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America's last competitive advantage — its ability to innovate — is at risk as a result of the country's lackluster education system, according to research by Harvard Innovation Education Fellow Tony Wagner.
Taking the stage at Skillshare's Penny Conference, Wagner pointed out the skills it takes to become an innovator, the downfalls of America's current education system, and how parents, teachers, mentors, and employers can band together to create innovators.
American schools educate to fill children with knowledge — instead they should be focusing on developing students' innovation skills and motivation to succeed, he says:
"Today knowledge is ubiquitous, constantly changing, growing exponentially… Today knowledge is free. It's like air, it's like water. It's become a commodity… There's no competitive advantage today in knowing more than the person next to you. The world doesn't care what you know. What the world cares about is what you can do with what you know."
Knowledge that children are encouraged to soak up in American schools — the memorization of planets, state capitals, the Periodic Table of Elements — can only take students so far. But "skill and will" determine a child's ability to think outside of the box, he says.
Over two year of research involving interviews with executives, college teachers, community leaders, and recent graduates, Wagner defined the skills needed for Americans to stay competitive in an increasingly globalized workforce. As lined out in his book, "The Global Achievement Gap," that set of core competencies that every student must master before the end of high school is:
- Critical thinking and problem solving (the ability to ask the right questions)
- Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
- Agility and adaptability
- Initiative and entrepreneurialism
- Accessing and analyzing information
- Effective written and oral communication
- Curiosity and imagination
For his latest book, "Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World," Wagner has extended his studies to address the problem of how we teach students these skills. He has come to the conclusion that our country's economic problems are based in its education system.
"We've created an economy based on people spending money they do not have to buy things they may not need, threatening the planet in the process," he says. "We have to transition from a consumer-driven economy to an innovation-driven economy."
In an effort to discern teaching and parenting patterns, Wagner interviewed innovators in their 20s, followed by interviews with their parents and the influential teachers and mentors in the students' lives. He found stunning similarities between the teaching styles and goals he encountered with these influential teachers at all levels of education and concludes, "The culture of schooling as we all know it is radically at odds with the culture of learning that produces innovators." He identified five ways in which America's education system is stunting innovation:
1. Individual achievement is the focus: Students spend a bulk of their time focusing on improving their GPAs — school is a competition among peers. "But innovation is a team sport," says Wagner. "Yes, it requires some solitude and reflection, but fundamentally problems are too complex to innovate or solve by oneself."
2. Specialization is celebrated and rewarded: High school curriculum is structured using Carnegie units, a system that is 125 years old, says Wagner. He says the director of talent at Google once told him, "If there's one thing that educators need to understand, it's that you can neither understand nor solve problems within the context and bright lines of subject content." Wagner declares, "Learning to be an innovator is about learning to cross disciplinary boundaries and exploring problems and their solutions from multiple perspectives."
3. Risk aversion is the norm: "We penalize mistakes," says Wagner. "The whole challenge in schooling is to figure out what the teacher wants. And the teachers have to figure out what the superintendent wants or the state wants. It's a compliance-driven, risk-averse culture." Innovation, on the other hand, is grounded in taking risks and learning via trial and error. Educators could take a note from design firm IDEO with its mantra of "Fail early, fail often," says Wagner. And at Stanford's Institute of Design, he says they are considering ideas like, "We're thinking F is the new A." Without failure, there is no innovation.
4. Learning is profoundly passive: For 12 to 16 years, we learn to consume information while in school, says Wagner. He suspects that our schooling culture has actually turned us into the "good little consumers" that we are. Innovative learning cultures teach about creating, not consuming, he says.
5. Extrinsic incentives drive learning: "Carrots and sticks, As and Fs," Wagner remarks. Young innovators are intrinsically motivated, he says. They aren't interested in grading scales and petty reward systems. Parents and teachers can encourage innovative thinking by nurturing the curiosity and inquisitiveness of young people, Wagner says. As he describes it, it's a pattern of "play to passion to purpose." Parents of innovators encouraged their children to play in more exploratory ways, he says. "Fewer toys, more toys without batteries, more unstructured time in their day." Those children grow up to find passions, not just academic achievement, he says. "And that passion matures to a profound sense of purpose. Every young person I interviewed wants to make a difference in the world, put a ding in the universe."
""We have to transition to an innovation-driven culture, an innovation-driven society," says Wagner. "A consumer society is bankrupt — it's not coming back. To do that, we're going to have to work with young people — as parents, as teachers, as mentors, and as employers — in very different ways. They want to, you want to become innovators. And we as a country need the capacity to solve more different kinds of problems in more ways. It requires us to have a very different vision of education, of teaching and learning for the 21st century. It requires us to have a sense of urgency about the problem that needs to be solved."
Wagner is not suggesting we change a few processes and update a few manuals. He says, "The system has become obsolete. It needs reinventing, not reforming."
As a student, I can personally attest to the annoyance of memorizing pages and pages of information that we forget as soon as the weekly tests are over. Every time I want to have an intellectually stimulating- preferably with a person who actually understands what's going on in the world- I have to seek out a teacher and discuss topics with them. My classmates rarely look beyond the next class grade; it's near impossible to have a riveting conversation or explore interests with them.
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This is not only a problem in education. Job applications for US industry also seek out specialists, even though I agree fully, that specific knowledge is quick and easy to learn today. People who innovate by nature whether they be young or old are eliminated in most large corporations today. Such people tend to be free thinkers, critical of standardized thought and expectations. They are inquisitive and like to experiment and study relationships in nature. Such people are a nuisance and a threat to today's insecure managers in businesses of all types and sizes. Such work does not fit today's "efficiency models". So while I agree that innovation and innovative people are key to our nation's survival now and into the future, until such thinking REALLY is accepted (not just politically correct lip-service) throughout society, real innovators will be unemployed in America. I was a successful R&D engineer in corporate America for 37 years (most of which time was highly enjoyable). I was retired 3 years ago and while I thought my resume showed a remarkable ability to create practical solutions to a myriad of technical challenges – i.e. demonstrating my ability as a cross-functional innovator versus a narrow-minded knowledge-based specialist, I did not receive a single job interview after over a 100 applications for similar R&D job postings. People at all stratums of US society are committing a myriad of type III and type IV statistical errors today.
NO Child Left Behind has ruined schools. Here In Florida all they teach in K to 12th grade is how to take the state exam – Fcat. I am a 50+ adult and all I have ever heard from schools is you must get a college degree. Right now somewhere near 50 % of the new grads are unemployed/underemployed. And with big student loans. Your are correct in that we need some changes. But you need to include input from the business's on how to do it. To ask the educators is like the old saying goes " if you are a hammer everything looks like a nail". They will come up with the same old stuff because they were never given the opportunity to think outside the box. We need some outside input into the new courses for the schools.
This is rubbish.
You can reference a very popular quote of Mark Twain to understand the US education never assisted "innovation" so calling it "obsolete" because it does not do this today is bullocks.
