(U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah – A team of researchers from Brigham Young University has found a new way to help those suffering from anorexia or bulimia. Professors Kent Hatch, Diane Spangler and Steve Thomsen have been working on a new way to determine whether or not someone is suffering from these diseases just by looking at their hair.
Elsewhere: 9-1-1 tapes released in dragging death of Washington student
(U-WIRE) CHENEY, Wash. – The 9-1-1 tapes involving the dragging death of an Eastern Washington University student were released by authorities. Test results were also released that showed Jerid Sturman-Camyn’s blood alcohol count was 0.23 on the night of his death.
Elsewhere: 19-year-old’s mall shooting worst killing spree in Nebraska history
(U-Wire) LINCOLN, Neb. – A few minutes. That’s how long it took Robert Hawkins, 19, to commit the worst single-day killing spree in Nebraska history. By Thursday morning, the families of the eight individuals killed at Omaha’s Westroads Mall on Wednesday were notified.
Myths, rumors surround traditional naked run at Tufts U.
MEDFORD, Mass. – As the semester comes to a close at Tufts University and students get ready to take off for winter break, they may first find themselves taking off something else: their clothing. Every student — even the purest, most innocent freshman — has heard of the Naked Quad Run, known by university officials as the Nighttime Quad Reception.
Your initials might affect your performance, GPA, study shows
(U-WIRE) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No wonder Cher never went to college. Aside from her grade-crippling dyslexia, Cher was doomed from the start — all because of her name, according to a new study. Students with the initials C and D earn lower grade point averages than students with different initials, according to a study to be published this month in the journal Psychological Science.