A University of Washington-Bothell professor has recently given her students an assignment unlike the typical final project. According to a Nov. 2 Associated Press article, Martha Groom is requiring students to "write an original Wikipedia article or to do a major edit on an existing one.… Post the First Comment

Redbird Cinema is currently in need of video submissions for their Laugh Till You Cry Till You Laugh event, and students can win prizes for submitting their funny videos. "It's kind of like an America's Funniest Home Videos format. We ask for students to submit their own little home videos of something funny that happened or even funny clips they have on their own of people acting," Adam Bauer, chair of redbird cinema, said.… Post the First Comment

Of the first 23 American astronauts, 21 were firstborn children. A coincidence? Kevin Leman, author of The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are, does not think so. Leman points out that firstborns are also well represented among university professors and Rhodes scholars.… Post the First Comment

In the presentation, "Napalmed Girls Go to Washington City." Mimi Thi Nguyen, assistant professor in gender and women's studies and Asian American studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, discussed how images and stories erase the historical reference of a subject.… Post the First Comment

ISU recently received a $7,500 grant to prevent underage drinking in student organizations. "The grant comes from the Illinois Higher Education Center," Michelle Janisz, coordinator for Greek Affairs, said. "The grant is actually looking at specific environmental factors affecting underage drinking," Suzette Zompetti, senior specialist for SGA advisement and community rights and responsibilities in the Dean of Students Office, said.… Post the First Comment

Contacts are not what they used to be now that there is nearly enough of a variety of new and different lenses to fit almost any person's needs. Today's contact lenses are more comfortable and easier to use than ever before, making them safer for people with certain eye conditions to wear.… Post the First Comment

DETROIT (AP) - Bob Woodruff struggles to talk about his work in raising awareness of traumatic brain injuries. "Some of it is ... is ..." Woodruff says and stops. Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 29, 2006, when a roadside bomb exploded in Iraq, where he was doing reports for ABC News.… Post the First Comment

Detroit (MCT) - Rachael Kollman is proof that having an intellectual disability does not mean you have to write off a college experience. She is taking classes five days a week at Oakland University, volunteers regularly and enjoys meeting new people. "I've changed my future," said Kollman, 24.… Post the First Comment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Just in time for Thanksgiving comes the word we've been longing for: People who carry a little extra weight are dying at lower rates than their "normal" sized counterparts. The latest research, published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, stirs up unresolved conflicts about the true risks of those love handles.… 1 Comment

SEATTLE - Friends of a University of Washington student being held in the slaying of a housemate in Italy said they were shocked Tuesday by the lurid details emerging from the investigation half a world away. Several said the accusations against the 20-year-old graduate of Seattle Preparatory School couldn't possibly involve the young woman they know as studious, hard-working and talented.… Post the First Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey is expected to be confirmed as the next attorney general as early as next week after a Senate panel gave his nomination the go-ahead on Tuesday. The 11-8 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee came after two leading Democrats joined nine Republicans to advance Mukasey's nomination to the full Senate.… Post the First Comment

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - In a case testing the limits of Michigan's marriage amendment, the state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether the measure prohibits public agencies and schools from extending health care benefits to the same-sex partners of their employees.… Post the First Comment