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Club Sports: Women of West Windsor can tackle, too

Though rugby may not be the most popular or well-known sport on campus, the athletes on the women’s rugby team certainly regard it as fun and rewarding.Just ask junior co-captain Elaine Bigelow how she feels about rugby.I had a best f [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Tulsan starts women-only business expo

No men allowed. That is the philosophy behind the Women in Business Expo.Lisa Hardin, president and chief executive officer of e2 Worldwide Inc., started the monthly networking event after seeing the city lacked options for professional wom [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's Water Polo: Late Goal Propels Team USA into Finals

With one minute left in the match against archrivals Australia, U.S. women's water polo captain Brenda Villa scored to put her team ahead by one and a step closer to the gold medal game. The teams had started the second half tied at four b [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Why sport needs women

It has long been recognised that women face many barriers in terms of being actively involved in sport. Not only in terms of women actually participating in sport (it seems the dramatic drop-out rate that seems to occur in the post-16 age g [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Formula One: Can Women Break the Glass Ceiling in This Sport...

Women have scaled the heights of Mt. Everest, they have gone into space and come back. They have achieved the pinnacle of success even in male bastions, such as Wall Street and Big Business. They have scorched their path to dizzying heigh [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2008 | Comments : 0

Which is the best university for sport?

If you are sports-mad and want to pursue competitive sport as an undergraduate, then Loughborough is the university for you. It is ranked No 1 by the British Universities Sports Association (Busa), ahead of Bath (second) and Birmingham (thi [...]

Posted On : Jun, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Sleepover with the grandparents

This morning Dante helped me put clothes, a pair of jammies, and his stuffed goat into his Thomas the Tank Engine backpack. We spent 20 minutes looking for his yellow train, which he adores, not because it's a Thomas toy but because his Gra [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

UMES EARNS HIHGEST RANKING EVER IN U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY DIREC...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) received their highest ranking ever in the latest 2007-2008 U.S. Sports Academy Director's Cup. The Hawks currently stand 115th with 100 points, points they received for winning the 2008 NCAA [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Pa. primary spotlights Democratic divide

At Champ's Barbershop School here, Maria Hall, the owner's wife, said she registered to vote for the first time so she could cast a ballot for Democrat Barack Obama. "I think he's going to be a great president," said Hall, 35. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Supporters gather for 'Idol's' Brooke White in Mesa

Supporters of local American Idol contestant Brooke White gathered at Molly Brannigans pub and restaurant in Mesa for a viewing party Tuesday night. While Brooke White, of Mesa, sang Hero by Mariah Carey during the top-seven week of Ameri [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Teen mothers reported at polygamist sect's compound

Child welfare investigators who entered a polygamist compound in West Texas this weekend found many pregnant teenagers and underage girls who said they were forced to marry, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. The documents deta [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Senior positions rare air for women in business

Strong women, strong world: That was Canada's theme for International Women's Day this year. But if strong women make a strong world, why aren't there more women among Canada's business elite? According to a study by Catalyst, a U.S.-based [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Kurds Celebrate Women Day With Chinese Posters

Cafebabel Istanbul Diyarbakir, mostly Kurdish populated city in the South East region of Turkey, celebrates International Women Day in a different and interesting style. Kurdish district Yenisehir Municipality prepared posters in Chinese l [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

Clinton Offers Child Poverty Plan

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is offering a plan to improve childhood nutrition and setting a goal to reduce by half the 12 million youngsters living in poverty over the next dozen years. A package of proposals, to be unveiled Thursday, [...]