The entire system needs revamping, kindergarten to 12 and beyond. It is time tax dollars went to developing integrated curriculum that really help kids "get it" instead of just churning out mindless consumers to run on a hamster wheel of corporate profiteering. These kids are our future, not just the governments, or of the corporations, but the way it is now, the state-us-quo just thinks of children as future markets while keeping their mothers voice out of the equation; a practice that must end if improvements are ever to be achieved. Every mother out there wants better, wants to educate children to not think inside a box or be limited by the economic box school systems try to place kids in, but the fact is that the state relies on giving them incomplete information so that they can be easier to take advantage of in the market place. However, it is also a fact that the makers of future markets are responsible for providing a better world for all, despite the many barriers placed in our way, some barriers increasingly difficult, even politicized. Yet, there are many people fed up with all the nonsense, that want to take these barriers down. Lastly, taking down barriers is something we should all work to achieve as quickly as possible in order to solve the most pressing problems of our time.
I'm sorry, but this sounds like another trite corporatist tirade against America's public education system. Phrases like "innovation" and "creativity" is part of a larger nexus of hypnotizing jargon that's used to argue for union-busting and education cuts.
The issue is not our education system, but child poverty (20%), standardized testing, (lack of) pedagogical training, teacher "accountability" and racial segregation.
In the most affluent neighbourhoods, American students far exceed Korean and Finnish counterparts in exams, who are considered to be the best in the world.
I, myself, worked with the Khan academy (I'm an engineer) and I would say that while it's a wonderful resource, thinking it's some type of substitute for school is crazy.
The minute companies start requiring 3.0 GPAs is the minute I will start taking this argument seriously.
"F is the new A" is probably not going to fly with most HR reps or hiring managers. If you want to change the culture, you need to start with them.
The best I can say is: good luck.
I agree that the education system has issues. Mediocre is being rewarded. They're being taught that since "no child left behind", the world will cater to the lowest common denominator. It's near impossible to actually fail in high school.
I'm sorry, there may be all this "innovation" "team spirit" and what-not going on that's so cruelly stifled, but as long as schools graduate kids that can't do basic math, can't spell, don't read, and have no respect for authority, as well as otherwise have the attention span of a gnat, we will lose our future! This shouldn't really come as a surprise, now, should it?
Basic knowledge needs to be there, or you don't have any foundation on which to build. Personal responsibility and the fact that there are indeed consequences to your actions or inactions, as opposed to the current "it's always someone else's fault" and "awww, it'll be alright, regardless what you do, you're a unique little snowflake" should also be taught.
In short, in my opinion the only thing that stifles innovations is the current system that rewards everything that's below-average, hinders the above-average, while trying its damndest to lower the average itself.
Well in early days the knowledge was not available via social and online learning systems, so the classical type of education system needed to tech. But now we all agree that knowledge availability is not a big deal using online sources, so why not we change the education system to use the skill is yet not available online which is teach student how to observe these knowledge, how to make right use of the available knowledge online. And most importantly, teach them how to be a creative and innovative using the same knowledge which they are getting online everywhere…. Otherwise free wide available knowledge can have similar larger negative impact on this and coming generation.
In brief, you cannot fly the new advance system with old navigation style, it will collapse.
Sohel Kapasi
The importance of innovation to grow our economy and maintain our leadership position is directly proportional to how frustrating our antique education system is.


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To celebrate the launch of her first novel, Too Much Left Unsaid, retired Central College professor Lee Collins is holding a book launch party at the Second Reformed Church Gathering Space, 612 Broadway, Pella, on Saturday, July 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Collins will read a few selections from the book and sign copies.
Too Much Left Unsaid, published by the Write Place, is a "deftly crafted multi-generational novel set in the Midwest between 1917 and 1969," according to Sharelle Byars Moranville, author of The Hop. The novel unfolds the story of Mattie McEnroe Connor and her sister-in-law, Kathy Hummel Connors. Mattie's husband's brother surprised the whole family when, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he showed up at the train station of the small Ohio town the Connors call home, bringing Kathy as his new bride. When Josh left to fight in the war, Kathy—fiercely independent—and Mattie—deeply devoted to her family—had to try to trust and understand each other.
From the 1918 flu epidemic through four wars and on to the turbulent sixties, these two ordinary Midwestern women and their families confront social and political change, as well as devastating personal loss.
Collins wrote the first draft of the novel in the fall of 2009, after attending the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival. The novel was inspired by people in Collins' own past. "Mattie is based on my husband's mother, but I hasten to add that the book is FICTION," said Collins. "She kept journals that scarcely revealed anything more than the weather, her menus, and trips to town. In my fiction I imagined many adventures she might have had."
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In 2013 the Traverse City Commission tabled a plan to ask voters to cap the $13 million Brown Bridge Trust Fund at $12.5 million and divert $500,000, plus five years of royalty payments, toward city parks. City staff estimated the cap would create up to $2 million for parks over those five years.
The commission decided it didn't have a compelling list of projects ready to present to voters and there wasn't enough time before the November elections to talk to constituent groups, come up with a list and explain the projects to voters.
Now, though, the commission has decided to create a three-person committee to review and score a proposed list of projects. The committee will also look again at how much money should be diverted from the trust fund and other funding options.
As some observers said last year, the fact that such a list doesn't already exist — or that there isn't some large, compelling project that launched this idea in the first place — should make city residents wonder.
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The Brown Bridge Advisory Committee has a wish list of $947,000 worth of projects, and three neighborhood associations have also submitted project lists. The city's Parks and Recreation Commission has a capital improvement list of its own, and the city planning commission has some park projects on its capital improvements list.
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The commission also has to be committed to the idea that it may be best to just walk away from the whole thing. From the start this process has looked like an idea in search of justification.
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I write about the future of communications technologies
In January 1975, Bill Gates saw a headline in Popular Electronics for a hobby kit that would change his life. It announced "Project Breakthrough! World's First Minicomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models "Altair 8800."
Over the next few months soon-to-be Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates holed up in Gates' dormitory at Harvard. They wrote an interpreter for the Basic programming language that would run on the Altair and showed it to Ed Roberts, the president of MITS, which manufactured the Altair. Roberts hired Allen and Gates, and by spring the duo was shipping Basic 2.0 and building the foundation of what would become one of the world's mightiest corporations.
Today, the wheel of technology has turned. Microsoft's monopoly position in computer operating systems is being chipped away by Apple, Google and others. Its continued dominance of business productivity applications is uncertain. In areas like Internet search, social networking and smartphone software, Microsoft holds the humbling position of an also-ran.
There's a lot to be learned from Microsoft's rise and stall, and one of the most valuable lessons has to do with what it teaches us about identifying the next contenders for techology's crown, as a new revolution, dubbed the Internet of Things, looms on the horizon.
