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Underfunded And Besieged
New York Times reporter Katie Zezima covers the closing of Our Lady of the Presentation Elementary School in Boston. Her piece drives home the desperate financial condition of many Roman Catholic dioceses nationwide. Priest abuse scandals and dwindli...(Continue Reading)
Jayson Blair - New York Times Reporter - Plagiarized Stories - Has Bipolar Disorder
Jayson Blair scandalized the journalism world by copying and fabricating dozens of news stories when he worked at the New York Times. He has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Viewing his actions in terms of a bipolar profile helps make his behavi...(Continue Reading)Medical Schools Recruit?
Bet you didn't know that medical schools actually do some recruiting. Today's New York Times reports that minority students are hotly recruited by med schools. Read more at the NY Times site (requires free registration). Also seeMedical School Admiss...(Continue Reading)Theatre de la Jeune Lune
The New York Times reports on a local production of Hamlet at the New Victory Theater, performed by the Theatre de la Jeune Lune company. Four disciples of Jacques Lecoq ("late French mime, theater director and influential teacher") started the......(Continue Reading)NYC children suffer from mental health problems 6 months after terrorist attacks
Six months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 26.5% of NYC public school children are suffering with mental health problems, researchers estimate. Another 5%, in grades 9-12, have serious alcohol abuse problems. The majority of these children have nei...(Continue Reading)
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