investigation
• March 12th, 2009 Teen kills 15 in Germany before taking own life
• March 6th, 2009 Doing it for Zare
• March 5th, 2009 Setting the record straight
• March 2nd, 2009 Corner Brook Regional High School officially opened
• March 2nd, 2009 Aboriginal women to share perspectives at conference
• Febuary 27th, 2009 Students to celebrate everyday heroes
• Febuary 26th, 2009 MUN gears up for new presidential search