Tiny companies with only a handful of employees are raising money on Kickstarter to build the hobby kits and write the software that will let ordinary people experience this new Internet. Last month, I wrote about IFTTT, a startup focused purely on IoT software. In this blog post, I'll look at the three most promising hardware-focused startups.
"The Internet of Things, sometimes referred to as the Internet of Objects, will change everything—including ourselves," says Dave Evans, Cisco's chief futurist. The term refers to a set of technologies that will connect the real and digital worlds by embedding sensors in everyday objects and establishing real-time communications between objects and machines. Evans maintains this represents nothing less than the next evolution of the Intenet, a huge leap forward in our ability to gather, analyze and distribute information.
"With a trillon sensors embedded in the environment—all connected by computing systems, software and services—it will be possible to hear the heartbeat of the Earth, impacting human interaction with the globe as profoundly as the Internet has revolutionized communications," says Peter Hartwell, senior researcher at HP Labs.
But first, the Internet of Things needs to be built. Sensors that understand everything from temperature, light and moisture to motion, pressure and stress, need to be connected. Software has to be written to enable meaningful communication between people and their devices and between the devices themselves. In short, the Internet of Things needs to move from being a vision to a reality.
This is happening now. Though gaps in technology remain, for example, a trillion tiny sensors will need a power sources, IoT startups are making a leap of faith that current advances in sensing, computing and energy will be sufficient to unlock a new world of possibility. They are shipping early versions of their products on the belief that their products and the enabling technologies will get better quickly.
In this way, they are lot like Bill Gates and Paul Allen 37 years ago. As Gates explained in "The Road Ahead," the Intel 8080 chip that powered the Altair was just a slight advance on its predecessor. "But Paul and I looked past the limits of that new chip and saw a different kind of computer that would be perfect for us, and for everyone—personal, affordable and adaptable," Gates wrote. "Computer hardware, which had been scarce, would soon be readily available, and access to computers would no longer be charged for a high hourly rate. It seemed to us people would find all kinds of new uses for computing if it was cheap."
Below is a guide to the most promising projects.
A Ninja block is a tiny Linux board encased in plastic that includes an RGB LED, a built-in temperature sensor and an accelerometer, plus four expansion ports and a regular USB port. Without writing a single line of code, a person can log into the Ninja cloud (that's geek speak for a web page) and command the block to turn on lights or heaters at a certain time, send a message when the washing machine cycle has ended, or take a picture and upload it to Dropbox whenever someone reaches for the cookie jar.
Where Ninja stands out is its expansion capabilities. Hardware hackers can get really creative with Ninja blocks, extending their power to virtually any electronic device. In a recent demo, Pete Moore, Ninja Blocks' co-founder and CEO, hooked up three wired relays he made with the Ninja breakout kit to a $79 Espressi machine so that anyone who wanted an espresso could order it via text message. The machine responds by brewing a cup.
In March, Ninja Blocks raised $102,935 on Kickstarter to fund an initial round of product development. The amount was equal to quadruple the original funding goal. In October, they finished shipping the entire order of first generation Ninja blocks, putting them ahead of their competitors. They are now working on adding improvements, like live data web-hooks, which make it possible to write a web app that talks to a sensor without first learning about embedded programming, electronics or networking.
SmartThings is designed to make the Internet of Things accessible to people who would rather hide under a bed than hack. Its version of a Ninja block is a sleek, hockey puck-shaped SmartThings hub that comes with its own Internet connectivity. (You currently need to plug a Ninja block into an ethernet cable.) Rather than expansion ports, SmartThings are sold as a kit that includes devices like a power outlet, an open/shut sensor, a motion sensor and a presence sensor. All these devices can be controlled with SmartThings iPhone apps.
While SmartThings is seeking to distinguish itself with an Apple-style easy-to-use design, no "smart" technology project is likely to succeed without support from developers. SmartThings covers this base with a software development kit and a API that seeks to provide everything a good software hacker needs to integrate SmartThings devices into his or her apps.
This is a more complex project than Ninja blocks, a fact reflected in the SmartThings Kickstarter appeal. The team initially sought to raise $250,000—an order of magnitude more than Ninja Blocks did. They ended up raising $1,209,423, more than quadruple that amount. Funding closed on September 22, and the team is hoping to deliver the initial SmartThings kits to backers by December 2012.
Um, wasn't Microsoft a *software* company? The Internet of things will be empowered by software, not hardware. Hardware will be rapidly commoditized.
The internet of things is the next huge concept that will power the remainder of this decade. It is just too temping to connect and share intelligence across people and the things we use personally and professionally. this could easily be something the moves the dial for a startup or for a giant that jumps on this.
Agree that hardware is mostly commoditized. There will be a wave of intelligent devices that will quickly be commoditized but won't start that way.
Thanks for a good article.
Ninja Blocks, SmartThings and Twine are great projects in the fast growing IoT industry. It's a big industry with a value chain that enables lots of different actors, such as: sensor constructors, object constructors (sensor packaging and integration), connectivity, cloud solutions (how to use the data generated by the objects), etc. On top of that we're starting to see ad agencies and other types of consultancy agencies specializing in IoT solutions.
I work at Sigfox which is an IoT actor focusing on the connectivity part of the equation. At Sigfox we started with a blank piece of paper and designed what we believe to be the optimal network operator for IoT applications. The end result is a cellular network that supports billions of objects and provides unprecedented low pricing, low energy consumption and long range communication. When you can connect a physical object for 1$ a year, with zero end user configuration, and have a battery life of 15-20 years, then the opportunities become far greater.
Although this industry is not new (M2M such as in metering is nothing new), we're definitely in a phase of acceleration and the B2C solutions are starting to appear. We're grateful to be a part of this industry and follow the other inspiring actors.
It's good to see large publications like Forbes recognizing the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. There are many other small IoT players that are initially focusing on hobbyists including us at grovestreams.com. We're also betting on the hobbyists driving innovations that businesses and other organizations will eventually adopt.
Kudos to Kickstarter! What a great place to incubate great ideas. It will be interesting to see how much impact congress's crowd funding has on startups too after the rules are finalized in January.


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ASHTABULA — Elizabeth Nordquest, loving wife of the late Paul Nordquest and devoted mother of David, Dennis and of the late Rev. Joyce Nordquest Adams, passed away at the Cleveland Clinic on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the age of 89.
Elizabeth worked for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company after graduating from Ashtabula High School, Class of 1941. In 1944, she married Sergeant Paul Nordquest of the US Army Air Corps, while he was on a brief leave from the service, following active duty in Europe. She accompanied him to bases stateside and following the war returned with Paul to Ashtabula, where she undertook her greatest task, building a family that was and will forever remain grateful and devoted to her and to her memory.
She was from her youth an active member of Harris Memorial Presbyterian Church and more recently, was a congregant of First Presbyterian Church. At Harris Memorial, she served as a Deacon and as an officer and member of the Women's Club and the Golden Circle. For many years, she and her husband sang in the Harris Memorial Church Choir.
