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Making it to the U.S. Congress is often associated with an Ivy League education but it doesn’t have to be that way. While Harvard is the most common undergrad alma mater of currently elected members of the 117th Congress, those alums hardly represent the majority of Congresspeople. In fact, only 51 out of 530 politicians currently serving or elected to Congress went to one of the eight Ivy League schools for their first degree. They represent 14 percent of Senators and only 8.6 percent of Representatives, according to information collected by SoFlo Tutors and available on House.gov. These numbers rise...

On Oct. 6, 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the narrowest of margins, with 50 votes in favor and 48 votes against. He is the first justice in U.S. history to be confirmed by senators representing less than half of the country (44 percent), with a majority of the population (52 percent) opposed to his nomination. Kavanaugh is the second Supreme Court justice picked by President Donald Trump. Trump, in turn, is the second president in five elections to enter the White House after losing the popular vote. In 2000, George W. Bush lost the popular...

Outrage as student who raped at US college was punished by being made to write five-page book report 37 Women filed a complaint against Occidental College saying officials mishandled their reports of rape or sexual abuse while students on the campus Women say the exclusive college is indifferent to rape victims and hands out 'light' punishments to perpetrators The school says it has implemented reforms and is calling in consultants Sex crimes at a prestigious Los Angeles school, including rapes and sexual assaults were covered up and not taken seriously by the college's staff. On one occasion a student who...

MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 10, 2006 -- A Kansas State University building in which a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff once studied was named in his honor at a ceremony here yesterday. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks during the dedication ceremony of the Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 9. Photo by James M. Bowman  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Retired Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, who served as the 15th chairman, graduated from KSU in 1965, where he was a member of the Air Force ROTC. The university...

Tarrytown, N.Y. (October 6, 2005) - After two years of study by two task forces, the Fordham University Board of Trustees has decided to phase out the operations of Marymount College, concluding in June 2007. No new students will be admitted to the College. "Despite the very best efforts of the faculty, administration and staff, it is no longer academically or financially feasible to continue to operate Marymount College as a separate school within the University," said John N. Tognino, chairman of the Fordham University Board of Trustees. "This was a very difficult decision because we knew how deeply our...

When an anonymous professor launched a brutally candid Web site, some SMU students thought the resemblance to their school was striking – and offensive. The "Phantom Professor" blog dished about epidemic eating disorders and wealthy students looking for a "Mrs." degree. The author dubbed girls in $500 sandals toting $1,500 handbags "the Ashleys" and called a handsome male colleague "Hot Pockets."

QUESTION: Believing that the King James Bible is the perfect Word of God is contrary to the stand my "Alma Mater" takes. What should I do? ANSWER: You should be loyal to God, Who SHOULD be a little higher on your "loyalty list" than your college.