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to choose from, 2,000, and the amount of books in the Edison Elementary library, which is a little more than 500. “Literacy is something so close to everybody’s heart,” said Erica Scullin, a sophomore biochemistry and biology double major. “I don’t
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is struggling to repatriate 10,000 citizens, the Bangkok Post reported. A U.S.-chartered ferry sent to evacuate Americans from Libya finally set sail for Malta on Friday afternoon after a nearly three-day delay, the State Department reported. Bad weather
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see how we could refuse a project like this one. The kids are our future.” The Penny Wars promote campus awareness for childhood literacy. A student can donate without actually having to buy a book, but if students wish to donate an actual book, there is a list of books at University Book and Supply available for donation. Those who buy the books will
PAGE 3 have their name put in the book so that future students will know who purchased it, “(Students) really are impacting lives of (elementary) students for years, over and over,” said Theresa Luensmann, a sophomore biochemistry and biology double major. University Book and Supply will also offer the opportunity for students to donate $1 to Opportunity
to Achieve, which also benefits childhood literacy. The book registry will continue through April 8. There are more than 125 books on the registry. “It’s more than just a book drive,” said Maghan Orr, a sophomore biology major. “(It’s) going to make an impact on the kids.”
was blamed for the delay, although the departure of other vessels over the last two days stirred speculation that the Gadhafi regime might have been blocking the vessel’s departure to provide a human shield to protect him from any forceful U.S. intervention.
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Libyan protesters brandish guns as a defaced portrait of dictator Moammar Gadhafi is brought to a traffic circle in Agedabia, where local residents stages a large rally after prayers.