She loved music and played clarinet, piano and electronic organ and keyboard. She and her late husband were avid readers and often returned from the Ashtabula Public Library with an armload of books. She especially enjoyed mysteries and more recently, the work of contemporary Christian novelists.
Elizabeth was an active member of the Chestnut Street PTA and served as a local election judge. She was an excellent cook and baker, whose pies were often bought before church or school bake sales began. She made wonderful nisu. She enjoyed sewing crafts, making jackets, scarves, sweaters, gloves, slippers and all manner of costumes for the family.
Despite many health problems over the years, she remained in the words of a friend, an "indomitable spirit" and made, until her final illness, remarkable recoveries. She retained an ever-youthful cheerfulness and found and radiated real joy in her meetings with friends and family. A friend of eighty years called her "the nicest, most caring person I have ever known," a newer friend "the most gracious." Ever interested in new things, she turned to e-mail and internet chat to keep friendships current. Loved by all who knew her, Elizabeth will be greatly missed and gratefully remembered.
Surviving her are her two sons, David Nordquest of Erie, Pa. and Dennis (Mary Alice) Nordquest of Hudson, Ohio; her granddaughter, Megan Nordquest Schwallie; and two brothers, Rev. Lynn Scovil of Wisconsin and John E. Scovil of Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lynn and Edna Scovil; her husband, Paul; her daughter, Joyce Elaine Nordquest Adams; and three sisters, Mary Jeanette, Ella Jean and Shirley.
Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, March 4th, at First Presbyterian Church, 4317 Park Ave., Ashtabula, with the Rev. Dr. Stephen Long officiating. Burial will be in Saybrook Township Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, March 3rd, at the Ashtabula home of FLEMING & BILLMAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 526 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of Service, Monday, at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the memorial fund of First Presbyterian Church or to Ashtabula Community Action Agency's Meals on Wheels program.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — NEWFANE — Three town residents reported their vehicles were broken into over night Tuesday.
A Prospect Street man reported two boxes of rifle ammunition were taken from the glove box in his truck. The victim said that he pressed the "lock" button on his truck remote but the remote did not work. He discovered that a box of Remington and box of Winchester cartridges, valued at $90, were missing.
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Traverse City officials said they'll look for ways to address problems with homeless people in downtown public places on the heels of a chorus of constituent complaints.
Commissioners this week voiced frustration with the number of street people who drink alcohol and sleep in public spaces. Their comments came amid a vote to ban alcohol at the Jay Smith Walkway downtown and they instructed city staff and police to confront what some referred to as growing problem.
"I'm not talking about families where they've lost a job and were forced out of their house; I'm talking about the drunken bums, people who are dope heads, alcoholics," said Commissioner Michael Gillman.
"It's not becoming very family friendly in town and it's becoming a problem," Gillman later told a reporter.
An alcohol ban at the Jay Smith Walkway off Front Street will push homeless elsewhere, including already-troubled spots, Commissioner Jim Carruthers said.
He cited the volleyball courts near the Open Space, the Boardman Lake Trail, and parks near bridges on Cass and Union streets leading into the downtown as problem areas.
"It's an emerging problem. We are having more issues with crime, there is slowly becoming more issues with violence," Carruthers said.
City Manager Ben Bifoss said he will meet with the city planner and police and fire departments to discuss ways to address problem behavior.
"Some of the panhandling is fairly aggressive, there does seem to be some verbal abuse, and we have had incidences of public urination," Bifoss said. "Anecdotally, there seems to more aggressive behavior towards women."
Corinne Slosnerick crossed the Union Street Bridge south of State Street on Tuesday afternoon and said she doesn't consider street people to be a significant problem. Just below her a man sat and stared at the river, a mostly empty alcohol bottle at his side. Another man slept in the grass nearby.
"I've heard a little bit about problems, but nothing has ever happened to me," she said. "Compared to other cities, I don't think it's bad at all."
City police Capt. Brian Heffner said officials estimate there are close to 700 homeless people in Grand Traverse County, but only about 10 percent of those are people the public may tend to associate with the homeless. Of those 70, perhaps only as many at 10 cause most of the problems, he said.
"We find these are the people we are arresting over and over again," Heffner said.
Homeless people frequently are attracted to the downtown because of kindness extended by some city businesses and individuals, Heffner said. Churches in and near the downtown provide warm food, showers, and other services in close proximity.
"These are programs that are getting bigger and bigger because of the people providing services to the homeless, so the public sees more people," Heffner said.
Seamus Shinners, president of the Central Neighborhood Association, said he's heard similar concerns about the homeless population during recent neighborhood meetings.
"There are neighbors across the area that are concerned, and some view it as out of control, but that assumes you can control it and I don't know if you can," Shinners said. "I think it's fair to say ... there is a concern that the neighborhood doesn't know what to expect any more in the terms of safety."
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The prerequisites ensure that students have an introduction to a physical science lab science, an understanding of the economic system (since all environmental problems include economic considerations) and calculus so students will have basic quantitative skills used in more advanced environmental studies courses.
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All five Libertyville Elementary District 70 schools ranked in the top 10 for the 24th Annual Lake County Elementary School Fall Attendance Week.
Ranking in the top 10 slots for schools smaller than 450 was first place Adler Park with 99 percent attendance, third place Rockland with 98.4 percent attendance, and tied for fourth place was Copeland Manor with 98.32 percent attendance. For Medium sized elementary schools, Butterfield School ranked ninth in the top 10 with 97.33 percent attendance.
Highland Middle School was named to first place in the top 10 for large elementary schools with 98.32 percent attending. It is the second year in a row that Highland has been in first place.
All Lake County elementary schools are eligible to be recognized by the Regional School Superintendent for attendance week, which ran from Oct. 15-19, 2012. The Top Ten Award Ceremony was held on Jan. 11 to honor the schools. The Libertyville schools had students from each school receive certificates of achievement at a celebratory luncheon.
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ZANESVILLE — Amy M. Hawkins, 76, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Genesis Morrison House.
Amy was born March 29, 1937, in Zanesville, to the late Eugene and Dorthy (Fox) Garvin. She served in the United States Army before coming home to start a family.
She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She dedicated her life to raising her four sons by herself. Following her passion to work with handicapped children, Amy served as a teacher's aide at Starlight School in Zanesville, Ohio for 23 years.
She is survived by sons, Gary (Celeste), Mark (Nicki), Roger (Linda) and Randy Hawkins; grandchildren, Chad and Craig Hawkins, Andrea Hanover, Billie Jo Deal, Ann and John Hawkins; seven great-grandchildren; and one brother, John Mikolajcik of California.
