ENTERTAINMENT
By Wesley Case, The Baltimore Sun | April 4, 2013
Typically, a singer is excited to discuss the ins and outs of her band's debut album, especially a well-received, highly anticipated one like Secret Mountains' "Rainer. " But today, singer Kelly Laughlin announced she left the Baltimore sextet earlier this year, right before "Rainer" was released in late February. The 21-year-old Laughlin, who graduates from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a degree in printmaking next month, says there were many factors that led to her decision (including the possibility of enrolling in graduate school and the fact that two band members live in New York)
NEWS
By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | March 13, 2013
Helen B. Wolfe, an outspoken advocate of women's rights who also had been a member of the faculty of McDaniel College for more than a decade, died March 5 from cancer at Carroll Hospice Center's Dove House in Westminster. She was 79. With a head of thick white hair, flashing porcelain-blue eyes and an outsized personality, Dr. Wolfe made an instant and lasting impression on those she met, friends said. "When she came to the college, she had already had a distinguished career and in that sense showed a lot of the younger women the variety of roles she had undertaken," said Joan Develin Coley, who retired as president of McDaniel College in 2010.
NEWS
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | December 27, 2012
Anne Arundel Community College students Marcelle Lee of Severna Park and Dustin Shirley of Odenton had never taken a digital forensics course at the school until this past summer, but they are fast learners. The duo recently won the community college division of the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Digital Forensic Challenge, a competition that challenges students to analyze digital clues related to cybersecurity and counterterrorism. The win marked the second consecutive academic year that a team from Anne Arundel Community College has won the international competition.
NEWS
December 17, 2012
Op-ed contributor Carlene Buccino's argument against the objectivity of SAT scores is compelling but flawed ("The best test scores money can buy," Dec. 13). There is a robust literature that supports the use of SAT scores in the admissions process. Generally, institutions of higher learning are well-versed regarding literature that suggests the cultural, socio-economic and gender biases of the SAT and other standardized exams. In fact, some institutions tier the SAT bottom-line in adherence to the literature.
SPORTS
Sports Digest | December 13, 2012
NCAA grant Coppin to get $300K each of next 3 years Coppin State is one of six institutions to receive an NCAA pilot program grant designed to assist limited-resource schools in developing and enhancing systems to increase student-athlete academic performance. Coppin State will receive $300,000 in grant money each year for the next three years beginning in January and is one of four institutions to receive the maximum grant amount. Institutions were able to request a maximum of $300,000 per year for three years.
NEWS
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun | November 15, 2012
In the 75th year of its discussion-based curriculum centered on great books from the Western tradition, St. John's College in Annapolis has been ranked as the top school in the nation whose undergraduates go on to earn doctorates in the humanities. The top ranking, according to a survey of all Ph.D. earners conducted by the National Science Foundation, places St. John's College ahead of more than 1,200 institutions. The school is also among the nation's top 20 liberal arts and research universities whose undergraduates completed doctorates, according to the survey.