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• Gun fired at Hawaii school, 1 student injured (AP)
• Lubbock mother allegedly set on fire by son dies (AP)
• Examine Alternative Routes to a 4-Year Degree (U.S. News & World Report)

Gun fired at Hawaii school, 1 student injured (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 03:10 PM PDT AP - A loaded handgun brought to a Hawaii middle school by a student was fired on campus before school started on Monday, narrowly missing one student and leaving another with minor injuries, police said.

Lubbock mother allegedly set on fire by son dies (AP) Posted: 23 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT AP - A Lubbock woman died Monday from the burns she sustained two weeks ago when authorities say her son doused her with flammable liquid and set her on fire before trying to sexually assault a teacher at knifepoint at a school, her husband said.

Examine Alternative Routes to a 4-Year Degree (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 23 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT U.S. News & World Report - As economic uncertainty continues to linger, more families are taking stock of potential alternatives to the traditional path to a four-year college degree. A popular option is one that involves taking the first two years of college at a less expensive two- or four-year college and then transferring into a higher profile (and higher priced) four-year institution from which the degree is granted.

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