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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

New Zealand

One lucky winner scores $1m but Powerball rolls over

Stuff.co.nz - ‎5 hours ago‎
One lucky winner from Dargaville is now $1 million richer after striking Lotto's first division in tonight's Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was sold at Dargaville Postshop & Lotto.

Civil Defence quizzed over earthquake

NZCity - ‎11 hours ago‎
Civil Defence director Sarah Stuart-Black has been quizzed over the organisation's management of the Kaikoura earthquake by a Parliamentary select committee.

Former Porirua mayor Nick Leggett opens up about jumping ship from Labour to National

New Zealand Herald - ‎8 hours ago‎
Nick Leggett confirmed he had joined the National Party this week and intended to seek selection for National in the Mana electorate, pitting him against Labour's Kris Faafoi.

Trampers died of hypothermia - police

Radio New Zealand - ‎12 hours ago‎
Two trampers who were found dead on a track in Tararua Forest Park on Monday last week appear to have died of hypothermia, police say.

Fears for missing Timaru woman

Stuff.co.nz - ‎5 hours ago‎
Police are searching for a Timaru woman who was last seen in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Nicole Brown, also known as Nicole Smith, was last seen in her maroon and silver Toyota Hiace van, registration AZZ286, about 5am in the vicinity of Ayr ...

Traffic diverted on State Highway after fatal truck crash near Springs Junction

Stuff.co.nz - ‎5 hours ago‎
A truck lies in a ditch off the side of State Highway 65 after a fatal crash on Wednesday morning. Part of the default State Highway 1 will be closed for at least 12 hours following a fatal truck crash near Springs Junction.

Arson charges laid after fire guts Dunedin bar in historic building

New Zealand Herald - ‎12 hours ago‎
The fire at the historic Allbell Chambers was one of three started in Dunedin. Photo / Otago Daily Times. A 40-year-old Dunedin man has been charged with arson after a blaze gutted a bar near the Octagon, and two other fires in the city early this morning.

Wanted man's last moments shown in court

Radio New Zealand - ‎9 hours ago‎
The last moments of Napier man Greg McPeake's life, captured on cameras inside police tasers as officers fired their weapons, were shown in court today.

Young westerners across the world losing faith in democracy - even in New Zealand

Stuff.co.nz - ‎7 hours ago‎
The conflict in the United States might feel far away, but democracy is feeling the strain in New Zealand too. Through a year rife with totalitarian-tinged populism and voter rebellion the world over, New Zealand has seemed relatively stable.

RNZ host clashes with Anne Tolley for her response to state abuse inquiry

Stuff.co.nz - ‎15 hours ago‎
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New Zealand nun killed in car crash in France

Stuff.co.nz - ‎8 hours ago‎
Sister Maureen McBride was killed in a car crash days after this photo was taken. A Kiwi nun has died in a car crash in France after giving a sister in her congregation a ride to the airport.

How the 'Tinder murder' Facebook group became its own story

Mashable - ‎Nov 29, 2016‎
The "Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright case discussion" Facebook page is dedicated to the Gold Coast trial. Image: AP/Facebook composite.

Second complaint laid against police in Jo Pert murder case

Stuff.co.nz - ‎16 hours ago‎
Pressure is mounting on police as a second complaint has been laid about their handling of Jo Pert's killer. An ex-police officer who knew Pert has laid a complaint with the Independent Police Conduct Authority about the actions of police officers who ...

Man accused of killing Kiwi mum Tara Brown convicted of pouring hot water on fellow prisoner

TVNZ - ‎7 hours ago‎
The man accused of killing Kiwi mother Tara Brown on the Gold Coast has been sentenced to 18 months' jail after pleading guilty to an assault on a fellow prisoner.

Aussie MPs baulk at security shake-up

Otago Daily Times - ‎Nov 28, 2016‎
Federal MPs have baulked at reports visitors could be stopped from rolling down the grass slopes of Parliament House under a security crackdown to guard against terror attacks.

21 people were due on capsized Francie, says fisherman

Radio New Zealand - ‎7 hours ago‎
A man who was fishing in the Kaipara Harbour the same day the Francie sank, killing seven, says even more lives could have been lost.

School watchdog says it didn't know about seclusion rooms in seventeen schools

Stuff.co.nz - ‎7 hours ago‎
Children have been locked up alone in the dark at seventeen schools - but the Education Review Office boss says it's "reassuring it's not more".

Parents ask about evacuation plans as Kaikoura kids return to school

Stuff.co.nz - ‎6 hours ago‎
Cheryl Baker says she will "take each day as it goes" with her 6-year-old son Clinton's return to school in post-quake Kaikoura.

