Richard Lariviere: Oregon Pushes Out One of Its Top Administrators
In a state that spends more money on incarcerating offenders than nurturing college students, someone should holler at the top of their lungs about it--and that’s exactly what Lariviere did
2011-11-29
Bernie Foster Of The Skanner News
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere has been fired over alleged “insubordination.” We’re not surprised. We see it every day in Oregon -- anybody who has a good idea is labeled an outcast. We can identify with that. Read the complete article
Four Delta Sigma Theta Sorority women have been raped in the Dallas Fort Worth area in the last year by a serial rapist who appears to be targeting women in their 50s and 60s 
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