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'Mrs. Miniver' depicts those left behind in wartime
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Set in 1939-1940 England, the 1942 film, "Mrs. Miniver," directed by William Wyler, is a story of war, community, love and sacrifice. But most importantly, it is a story of family. The main protagonist, Mrs. Miniver (Greer Garson), is a typical happily married, upper class, stay-at-home wife with three children.
Rams look to overcome injuries against Wolf Pack
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Only six games in, it has already been an up-and-down season for the CSU men's basketball team, as the Rams sit at 3-3, with a mix of impressive and underwhelming games. A large factor of the inconsistency has been a rash of injuries that has hampered the Rams, as CSU hasn't been able to use the starting lineup from the season opener for a full game since the second game of the season.
CSU professor honored for work in study of water
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CSU Civil engineering professor and alumni Chih Ted Yang was honored earlier this month with the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water in the Surface Water Branch for his study of river morphology. A purse of just over $130,000 accompanied the award, which Yang accepted at the Third International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Nov.
CSU awarded $12.5 million for new curriculum development
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The National Science Foundation awarded CSU $12.5 million earlier this month for its development of improved science and math-based middle school and high school curricula and advanced teacher education. Partnering with 11 other universities and K-12 school districts including Poudre School District and the University of Northern Colorado and Long-Term Ecological Research sites across the country, CSU will lead a 5-year collaborative effort to incorporate new environmental science research into current curricula to increase students' environmental awareness.
Stock fall 700 points as leaders admit U.S. economy is in recession
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NEW YORK -- The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and wiping out more than half of last week's big gains. All the major indicators fell more than 7 percent, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index down nearly 9 percent.
Twenty Years
Campus AIDS memorial draws minimal attendance
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Shauna DeLuca, the chair of the World AIDS Day Committee in Fort Collins, stood in front of a small crowd in the Lory Student Center Monday and told them as generations pass, increasingly fewer people are aware of the AIDS pandemic. In a testimony to her subject, only about 10 students who did not participate in the organizations that arranged the speeches and subsequent candle light vigil honoring the 20th annual World AIDS Day attended the event.
Construction completed on Computer Science building
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After 18 months of construction and about $13 million dollars in student fees, the new Computer Science building with 24/7 computer lab access is finished and set to open sometime in January, officials said. Brian Chase, director of facilities, said a crew is in the process of installing all of the equipment and that the building should open at the start of the 2009 spring semester, "right on schedule.
'Super Size Me' star to speak on health issues, social justice
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Academy Award nominee Morgan Spurlock, creator of the documentary "Super Size Me" and producer of the reality television show "30 Days," will address the issue of health and exercise, as well as social justice, acceptance and understanding at 7 p.m. tonight at the Lincoln Center.
Obama announces Clinton, Gates as new national security team
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CHICAGO - Barack Obama announced a national security team Monday headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who fought him long and bitterly for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush -- striking choices by a president-elect who declared he wanted "strong personalities and strong opinions.
Governors press for stimulus bill
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WASHINGTON - Facing severe cutbacks in state services as the recession deepens, the nation's governors pressed their case on Capitol Hill Monday, asking for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled. The governors are also pressing for as much as $136 billion worth of infrastructure projects like road and bridge repairs as the Democratic-controlled Congress and President-elect Barack Obama prepare economic recovery legislation that Obama hopes to sign immediately upon taking office.
Bush loosens up on his legacy
President discusses anti-AIDS work
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WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush says history will judge him, but he is getting his own crack first. Bush is using his final 50 days in office to tout his legacy, hoping to leave a lasting impression of overshadowed progress. On Monday, World AIDS Day, Bush was heralded for his leadership in fighting the disease, a point that even his Democratic critics readily concede.
India attack may have Pakistani roots
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai last week, although most of those killed in India's financial capital were Indians, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. A group partly based in Pakistan apparently carried out the deadly attack, U.
Ritter says money for roads a Colo. priority
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DENVER (AP) _ Money to maintain Colorado's roads and bridges and boost the state's emerging alternative-energy industry are atop Gov. Bill Ritter's wish list for president-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus package. Ritter was among the governors who met with Obama in Philadelphia on Tuesday and offered suggestions after Obama pledged to help their ailing economies.
