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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Opens National Graduate Scholarship ...
LANSDOWNE, Va. – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is now accepting nominations for its Graduate Scholarship Program, one of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the country. College seniors at more than 2,000 accredited institutions in America, and alumni who have graduated from those institutions since May 2002, may compete for the scholarships, which can total as much as $300,000 (up to $50,000 per year for up to six years). The Foundation will award the graduate scholarships in early summer 2007 for use during the 2007-2008 academic year, and will renew each award in subsequent years based on performance. Last year, the Foundation awarded 76 of these scholarships. A panel of national experts will assist the Foundation in selecting scholars. Candidates for the scholarship must be nominated by the faculty representative at their undergraduate institution.
Scholarship to encourage American Filipino journalists
Students of Filipino heritage living in the U.S who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism can apply for a scholarship to help cover the cost of their studies. Application deadline: March 30. The scholarship is organized by Filipinas Magazine and supported by the Asia Pacific Fund. The main goal of the scholarships is to encourage American Filipino students to take up journalism. A maximum of three scholarships worth US$5,000 per year each will be awarded. Successful applicants may also have the possibility of interning at Filipinas Magazine. For more information and an application form, contact scholarship@asianpacificfund.org or visit http://www.asianpacificfund.org/awards/yuchengco.shtml Filipinas Magazine: http://www.filipinasmag.com/.
Commitment to the future
TRAVERSE CITY Rebecca Walton is an actress, an Old Town Playhouse volunteer and a top theater student at Northwestern Michigan College. She's also the first generation in her family to go to college a fact that helped the Bellaire High School graduate earn a free ride as an NMC commitment scholar. Since it began in 1993, the Commitment Scholarship Program has inducted more than 600 first-generation college students from the five-county Grand Traverse region. Students are selected by school counselors and principals while in the eighth grade, "coached through high school and invited to participate in cultural enrichment opportunities like field trips and campus visits. After high school graduation, those who have met all requirements receive scholarships to cover NMC tuition and fees.
Palace construction furnishes scholarship for ACC
Students pursuing the Construction Supervision program at Arapahoe Community College (ACC) now have a new scholarship opportunity available thanks to Denver based Palace Construction. One scholarship per year will be awarded to a student seeking an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) degree in Construction Supervision. ArapahoeCommunity College's A.A.S degree in Construction Supervision prepares students for supervisory/administrative roles within the construction industry. The curriculum incorporates course work in: the physical sciences; mathematics; architectural principles; business, and construction technology. Students can complete the Construction Supervision program in two years. According to Construction Supervision Program Coordinator Doug Mugge the scholarship is a great option to help students take advantage of the transferability and "real-world" experience the degree offers.
Columnist signs off after cancer battle
POPULAR weekly newspaper columnist Michael Jeacock has died after battling cancer. Mr Jeacock, 73, wrote regular columns in the News' sister papers, the Ely and Newmarket Weekly News and the Cambridge Town Crier. His Views from the Fen columns attracted a loyal following of readers as well as critics who opposed his strong pro-hunting and country sports views. He was born in Buxton, Derbyshire, and was the first child in his village to win a scholarship to Lady Manners' Grammar School in Bakewell. His wife, Janet, said: "He would have gone on to Oxford University, but his family didn't have the money for him to go." Instead, he trained as a journalist on the Derbyshire Times. National Service in the Army intervened. During his time in the Army he became part of the first intake at the Joint Services School for Linguists to learn Russian and train to be a spy.
Fighting words
Hip Hop Is Dead. That's the title of the impressive new album by the rapper Nas. It is meant to inspire a reaction, and so far it has.
During a recent radio interview, Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy took exception to the notion that hip-hop has expired.
"I don't think hip-hop is dead at all," he said. "It's just a new day and time, it's a new story, it's a new movement." Young Jeezy sounded not just irritated but wounded too, asking, "I'm-a respect his craft, he ain't gon' respect mine?" Somehow a vague album title had come to seem like a personal insult.
So what is Nas talking about exactly? On his classic 1994 debut album, Illmatic, Nas perfected a dense, rat-a-tat rhyme style that built upon the legacy of 1980s pioneers like Rakim and Big Daddy Kane.
Illini watch guard from Eisenhower
The junior streaks up the court, drops a spin move outside the 3-point line and cuts toward the basket to create for a teammate. Athleticism hasn't been questioned with Jackson, although recruiters and critics say there are concerns about Jackson's shooting ability and classroom work. Nevertheless, the 5-foot-10 Jackson keeps getting more scholarship offers, including one from Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber. "I just picked up another one from Clemson,'' Jackson said Saturday after leading the Panthers to a 51-43 win over Peoria Central in a high school shootout at Assembly Hall. "I'm going to wait until after season to make a decision. I will put it on hold so we can focus on making a run in March. "I don't want my recruitment to be a distraction." In a shootout featuring players committed to Illinois and more the Illini are watching, Jackson and Champaign Central junior guard Verdell Jones created the day's biggest buzz.
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