Thursday, April 14, 2005 Results of the second phase in an ongoing major study of the spiritual lives of college students was released Wednesday, April 13 by a research center at UCLA. The study is a groundbreaking attempt to gain insight into the spiritual lives and concerns of students and improve how faculties and administrators at US colleges and universities address this part of their students’ lives. The study, named The Spiritual Life of College Students, was conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI), a research center of higher…
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New fossils from 10 million year old ape found in Ethiopia
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2008 Taipei Game Show review: Variations differ from past years
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Why Betting On Horse Racing Is Easier Than Ever Before
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Jerry Brown defeats Meg Whitman in election for California governorship
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Wikinews discusses DRM and DMCA with Richard Stallman after GitHub re-enables public access to youtube-dl
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South Gippsland, Australia local council candidate Sue Plowright speaks with Wikinews about environment, education, and other local issues
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From A Marketing Agency In Phoenix: The Age Of Instant Gratification
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Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book
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