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U. endowment climbs despite economic woes

A new study reports the University’s endowment is doing well in comparison to the endowments of other colleges and universities. Clocking in at $508.8 million, the University’s endowment and other similar funds shot up 13 spots in the National Association of College and University Business Officers Commonfund Study of Endowments for fiscal year 2009 to become 105th in size, said Vice President for Finance and Associate Treasurer Delanie S. Moler. Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Bruce Fehn said the University’s endowment — money the University receives Full story

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Rookie plays starring role in Big East

Dane Miller raced down the court at Freedom Hall, put one hand behind his head a delivered a tomahawk jam. Then he flashed a smile. That’s just the way Miller plays. “I definitely feel like my confidence is growing with each game,” Miller said after the Rutgers men’s basketball team had its two-game winning streak snapped in a 76-60 defeat to Louisville. “I’m just coming out trying to play and have fun.” Full story

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OrphanSporks dominates Mid-Atlantic a cappella scene

Midway through the OrphanSporks’s set during a competition Saturday, the tempo came down, the background voices faded out and two lead vocalists sang a soul-driven ’50s-style doo-wop medley amid whoops and hollers, winning the group a spot as one of the best a cappella groups in the region. In its first year competing, the University’s own coed a cappella group, the OrphanSporks, won first place in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinals held in Hickman Hall on Douglass campus. Full story

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On Monday, The Daily Targum published a column about the arguments for big government. I’d like the readers to hear both sides of the issue. The author of Monday’s “Big Government Serves its Purpose” seemed to be under the impression that big government is synonymous with any government. He asked many rhetorical questions addressing who will

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