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"How enlightening: honest students don't cheat, dishonest ones do! I wonder who paid for this study?"
— Linda
Psychological Research About Students Who Cheat Could Help Anti-Cheating Campaigns
California Assembly Approves Bill to Revive Oversight of For-Profit Colleges
The authority of the state agency that previously oversaw for-profit colleges expired on July 1, and lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to restore it.
U. of New Mexico Gets Probation for Football Violations
The infractions committee found that two former assistant coaches had helped ineligible players enroll in correspondence courses that awarded credit for no work.
Descendant of 19th-Century Donor Sues Tulane Over Dissolution of Women's College
The lawsuit comes a month after the Louisiana Supreme Court opened the door to legal challenges by “would-be heirs.”
Louisiana's Governor Takes a Pass on LSU Football Tickets
Gov. Bobby Jindal is turning down a perk that most Louisianans would fight long and hard for — free tickets to university football games, on the 50-yard line, no less.
U. of San Diego Backtracks on Appointing Feminist Catholic Theologian
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June 5, 2007
Developers Buy Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2, an artificial ecosystem near Tucson that has alternated between serious science and kooky pseudoscience, has been sold to a housing-development firm, the Arizona Daily Star reported. However, the new owners hope to lease the facility to the nearby University of Arizona for climate research, and as a tourist attraction.
The new owners, an investment group called CDO Ranching & Development, L.P., are mostly interested in the 1,650 acres of land that surrounds Biosphere. It is in a growing area north of Tucson, near the town of Oracle.
The $200-million facility was financed by Edward P. Bass, the Texas billionaire. He helped arrange for eight people to live in the enclosure for two years, but the experiment was later ridiculed by scientists.
Columbia University operated Biosphere 2 from 1996 to 2003, and spent $25-million on facilities there. However, Mr. Bass’s company, the Decisions Investment Corporation, sued Columbia, saying it was not living up to its financial commitments, and the university pulled up stakes. Mr. Bass is taking a financial bath on the entire proposition: The facility and the land sold for $50-million. —Martin Van Der Werf
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