Snurfer art unveiled, Muskegon's Sherm Poppen inducted into business hall of fame June 7
The June 7 event will induct Sherm Poppen into the Muskegon County Business Hall of Fame, unveil "The Turning Point" public art sculpture of Poppen's Snurfer invention and celebrate Muskegon County has a winter sports destination.
Squeezing value from your alumni club
As a senior at the College of Charleston, Marshall Simmonds knew where he wanted to work: Blackbaud, a local company that provides software and services for nonprofit organizations. But he didn't know ...
B'nai B'rith Scholar-Athlete Awards: 2011-12 Parchment winners
Here are the B'nai B'rith Scholar-Athlete award winners.
B'nai B'rith Scholar-Athlete Award: 2011-12 Comstock winners
Here are the Comstock B'nai B'rith Scholar-Athlete award winners.
Whitehall High School Top 11
JACQUELINE DERKS is the daughter of Mary and the late Al Derks. She plans to attend New York University majoring in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies.
Portraits of Navy SEALs killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
This combo shows the 30 troops killed in a helicopter downing in Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. The Pentagon on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 identified the Americans as 17 members of the elite Navy SEALs, five Naval Special Warfare personnel who support the SEALs, three Air Force Special Operations personnel and an Army helicopter crew of five.
Students Anthony Lazzaro, Thomas Lorentzen leaving CMU to start new company Kruüe
If you went to LMFAO, Dayglow or Na Palm, there are two Central Michigan University students you need to thank; Anthony Lazzaro and Thomas Lorentzen. The two Delta Chi, snowboarding and wakeboarding-loving fraternity members are known to many on campus for the various events they put together and promote. Now, [...]
Technical training for future engineers
(Part of a package of stories on picking a college.)
My Texans 2012 draft grades + yours
As long time readers know, I am non-fond of draft grades. They are sort of silly given that players haven’t played a down. And they are usually done by looking at consensus draft boards, figuring out whether players were picked higher or lower than consensus, and grading accordingly. By that measure, the Texans usually get [...]
CU-Boulder, American colleges brace for flood of veterans
Jonathan Wezner is among roughly 650 student-veterans currently enrolled on the Boulder campus. The university is braced for a boom in veterans over the next couple years as soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan take advantage of their post-9/11 GI benefits.
