College
- Students from Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business will assist local residents and students in preparing for their federal and state income tax returns through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. They will volunteer on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until April 14 in the Campbell Library. For more information, click here.
- Rowan’s High Street Gallery, located at 11 E. High Street in downtown Glassboro, new exhibit “A Serious Man, 80% More Skin,” is a photographic display of work composed by four specially chosen students. The gallery is open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 12 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, click here.
- “Empty Room,” a film about battling drug addiction, recently became the 10th film by Rowan University radio/television/film students to win a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award in the student documentary category. For more information, click here.
State
- Gov. Chris Christie is waiting before he officially declares a state of emergency in New Jersey after the large snowstorm hit this weekend. Christie must make sure that the state’s cost exceed $10.6 before he begins applying for federal aid. To find out more, read The Star-Ledger’s article here.
- The Garden State is considering legislation which would allow betting on horse racing tracks and Atlantic City casinos to be legal. To find out more, read The Associated Press‘ article here.
- Megan Laboy of Howell pleaded guilty for taking money from students at Colts Neck High School to improve their grades. Laboy will be sentenced May 14. To find out more, read The Washington Post’s article here.
National
- At least five people were killed and 12 injured when a natural-gas power plant in Middletown, Conn. exploded Sunday morning along the base of the river. The FBI is investigating the explosion but has no official explanation of its cause. To find out more, read The Wall Street Journal article here.
- In an interview for “Fox News Sunday,” Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she might consider running for president in 2012. To find out more, read the Reuters‘ article here.
- A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health found an abstinence program which can delay sex among teenagers. The program advocates abstinence as a way of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease instead of focusing on saving sex until marriage or using condoms safely. To find out more, read the NewsOK article here.
World
- Britain is toughening its laws on student visas in an attempt to lessen the amount of illegal workers in the country. Foreign students will no longer be able to bring their dependents and their work hours will be cut down to 10 hours per week. To find out more, read The Washington Post article here.
- Due to the recent catastrophe, many countries have been forgiving Haiti’s debt’s in order to recovery financially from the crisis. To find out more, read the Reuters‘ article here.
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered uranium on Sunday to be enriched to a higher level purity to serve as fuel for a Tehran medical reactor. World powers fear Iran’s use of uranium to create atomic weapons. To find out more, read The Washington Post article here.
Note: All compiled briefs are a summary of current news events and not a summary of the specific article referred to for the reader.
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