CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. The Prairie State College (PSC) Board of Trustees recently added four student art works to the Student Art Collection. The works were selected from the 2014 Photographer of the Year and Student Exhibition and the Graduate Students Exhibition. Daniel Lagor’s work is a charcoal drawing, “Untitled[Read More…]
Day: January 17, 2015
Remarks by Secretary Hagel at the U.S. Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Summit,
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Thank you, Madam Secretary. Thank you. Thank you for your introduction. Thank you for your leadership and what you have done in your role as secretary of the Air Force, your personal provision to this effort. You want me[Read More…]
DoD Releases 2013 Annual Report on Suicide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its 2013 calendar year Suicide Event Report (DoDSER), which details the number of suicide attempts and deaths for U.S. service members. The DoDSER also includes detailed assessments of demographic information, behavioral health history, and deployment history for each suicide[Read More…]
S&P Settlement Could Leave Taxpayers Partly Underwater Again
Could Claim Over $350 Million Tax Windfall for Justice Dept Settlement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Standard & Poor’s (S&P), the bond-rating agency whose past practices have been tied to the mortgage crisis, is in negotiations with the U.S. Justice Department to settle allegations of civil fraud with a payout of[Read More…]
NCAA to Re-Examine Drug Testing Policy
Calling for Alternatives to Drug Testing for “Recreational” Drugs that Aren’t Performance Enhancers NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. The NCAA announced yesterday that it plans to re-examine its approach to drug testing student-athletes for recreational drug use. The news comes just days after two University of Oregon football players were suspended[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Visits Kankakee School
KANKAKEE—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today visited with students at Kennedy Middle Grade School in Kankakee to talk about government and the class’s upcoming trip to the nation’s capital. The fifth and sixth grade students asked Rep. Kelly to describe a typical day in Congress, questioned her on the[Read More…]