Wonders of Life

Mar 25, 2010

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Development Corporation of Abilene alters Genesis incentive

Mar 24, 2010

The DCOA will enter negotiations with Texas Tech University to lease space in the DCOA-owned Grant Building at 302 Pine St., which was occupied rent-free by the now-departed Texas Tech graduate program in software engineering. The second and third floors likely will be rented at market value for about $6 per square foot per year, or a total of about $65,748 per year, Burdine said.

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Social stigma for single women

Mar 24, 2010

Ganong and Elizabeth Sharp, associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Texas Tech University, noticed women between the age bracket of 25-35 felt the most stigma, which may be attributed to the fact that being single is more acceptable before age 25.

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Summit focuses on Hispanic education

Mar 24, 2010

Many of the region's most influential educational leaders will convene at the inaugural 2010 Latino Education Summit on March 31 to stage a major new push to educate more local Hispanic students. Top administrators at Texas Tech organized the event to address a growing concern about the limited educational horizons for the historically underrepresented - but rapidly growing - Hispanic community.

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