Monthly Archives: March 2011

Two Nurses Charged with Illegal Distribution of Painkillers

Posted on March 31, 2011 by emilymcintosh

The Nurses from Mercy Regional pleaded guilty to distribution of Oxycontin and Oxycodone.  Preliminary estimates are that they will receive 2 years in prison.

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Manhattan Unemployment Stays Steady at around 5%

Posted on March 31, 2011 by emilymcintosh

The latest report from the Kansas Department of Labor shows Manhattan with a five-percent unemployment rate for Febraury, up only two tenths from four point eight percent in 2010.

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Candidate for A&S Senate to Revisit Campus

Posted on March 31, 2011 by emilymcintosh

Dr. Djalali, candidate for the position of Dean, College of Arts and Sciences will return to our campus for a second visit.  They (he and his spouse) will be arriving the evening of April 6 and departing April 9.  

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Localizing Segregation

Posted on March 30, 2011 by gmloggins

This would be a hard story to localize with such a small minority population around here. But, there must be people concerned about this report from the census. According to Slate, census figures show the top ten most segregated areas … Continue reading →

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Newscast Assignments for 4/6 broadcast

Posted on March 29, 2011 by emilymcintosh

Manhattan Top Story: Chelsea POVERTY PKG: With In-Studio Stand-up AUTISM: VO/SOT GRX: APPLE FILM Reporter: Diana PKG Videographer: Jennifer VO/VOSOT Videographer: Nick K-State Top Story: Ruby Taylor KSU NUCLEAR: PKG DIVERSITY: VO UP TIL DAWN: VO/SOT Reporter: V. Rock PKG … Continue reading →

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Hey…wash your hands!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by emilymcintosh

K-State research claims that all those signs telling employees and the public to wash their hands are effective! http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/mar11/powell31411.html

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K-State and Cybersecurity

Posted on March 28, 2011 by emilymcintosh

K-State joins a group of companies to help contribute to research on Cybersecurity. http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/46734/

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How Much Should I Work Out?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by emilymcintosh

New research coming from K-State claims that physical activity levels vary based on how frequent the participant thinks health experts would recommend they exercise. http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/mar11/exercise31611.html

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Localize Nuclear Disaster

Posted on March 28, 2011 by emilymcintosh

After the aftermath of the disaster in Japan, we could localize the story by talking about the safety measures and details of K-State’s own nuclear reactor. KSN-3 did a decent story about the structure and safety of the reactor here … Continue reading →

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Wind Energy Research

Posted on March 28, 2011 by emilymcintosh

I know I’m a big nerd about this, but a paper was recently published and K-State researchers are working on using wind energy as a backup source to prevent cascading power failures.  Noel Schultz is backing this, along with long-time … Continue reading →

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