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It's no secret that fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A donates to anti-gay Christian charities — the chain has been getting flak from gay-rights groups for a while now on that. But this week, the company flunked crisis PR 101 and spawned a social-media firestorm with its inept handling of the issue. If there was a gay person — or supporter — left in the U.S.A. with a Facebook account who didn't know about the boycott of Chick-Fil-A, there isn't now.
The flames were re-ignited Tuesday when company president Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press he is "guilty as charged" of donating to anti-gay charities. Then the company tried to fix the problem with an announcement on Chick-Fil-A's Facebook page that sent the whole controversy massively viral. Here's the exact verbiage:
"The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 Restaurants run by independent Owner/Operators. Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.
"Chick-fil-A is a family-owned and family-led company serving the communities in which it operates. From the day Truett Cathy started the company, he began applying biblically-based principles to managing his business. For example, we believe that closing on Sundays, operating debt-free and devoting a percentage of our profits back to our communities are what make us a stronger company and Chick-fil-A family.
"Our mission is simple: to serve great food, provide genuine hospitality and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."
Translation: "We'd like to close our eyes now, count to ten, and you should forget all about our fervently avowed political views — which we won't be changing — and go back to eating our chicken a lot."
Which didn't work.
This non-response didn't answer the questions on many people's minds: Will the company stop donating to groups that are actively opposing gay-marriage laws, and controversial "gay-curing" groups such as Exodus International? Also, how are gay employees treated at the company given the corporate culture?
By essentially refusing to address the issues its founder raised, Chick-Fil-A just made a lot of people madder.
Also. by issuing its statement only on its Facebook page — no official company press release was issued — Chick-Fil-A attempted to hide the controversy in a corner instead of facing it square-on. Unfortunately, the social-media corner is exactly the wrong corner for trying to hide something like this.
Now, you can check the Twitter hashtag #ChickFilGay for copycat chicken recipes so you can make the company's sandwiches at home and avoid patronizing the chain. There's also news of boycott parties being organized, along with an endless stream of remarks such as Emily Testerman's @little__ghost: "farewell forever #chickfila, yer waffle fries and lil' nugs can't mask the bitter taste of your intolerance."
As of TODAY I will seek out Chik Filet stores to eat and spend my money at.
I agree with them twice, once on their stance, and secondly on their having the right to say so. Additionally I applaud their courage! So militant crowd, shove it!
I support Chick-Fil-A and eat there often. I will double my visits now that CFA has again reinforced its Christian values. I chose CFA years ago as my go-to restaurant because of their Christian values, especially closing on Sundays. Hooray for CFA for standing up against the increasing pressure from the real intolerants – those that chose to persecute anyone that doesn't agee with them.
How is choosing to not financially support them by eating at their restaurant "persecuting" them? There are a lot more "persecuting" Christian groups like those who boycott JC Penney, Starbucks, Home Depot and other companies.
Then you turn around and accuse the gay boycotts as "double-standard".
btw, Christian values do not mean trying to force non-believers to comply. It means living YOUR life according to the teachings of Christ, with the goal of WINNING OVER sinners to follow the wonderful Person you worship and admire. You really need to ask yourself if what you say and do (including this post) is drawing people to admire the one you follow, or pushing them away.
Which Christian groups boycott JC Penny or Starbucks?
Why not provide some facts rather than your typical leftist lies, retard?
You cry "intolerance" and "bigotry" at the same time ignoring the values held firmly in the religious beliefs of the leadership at Chick-fil-a. And you paint all Christians as right wing. You can disagree, that is your right; no, it is your duty. But to disrespect their firmly held beliefs is in fact your bigotry, your intolerance of their religious values that is ignorant, shameful, and deplorable. Perhaps you will galvanize the people who already believe as you do, and don't think beyond their own self-serving needs, but you will not win converts…or respect.
: Dahlink: Byron couldn't haven't stated it more Graciously… You must state it again soon…
Won't stop me from patronizing them in the slightest; the more militant homosexuals try to force their beliefs onto me, the more I will resist. Americans do not like to be told how they "must" think or feel.
: And Annette L. Ravinsky-Fleeger… The MORE you resist these "Militant" homosexuals… The MORE we will continue to SLAM and RESIST Hypocritical, Bigoted, Egotistical Idiots like you and your ILK!… We are NOT going AWAY!… Capiche?…
"Militant homosexuals?" Really? It's amazing what tiny minds come up with.
More like hyper-sensitive twits looking for an excuse to be offended.


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Investigators have confirmed the identity of a body, found inside a cabinet, that was sticking out of a pond.
The Clay County coroner's office says the victim is 38-year-old Tammy Sizemore Roberts of Fallrock.
Roberts' uncle, Charles Sizemore, says he found the body in a rural part of Clay County, after receiving a tip that he could find his niece there.
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I still don't get it! I lamented the fact that teachers, school bus drivers, daycare workers and the folks with whom we charge our children in general don't get paid nearly enough for their excellent efforts.
Though I haven't really tackled the teacher topic directly (until now), in addition to the dismissive comments coming out of that column, it would seem that whenever the subject of educators arises, the educators always come out on the short end of the stick.
Trust me, I can clearly recall all of Sister Camilla's shouting, and I still have those deep yardstick imprints on my back, but that single, bad Catholic-school experience hasn't soured my attitude toward teachers. In fact, I'm still friends with some of those St. Nick's nuns.
So unless the theory that "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch" (The Osmonds, December 1970 ... see ) holds true, I don't understand the prevailing animosity so frequently directed at teachers these days.
But rather than attack it from a fiscal vantage point yet again, I'm going to take a more personal tack this time. You see, my wife has been a full-time student teacher for the past month and, having seen it firsthand, I'm stunned with what teachers have to put up with for less money than a starting truck driver or a McDonald's manager makes.
I already know what you're thinking! "C'mon Jeff! You're only defending teachers because your wife is about to become one! Isn't 'disingenuous' one of your favorite words?"
Of course, my response to that one dear reader is I wrote a rousing defense of our dogged educators for The Beacon-News five years ago—long before my wife even considered a career change—and I haven't changed my stance since.
To be perfectly honest, I think she's nuts, but that's probably a tautology when you consider that she's been married to me for 20 long years. If two decades of that kind of wedded bliss haven't pushed her over the edge, then teaching ain't about to do it, either. And since she's supported every last one of my career changes, the least I could do is reciprocate.
Even though we're using my lovely wife as our archtype here, her day is no different from that of thousand of teachers all over Patchland.
Like most of them, she gets up at 5:30 a.m. to make it to a local middle school in time to prepare for those 8 a.m. classes. If you're a high school teacher, you might be lucky enough to draw one of those "early bird" sessions which start around 6:30 a.m.
I still know what you're thinking! "But Jeff, then she gets out at 3 p.m. and has the rest of the day to herself."
My wife—and all of the teachers at that school—rarely get out of the building before 4:30, because there are always children who need extra attention and those frequent parent-teacher meetings scheduled in hopes of getting the more-challenged students back on track.