Victim terrorised by memory of drug-fuelled road rage

Stuff.co.nz - ‎7 hours ago‎
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NZ tables UN resolution for Aleppo ceasefire

Radio New Zealand - ‎7 hours ago‎
New Zealand, Egypt and Spain have tabled a joint resolution on the Syrian crisis with the UN Security Council, demanding a ceasefire for the besieged city of Aleppo.

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University Friends

Butler's 'Trumpism' course description draws backlash

Indianapolis Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
Butler University said it is reviewing its course description practices after it received backlash for a fall 2017 course offering that focused on the election of President Donald Trump.

Guidelines and Policy - Social Media at Your University

Inside Higher Ed (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
When you do an advanced Google search for social media policy and/or social media guidelines on either .edu or .ac.uk domains, a lot of results* appear.

Ex-UM health CEO named Oakland University president

The Detroit News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rochester Hills - Oakland University has named Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as its seventh president, choosing a pharmaceutical company executive and former University of Michigan hospital leader who is a physician, researcher, administrator and fundraiser.

Congresswomen in Black Sorority Decry Racist Acts at American University

NBC4 Washington - ‎9 hours ago‎
The international president of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha spoke with News4 about the recent racist displays at American University. Jackie Bensen reports the unversity's security has been called into question due to poor ...

University Presses

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of the lessons of NUMBERS AND THE MAKING OF US: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures (Harvard University, $27.95), a fascinating book by the anthropologist Caleb Everett, is that to exoticize the Pirahã (say, by likening them to Borges ...

Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin

CNN - ‎16 hours ago‎
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the ...

University of Akron bans all smoking including e-cigarettes

fox8.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
AKRON, Ohio-- Students at the University of Akron are being reminded that as of July 1, smoking of any kind will not be permitted on campus or at any off-campus university activity. The school will begin enforcing a ban that not only includes ...

Tuition hike proposed for some University of Montana students

The Missoulian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tuition and fees for students at the University of Montana would jump 13 percent for resident freshmen and sophomores, but those costs at UM also would be equal to Montana State University, unlike the current setup. And, the total annual cost of ...

Baylor University Frat Suspended For “Mexican-Themed” Party

PEOPLE.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
The members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Baylor University faced repercussions for throwing a “Mexican-themed” party for Cinco de Mayo.

University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines - ‎11 hours ago‎
Finding the University of Iowa discriminated against a former athletics administrator based on her gender and sexual orientation, a Polk County jury Thursday awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million, according to her legal team.

University of Texas stabbing victim asked student to call his mom

New York Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The victim of a stabbing spree at the University of Texas asked a student he didn't know to call his mom before he died Monday.

University of Arizona seniors behind viral red swimsuit giveaway

AZCentral.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The company's founders, University of Arizona seniors Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, now seem to be scrambling to figure out how to make the deal happen.

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

NPR - ‎22 hours ago‎
In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. In announcing the deal last week, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said it was designed to open the university up to a ...

Carlow University students mourn freshman who died in fall from balcony

Tribune-Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
A somber mood permeated Carlow University's Oakland campus Thursday, a day after the death of freshman Dalton Bacco. On the sidewalk outside the student center, bouquets of yellow, pink and blue flowers propped up alongside a few candles served as ...

Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

U.S. News & World Report - ‎18 hours ago‎
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.

Potemkin Universities

National Review - ‎May 3, 2017‎
The university faces crises almost everywhere of student debt, university finances, free expression, and the very quality and value of a university education. Take free speech. Without freedom of expression, there can be no university. But if the ...

Student comes up with 'ingenious' way to cheat in university exams

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
It may sound like something used by one of Harry Potter's wayward classmates at Hogwarts, but “invisible ink” has now been revealed by the university ombudsman as the latest university exam scam. According to the latest annual report by the Office of ...

Student Arrested After Crawling Into a Duct to Steal an Exam

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Multidisciplinary Science Building at the University of Kentucky, where officials said two students tried to steal an exam from an instructor's office.

Salaries of 245 senior university staff are leaked

Devon Live - ‎1 hour ago‎
"The Information Commissioner was satisfied with the steps taken by the university to address the unauthorised disclosure and took no further action.

Arizona House OKs university bonding, Senate up next

ABC15 Arizona - ‎4 hours ago‎
The focus immediately returned to the Senate, where deal-cutting to gain support from conservative Republicans for the $1 billion university bonding program is yet to be tested with a vote. But it was clear the Legislature was moving closer to passing