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Every Nepalese knows the proverb, “Nepalese dogs speak English.” Once, it was a taboo to speak English in Nepal. Sure, the changing times have glorified English. Now it seems we’re desperately after the Hindi language. The age-old proverb has changed. It’s now “Nepalese dogs speak Indian.” Pardon me, but I’d like to delve a little into this “recent” (ultra-)nationalist psychology.

It wouldn’t be wrong if someone says that Bollywood (the Indian film industry) is also in our blood, especially since the majority of Nepalese know Hindi better than any other foreign language. I still don’t understand why we shouldn’t speak a language just because it’s foreign. » Read more after the jump →

The mass kidnappings of scholars in Iraq underscore the chilling fact that the most dangerous place in Iraq is not the mosque, the marketplace or the military checkpoint, but the classroom. More than 250 academics have been killed since 2003, targeted by so many warring factions that it seems to be the only issue they can agree on. To date, not one person has been arrested for these murders.

Fundamentalist Sunni, Shiite, Baathist, anti-Baathist and other anti-American militants all have taken credit for these murders. Some are groups of students doing the Mahdi Army’s bidding and willing to take matters into their own violent hands. But they all share a common feature: the use of terrorism as a weapon to murder academics, plunge university life into chaos and threaten learning at its source. » Read more after the jump →

For Lorraine Lepere, a highlight of attending college in the United States is double Thanksgiving celebrations.

With a 3.7 cumulative average, she’s also a committed student.

Lepere, a senior mathematics major at D’Youville College in Buffalo, was chosen by the college as the recipient of a $1,000 Marguerite d’Youville Scholarship for her academic work and service in the community. The scholarship is named for St. Marguerite d’Youville, a Grey Nun, Sisters of Charity, who founded the order in the 1700s in Canada, and recognizes students for academic excellence and community services. » Read more after the jump →

Delaware’s life science companies and community members will gather Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 6:00 p.m. at Deerfield Golf and Tennis Club in Newark to highlight the importance of education and raise funds in support of the Governor Minner Biotechnology Scholarship Fund. Governor Minner will be the evening’s honored guest.

Named in honor of Governor Ruth Ann Minner for her support of and contributions to biotechnology in the State of Delaware, the scholarship is awarded to one student from each of these institutions of higher education: the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical and Community College. Each student selected to receive an award will demonstrate a commitment to pursuing the highest standards of excellence, ethics and compassion in the field of biotechnology. » Read more after the jump →

There weren’t any huge crowds waiting for autographs with baited breath, no major media scrums or rushed exits through back doors.
As they sat patiently at the Westmark Whitehorse, Patrick Anderson and Deidra Dionne weren’t subjected to nearly the same amount of craziness as Catriona LeMay Doan, Cassie Campbell, Hayley Wickenheiser or Kelly Hrudey had been.
But in talking with Anderson and Dionne, it becomes quite clear that’s just the way they like it. They both seem to enjoy flying under the radar, although they are more than willing to share their stories and their passion for the sports they love.
Stories, that are nothing short of awe-inspiring. Take, for example, Anderson, who lost his legs at the tender age of nine due to a run-in with a drunk driver. Rather than dwell on the negatives, he picked up the sport of wheelchair basketball and for the past eight years has » Read more after the jump →

Two athletes on an Iinternational Olympic Committee (IOC) development wing Olympic Solidarity scholarship in Kenya returned on Monday with news of being mistreated.
The athletes, middle-distance runner Chancy Master and long distance runner Lucia Chandamale described their training at Eldolate High Performance Training Centre as bitter-sweet.
The scholarship was awarded by Olympic Solidarity to prepare the two for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Master said they were offered the best training schedule at the centre owned by Kenyan athletics legend, Kip Keino but he said they mistreated by giving them miserable food and allowances.
“Training is good because they have good facilities but Keino is a difficult person,” Master said. “When we complained about the Kenyan food menu he could not help. » Read more after the jump →

His father, a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) graduate, and his mother, a member of the first class of women at West Point Military Academy, met at their first duty station in Germany.

Hamilton is a member of the Bryant Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Patriot Battalion. The Battalion has 75 cadets from Rhode Island campuses, and Hamilton is one of 10 ROTC scholarship recipients currently at Bryant. (The ROTC scholarship includes full room and board, tuition, a spending stipend, and paid summer training.) » Read more after the jump →