And those are the parents who actually support the teachers. , at least 50 percent of parents think their children can do no wrong and will often go as far as threatening to sue the school in the face of any discipline their little darlings so desperately need.
As a , I have reasonable reign to deal with disrespectful players, but teachers don't. Though one of my coaching mentors told me to "run 'em till they puke!" when a player is disrespectful, if a teacher did that, they'd end up on the evening news.
Unless a student is violent, public-school teachers are required work with them until they either drop out or turn 18. And because administrators are tired of getting beaten up by obnoxious parents, teachers tell me they're taught to always accent the positive with even the most-difficult children, which I've found can backfire on you faster than eating a chilidog right before the opera.
When she finally gets home, more often then not, my wife is grading tests and commenting on classwork right up until the time she goes to bed. Some Friday afternoons, I look at her and say, "Who the heck are you?"
On weekends, she does lesson plans. Please don't try and tell me that ends after the first year of teaching, because it doesn't. There are constant curriculum changes, ever-expanding unfunded government mandates—and different groups of children require different approaches.
Are there bad teachers? You bet there are! But there are bad columnists, too. Personally, I can't get through a John Kass column without falling into a deep coma. But that's not my point! For what they're generally paid, 95 percent of teachers do an amazing job.
Before you naysayers inevitably respond, I want you to put your money where you mouth is. You see, every year I do a presentation on how to be an entrepreneur for some local high school business classes.
I can generally make it through the first period intact, but even though I have no fear of public speaking, my antiperspirant usually fails in the second period and by the end of the day, I'm ready for a two-month sabbatical.
But if I can do it, so can you. Take just one day out of your busy schedule to share your pearls of wisdom with a local grade/middle/high school class and report back to Patch on the experience.
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Chris Anderson, National Director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes En-durance Ministries Institute, will be in Dalton in conjunction with this weekend's Dalton Half Marathon and Run for God.
Anderson has a long history as a runner, swimmer and tri-athlete, but currently focuses his attention on running. He served as a member of the startup board for Team FCA Endurance and was called as the ministry's first full-time missionary in 2007.
Chris is coming to Dalton to teach how to share Christian faith with the endurance world. The training will be held from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Friday at Grove Level Baptist Church, located at 2802 Cleveland Highway in Dalton. The registration cost of $40 includes lunch and all training materials.
"I'm looking forward to training runners to lead others to Jesus during this special time together," Anderson said. "It's amazing how our faith prepares us for endurance races both on and off the race route. I want to share my experience with others and assist them in learning how to bring new meaning to other runners."
Following the training, Anderson will speak at the Dalton Half Marathon's Health and Fitness Expo and Pasta Party from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. Attendance at this event is free; however, tickets are required for the meal.
Said Mitchell Hollis of Run for God, "We are excited to have Chris Anderson coming to Dalton for this special weekend. There are so many parallels between the endurance of a race and the endurance of one's faith and we're looking forward to hearing what God wants Chris to share with our community."
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Houston, TX –Sam Houston was one of the most colorful and controversial figures in Texas History and the subject of a new documentary which airs this month. We sat down with the filmmaker and Houston's great-grandson, Sam Houston the 4th, to disuss the film airing tonight.
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Pressure. It can make or break a basketball team.
Pressure applied by a defense to an offense can force the team into turnovers and mistakes.
Saturday afternoon at Ned Shott Gymnasium, the Bluefield State College Lady Blues applied the pressure to the Concord Lady Mountain Lions and came away with a victory over their Mercer County and WVIAC rivals 89-69.
"We wanted to jump out on them and make a statement," said BSC head coach J.J. Oliver. "It was very important that we play to our expectation that we want to start out every game controlling the game and making sure we get points in transition."
Concord's first possession resulted in a shot clock violation and the pressure continued to mount.
BSC opened a 13-8 lead utilizing its full court press and attacking defense and three minutes into the game, CU's post player, Andrea Bertrand, who scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday against Charleston, was on the bench with two fouls.
The Lady Blues' lead grew to nine points before Leslie Mack's bucket brought Concord to within five with 11 minutes to go in the half.
Tori Patrick came off the Bluefield bench to drill a three, Tiffany Moorer made two free throws and Charity Harris stole the ball at midcourt, made the basket and the ensuing free throw to give Bluefield State a 33-21 advantage with seven minutes to go in the opening half.
With 3:32 to play before halftime Bertrand was whistled for her third personal foul, a call not to the liking of Concord head coach Kenny Osborne. Osborne was then assessed a second technical and ejected from the game, assistant coach Jamie Cluesman taking over the reins of the Lady Lions.
Following the contest Osborne said, "If the conference did not have a gag order I would tell you what I thought."
Harris made three of four technical free throws and Tasia Nolan made two foul shots and the Lady Blues held a 22-point lead 47-25.
BSC took a 51-29 lead into the break.
Rachel Artrip, Concord's other post player, also suffered from foul trouble in the first half.
For Bluefield State, it was the Charity Harris show as she made six of seven shots from the field, including two threes, and five of seven from the charity stripe for 19 points, dished out three assists, blocked two shots and swiped the ball once in the first 20 minutes of action.
"She's the engine that makes us run," Oliver said. "We are able to play the tempo that we want, pushing transition every opportunity that we get. There are not too many people who can keep her in front of them when she gets going. When she is pushing the ball down the floor, it opens up a lot of things for everybody else on the team."
Concord came out reinvigorated in the second half. Two minutes into the half State's big, Shae Mebane went to the bench with her fourth foul. Concord, meanwhile chipped away at the Bluefield State lead and had cut the Lady Blues' advantage in half, from 22 to 11 points, 58-47 with 15:00 on the clock.
It got closer as a Katy Somerville popped a trey to bring the Lady Lions to within eight at 60-52.
"We came out with a lot of intensity, we just couldn't fight through the fatigue and put together a 20-minute half," Cluesman said. "Obviously if we don't have our best post player out there, a dominant force inside, when she has to sit on the bench, that happens."
For the next five minutes play turned sloppy as both teams committed turnovers and fouls before Bluefield State regained its composure and began to pull away once again.
Moorer put through two free throws, Shay Gravely hit a long three and the BSC lead grew to 16.
Both Artrip and Bertrand returned to the floor for Concord, each with four fouls, with 5:35 left to play, but it would prove to be too little, too late for the Lady Lions.
Harris led Bluefield State and all scorers with 25 points. She added four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal. Nolan tallied 11 points with five boards, an assist and two blocks.
Mebane finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal and Gravely came of the bench to score 10 points, snag seven rebounds and pass out two assists.
The Lady Blues played without their second leading scorer, Charlene Diggs, who was suffering with the flu.
Bluefield State out-rebounded Concord 50-36 and for the game shot 46 percent, compared to 35 percent for the Lady Lions.
