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By Larry Carson | December 14, 2007
A citizens task force exploring the feasibility of building a state horse park in Howard County is planning a public hearing at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 in the County Council Chambers in Ellicott City. "I want to bring the public in," said Dr. Michael Erskine, chairman of the Horse Park Task Force. He said his group likely will present the County Council with a range of reactions and options this winter. "This isn't a proposal we're proposing or defending," Erskine said. The task force's charge from the council is to gather information and advise the council members.
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By Susan Gvozdas | August 12, 2007
It didn't hit Cheryl Peterson until she saw all 32 portraits leaning side by side against two adjoining walls in an art gallery on the campus of Virginia Tech. Her chalk pastel portraits of each of the students and teachers who were gunned down by a student on April 16 had been stored at home and at school and taken at different times to get framed. Peterson, an art teacher at Chesapeake Bay Middle School in Pasadena, had not seen all of them together until she made the 5 1/2 -hour trip July 22 to deliver the gifts and remove their brown paper wrapping.
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By Dan Thanh Dang | March 2, 1999
Stung by community criticism, Towson University officials said yesterday they would delay for at least a year a plan to add seating to Minnegan Stadium -- and could scrap the expansion entirely if opposition continues.The university will go ahead with a $5.4 million request for state funding to repair the 5,000-seat stadium and to conduct impact studies to address resident concerns, said Towson President Hoke L. Smith."This seems like a win-win," Smith said. "The neighborhood wanted a delay, and we're able to give them that without delaying the parts we need to accomplish, which weren't controversial."
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By Timothy B. Wheeler | January 8, 1999
A state audit faults Morgan State University for not keeping tabs on its multimillion-dollar art collection, saying the institution lacks sufficient documentation on the location of its artwork.The university's James E. Lewis Museum of Art, renowned for an extensive African-American collection, closed abruptly for two weeks last year while university officials investigated allegations of security and management problems there.The facility has since reopened. Its director, Gabriel S. Tenabe, who was reassigned for several weeks during the internal inquiry, has returned to his duties, according to university officials.
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By Timothy B. Wheeler | January 8, 1999
Morgan State University for not keeping tabs on its multimillion-dollar art collection, saying the institution lacks sufficient documentation on the location of its artwork.The university's James E. Lewis Museum of Art, renowned for an extensive African-American collection, closed abruptly for two weeks last year while university officials investigated allegations of security and management problems there.The facility has since reopened. Its director, Gabriel S. Tenabe, who was reassigned for several weeks during the internal inquiry, has returned to his duties, according to university officials.
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By Liz Atwood | November 11, 1998
Towson University and Maryland Stadium Authority officials unveiled plans yesterday for a $28 million expansion to the university's football stadium that would double the facility's seating.Calling the upgraded stadium a "regional sports complex," officials said the proposed 11,000-seat facility would house five of the university's athletic programs as well as provide a location for high school tournaments and community events.Towson residents, however, worried about traffic and noise from the stadium, were reserving judgment on the proposal until they could hear more details.
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By William F. Zorzi Jr. | February 8, 1998
When University System of Maryland employees pay for their auto or homeowner insurance under a benefit plan, state Del. Gerald J. Curran reaps 3 percent of every payment.It took Curran five years of prodding to secure the deal that he acknowledges could yield $30,000 a year in broker's fees for him, and in doing so he appears to have blurred the lines between his public office and his private business.Curran repeatedly solicited university officials -- going so far as to discuss the matter with a key administrator in his Annapolis legislative office, where, as a committee chairman, he weighs decisions on such issues as the system's purchasing procedures and state ethics laws.
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By Nancy A. Youssef | August 2, 1998
Officials at the University of Maryland, College Park believe that C. D. "Dan" Mote Jr.'s appointment as the 27th president could make the difference between keeping the college at status quo and turning it into a top-notch public institution.College officials said Mote presents unique qualifications that they believe are critical to meeting their main goal-having College Park join the ranks of the University of Virginia, the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan."I think he will make people feel connected at College Park," said John Lippincott, associate vice chancellor for advancement for the Maryland.
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September 1, 1998
UNWITTINGLY, a 19-year-old teen has become a flash point for what's troubling Americans.David Cash, a sophomore at the University of California at Berkeley, witnessed a crime allegedly committed by his buddy.The friend is charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl in the ladies room of a casino near Las Vegas.Most disgusting was Mr. Cash's cavalier attitude. He didn't stop his friend, notify police or try to help the child. He's quoted as saying: "I'm not going to get upset over someone else's life.
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By Suzanne Loudermilk | May 20, 1997
Towson State University's ambitious 10-year master plan, which includes the possible acquisition of several nearby apartment complexes, has alarmed tenants who fear they may lose their homes.To quiet the furor, university officials are trying to reassure the neighbors, many of whom are elderly, that the expansion won't have an immediate impact -- and might never occur. President Hoke Smith called the plan "a wish list," and said the campus has enough space to build new dormitories.But that hasn't stopped the criticism.