(U-WIRE) DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Nifong will spend Friday night in jail.
Nifong, the former Durham, N.C., district attorney, was sentenced to serve one day in jail last Friday after being held in contempt of court by Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith.
Former DA in Duke lacrosse case found guilty of contempt
Source: The Chronicle
Greek sculptures spark controversy at U. Virginia
Source: Cavalier Daily
(U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Two prized ancient Greek sculptures currently on display at the University of Virginia Art Museum are at the center of an international art scandal.
The artifacts in question, which date from the sixth century B.C., are known as acroliths.
Indictment deepens U. South Florida students’ legal trouble
Source: The Oracle
(U-WIRE) TAMPA, Fla. — A federal grand jury in Tampa, Fla., has indicted two University of South Florida students for transporting explosive materials and one of the students for teaching or demonstrating how to make or use an explosive device.
More...New scholarship to honor fallen U. Massachusetts soldier
Source: Massachusetts Daily Collegian
(U-WIRE) AMHERST, Mass. — Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas never had a chance to graduate from the University of Massachusetts. Valdepenas, a marine who put his studies on hold to serve his country, was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near him in September 2006.
More...U. Delaware student suspended after controversial Web posts
Source: The Review
(U-WIRE) NEWARK, Del. — A student sued the University of Delaware on Aug. 1 for a violation of his First Amendment rights because the school suspended him from classes and banned him from campus for his Web site.
More...Colorado State U. re-examines gun policy
Source: Rocky Mountain Collegian
(U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University and other schools across the nation were forced to reevaluate campus security after a lone gunman massacred 32 people on the Virginia Tech campus in April.
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