Amanda Smith led CU with 16 points and Bertrand scored 13. Jacqueline Kestner had a game-high eight rebounds along with three assists and four steals. Stephanie Wagner finished the game with eight assists.
Bluefield State improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the WVIAC. Concord fell to 3-9 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
The Lady Blues are back in action Monday night as they welcome Davis & Elkins to Ned Shott Gymnasium. Concord travels to Ohio Valley on Monday night.
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Dr Andy Mycock, Academy for British and Irish Studies at the University of Huddersfield, writes:
"The past decade has been marked by an increased resonance in the profile of debates regarding Englishness and English political nationalism. However dispute endures amongst commentators about whether the metaphoric English nationalist 'dog' remains docile or has begun to bark when compared to so-called 'Celtic' nationalisms elsewhere in the UK. The prospect of referenda on Scottish independence and the UK's membership of the European Union will surely intensify debates about the future of England.
Paramount to such discussions will be attempts to provide satisfactory answers to the so-called 'English Questions' of constitutional reform and governance and the perceived 'Anglicisation' of the Westminster parliament in the wake of devolution. The debate on the Future Governance of England will bring together two leading proponents who will offer alternative solutions to current English constitutional dilemmas.
Eddie Bone is currently the Chairman of the Campaign for an English Parliament (www.thecep.org.uk) and is editor of England! magazine. He has campaigned widely both radio and television for the need for a Parliament for England, arguing English democratic concerns are being ignored. He passionately believes that England needs its own parliamentary voice and to promote a positive civic nationalism that would benefit all of England.
Paul Salveson is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Transport and Logistics at the University of Huddersfield and a councillor for the Golcar ward. He is General Secretary of the Hannah Mitchell Foundation (www.hannahmitchell.org.uk). The Foundation works for a fair and prosperous North of England through devolution to local and regional government. It is non-party political and has support from a broad progressive coalition based around values of democracy, fairness, inclusivity, self-reliance, enterprise and co-operation. Paul argues the North is missing out while Scotland, Wales and London have their own devolved administrations.
The debate is sponsored by the Academy for British and Irish Studies at the University of Huddersfield and the Politics Studies Association Britishness Specialist Group. It will be chaired by Dr Andy Mycock and will allow Eddie and Paul to outline their proposals for the future governance of England. The event is free and open to all those interested in issues concerning English political and cultural nationalism."
The debate will take place on Thursday 28th February 2013 at 4.15pm-6.15pm in The Researchers' Hub, Peter Higgs Suite (RH1/09). To book a place, please email Angela Sprawson a.c.sprawson AT hud DOT ac DOT uk


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Published on Thursday, August 22 2013 07:55
Sustainability means a lot of different things to different people, which is why when creating the Lyons Environmental Sustainability Action Plan we want your input.
The Town Of Lyons, through Hygiene based Natural Capitalism Solutions, will be conducting stakeholder interviews and a community wide survey during the months of August and September to gauge citizen and business views on the local sustainability issues facing the Town.
Your input will then be used to help guide the creation of the Lyons Environmental Sustainability Action Plan, which is scheduled to be completed at the end of
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Dear Lyons Community,
I have some grievances with the proposed Library District and Library Steering Committee.
A number of years ago when I was on the Town Board I expressed my skepticism about spending $80,000 for a comprehensive Town management plan because
I wasn't sure it would be used. But we did create a plan, and the plan was to a significant degree based upon survey results. Let me share with you some of those survey results.
First in the Lyons Comprehensive Plan Survey on Page 4 the people were asked to, "Please rate Lyons as a community on each of the items listed below. 63.6% of the respondents rated the Quality of the library: very good, good or adequate.
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Rapid Transit Denver (RTD) has announced the "Y" bus route between Lyons and Boulder and "YL" bus route between Longmont and Lyons will be changing schedules starting Monday, August 19, 2013
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Published on Thursday, August 22 2013 07:43
Registration is now open for the sixth-annual Venus de Miles, Colorado's first and only organized all-women's road bike ride, taking place on Sunday, September 29, in Boulder County. The ride route will again pass through Lyons (late morning to early afternoon), using the Lyons Elementary School playground as a rest station, with snacks, live music, and a comfort station.
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By John Salazar, Commissioner of Agriculture
Later this month, Coloradans from across the state will converge on Pueblo for the 141st Colorado State Fair. While the event promises a top-notch carnival, national recording artists, and entertainment galore, don't forget the true mission of the fair is based on agriculture and education.
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Published on Thursday, August 15 2013 08:29
A large crowd of Lyons area residents where on hand at Oskar Blues last Saturday afternoon to show their appreciation and say thank you to the Lyons Fire Protection District volunteers and crew for all they do to protect us. The event was the kick-off of a statewide series of "Fight Fire with Beer, BBQ, and Music" celebrations. Lyons Mayor Julie Van Domelen was on hand to introduce and thank Fire Chief J.J. Hoffman, while everyone enjoyed some delicious brats, pulled pork, green bean casserole, and cold slaw supplied by Oskars. The local
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The Lyons Lions Club of Lions International held its 19th annual golf tournament Monday, July 29, for the fourth year at the Lake Valley Country Club. Eighteen four-person teams enjoyed golf, fellowship, lunch and prizes on a just-right cool morning.
The tournament is the local Lions Club's only fund-raiser for its benevolence that includes high school scholarships and awards, scout troop sponsorship, eye sight exams and glasses, highway clean up, 9Health Fair cashiers, help for local folks in need, and more. The Lions Club welcomes new members.
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Participant FAQs
All participants who have verified their attendance in the Summer College for High School Students by the May 15th payment deadline will receive a detailed participant email. This email will include information about what to bring to summer college, where you will be living, and where and when to arrive at Ithaca College.
In the meantime, these FAQs will help answer your questions.
I understand I have to complete some required forms. Where can I find them?
You can find all the required forms for participation in summer college here. Please submit them via fax to: 866-924-6272 or mail to:
Summer College for High School Students
Ithaca College
Office of Extended Studies
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Or scan and email (as .pdf documents) to: email@example.com.
When am I expected to arrive and depart?
You are expected to attend check-in. Please plan to arrive sometime between 3-4pm on the Sunday prior to the session's first day of classes. At that time you will also be given your room key and meal card. You will go to your residence hall to find your room, meet your roommate, other program participants, and your summer resident assistants. At 4:30 pm there will be a welcome, followed by dinner, floor meetings, a campus tour, an orientation and a social.
On the last day of the program, a lunch is provided for participants and their families. The three-week closing luncheon begins at 12:30pm and usually runs until 2:00pm. Students check out of their dorms immediately following this closing event. A boxed lunch to-go is provided in the residence hall to participants in the one-week program and their family members.
What is the course schedule for the program?
In the 3-week program, 2- and 3-credit courses take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m; 4-credit courses meet on the same schedule but continue to meet each day until 3:30 p.m. All courses in the 1-week program meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
What types of activities will there be after class each day?
