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Logging is out as West logs into learning at a distance

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Western Governors University or Virtual U is a plan that has attracted governors from 13 US states. Older students have become increasingly common so there is more demand for low-cost distance learning in the US following a model established by the Open University in England. The plan is for the university to initially offer credits instead of whole courses. Courses could be developed that are tailor-made for the requirements of individual students.

United States, Usage, Internet, Distance education

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Staff stars help San Diego lift-off

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The University of California, San Diego, is a top research university and was rated 10th in the country in 1995. The university has five Nobel laureates on its faculty and there are thought to be around 500 companies drawing on its research work. It has increased its revenue from Federal contracts and grants and has succeeded in raising private grants, contracts and gifts.

University of California (San Diego)

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Who said your daddy's daddy won the West with the help of a gun?

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Emory University professor Michael Bellesiles has been vilified for his claim that the US gun culture was an invention of the 19th century and did not play a key part in shaping the US. Bellesiles says that even by 1850 guns were owned by less than 10% of the population.

History, Firearms ownership, Right to bear arms, Bellesiles, Michael

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