by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Nov 14, 2011 | Topics
If you look around the city of Washington, there is little to differentiate one male’s attire from the next. It’s a reassuring thought for most men. Put on a shirt, tie, jacket and slacks, and you’ve reached the clothing status quo. But as a young reporter in the...
by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Nov 10, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, a dream came true for Kyle Hardrick. It’s the same dream that hundreds of American college freshmen will experience this weekend: suiting up for their first NCAA basketball game. After committing to the University of Oklahoma as a...
by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Nov 3, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama honored arts and humanities after-school programs from across the country at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, presenting, awards to students and administrators from 12 groups. Some of the students then took the stage to...
by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Nov 2, 2011 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Issuing a call for Congress to involve itself in monitoring college sports, Democratic Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush said the NCAA “would make the mob look like choirboys.” “I have this innate understanding of the NCAA, and I think it is one of the most...
by Adam Banicki & Xiaolan Tang | Oct 31, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — College athletes are demanding more compensation from the NCAA, which has seen paychecks rise thanks to lucrative TV deals — and now Congress will probe how the NCAA is handling itself. The NCAA is entering a financial stratosphere it has never seen...