Students can visit the downtown Ithaca Commons, watch one of the largest Fourth of July fireworks displays in central New York, work out at our award-winning Fitness Center (students must be at least 16 years old), play games on the quads, scan the stars in our very own observatory, attend local theater, and hike and picnic in area parks. Additional activities will be available. Several will include a nominal fee.
More information about social activities planned during summer college can be found on our Activities and Banquet Information page.
Will I need to bring additional money?
Pocket money will provide for incidentals such as snacks, supplies, movies, and miscellaneous purchases at the College bookstore and general store. ATMs are available on campus. Unfortunately, personal checks cannot be cashed on campus.
What attire would be appropriate and what should I bring?
Dress will be informal. Be prepared for warm (occasionally hot) days. Nights are usually cooler and a sweater or light jacket may be needed. Bring a swimsuit for the outdoor pool and if you plan on participating in sports, bring tennis racket, golf clubs, softball glove, etc…
Do I have to bring anything for my dorm room, like bedding or snacks?
The College provides sheets, a blanket, a small towel, and will provide a linen exchange once per week. You may want to bring an extra towel and your own pillow. You may also want to bring coat hangers, a reading lamp, a telephone, and a fan, because dorms are not air conditioned.
No appliances will be permitted in the dorm room. All dorms do have coin operated snack machines. (Some dormitories may have lounges equipped with microwave, refrigerator, etc…) Also RAs make routine trips to Wegman's grocery store and will bring in additional snacks for summer college students.
Should I bring a computer?
Computer labs with very fast Internet access are available for your use, but you may want to bring your own computer for use in your room.
Will my course have a textbook that I need to buy in advance?
Textbooks for Summer College courses will be purchased upon your arrival at the Ithaca College Campus Store, located in the Phillips Hall annex. The cost may vary upon the course but usually run between $150 to $250.
In order to purchase textbooks you will need to know what course you are enrolled in. Be prepared to make payment at the time of purchase. You may pay with cash or with your own credit card or check. You may also pay with your parents' check; it should be made out to Ithaca College Campus Store and signed, but the amount should be left blank. It should also include your parents' name, address, phone number and drivers' license number.
Where will I stay during the program?
You will stay in a campus residence hall with one or sometimes two other roommates. Students are housed by gender, with dorm floors, or wings of floors, separated by gender. Bathrooms are also separated by gender and each have individual shower stalls.
Who is in charge?
A live-in residence director is in charge of non-academic portions of the program including life in the residence hall. A staff of 7-10 resident advisers, in addition, live on the residence hall floors throughout the duration of the program. This team of RAs is closely supervised by both the resident director and the program director. The program director, Warren Schlesinger, also has specific responsibility for academics and academic advising. He can be contacted by phone at 607-274-3951. His cell phone number is made available to the entire residence hall staff for use as needed.
The Office of Campus Safety open 24 hours and can be reached at 607-274-3333 for actual emergencies.
The Office of Extended Studies can be reached at 607-274-3143 during business hours – 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
More information about safety and security can be found on our summer college Campus Life page.
How do I find out who my roommate will be?
You will receive an email from us approximately one week before the start of the program.
Where will I eat?
Meals each are served at the Campus Center Dining Hall. You can review more about the college's dining options here at the Dining Services website. Yes! Gluten-free menu options are available. For more information or to schedule gluten-free meals during your stay, contact the college's executive chef at 607-274-3009.
Are there laundry facilities and are they coin operated?
Each dormitory has laundry facilities and are free. You may want to bring a small container of detergent and a laundry bag.
Will I be able to receive mail/packages while at Ithaca College?
Yes, your mail will need to be addressed as follows:
Your Name
Ithaca College
c/o Summer College for High School Students
Phillips Hall Post Office
Ithaca, NY 14850-7076
The Ithaca Bus Terminal is located at 710 W. State Street and N. Fulton Street and is less than 10 minutes from Ithaca College. The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is located on Brown Road and Warren Road. Below is contact information for the transportation you plan to use.
- Greyhound Bus Lines (800-229-9424)
- Shortline Bus (800-631-8405)
- New York Trailways (800-225-6815)
- Swarthout Coaches (800-772-7267), (607-257-2660)
- Cornell University- express bus service from campus to campus (607-255-4628)
- Amtrak's Syracuse Station (800-872-7245)
- Ithaca Airline Limousine (607-273-3030) will also pick up from Amtrak in Syracuse and the airport.
- Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is 15 minutes from Ithaca College and serviced by these airlines:
- Northwest/KLM (800-225-2525)
- Continental (800-523-3273)
- Local taxi service is operated by Ithaca Dispatch (888-321-1149)
Where should my family stay while in Ithaca?
Families who wish to accompany participants to Ithaca are encouraged to stay at the Country Inn & Suites where a block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate of $139 per night. Call the front desk to make your reservation and reference Ithaca College's "Summer College" to receive the special rate. (Reservations must be made by June 1 in order to receive the discounted rate.)
Country Inn & Suites Ithaca
1100 Danby Road (Route 96B)
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 256-1100
Will there be a shuttle from the Ithaca bus station and/or Ithaca airport to Ithaca College?
We will provide shuttle service for students arriving at the Ithaca airport or the Ithaca bus terminal. To arrange for pick up from the Ithaca bus station or Ithaca airport you will need to inform the Office of Extended Studies one week prior to start date of program. Please e-mail information to firstname.lastname@example.com at least one week prior to the start of the program.
How do I find out about Ithaca College and the town of Ithaca?
To find out about Ithaca College and the surrounding area please peruse the following informative websites:
About Ithaca College:
- /about/
- /about/localarea/index.php (local area)
Ithaca Guide: /ithacaguide
The Ithaca Guide is the Ithaca College information guide to Ithaca, NY. Get information on anything from apartments, banks, transportation, and where to eat!
Ithaca College campus tour:
- online: /tour/
- on campus: /admission/campus_tours.php
Campus map: /map/


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American Economic Review: Vol. 103 No. 5 (August 2013)
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Ownership Consolidation and Product Characteristics: A Study of the US Daily Newspaper Market
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Fan, Ying. 2013. "Ownership Consolidation and Product Characteristics: A Study of the US Daily Newspaper Market." American Economic Review, 103(5): 1598-1628.
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.5.1598
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.5.1598
This paper develops a structural model of newspaper markets to analyze the effects of ownership consolidation, taking into account not only firms' price adjustments but also the adjustments in newspaper characteristics. A new dataset on newspaper prices and characteristics is used to estimate the model. The paper then simulates the effect of a merger in the Minneapolis newspaper market and studies how welfare effects of mergers vary with market characteristics. It finds that ignoring adjustments of product characteristics causes substantial differences in estimated effects of mergers.
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G32: Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
L13: Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L82: Entertainment; Media
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L13: Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L82: Entertainment; Media
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