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The affiliation between Washburn and Kaw Area Technical School took place in July, and officials look forward to enhancing the availability of higher education in the community. Management of Kaw was passed to Washburn from Topeka Unified School District 501 Board of Education.
Fifteen players per team, one oblong shaped ball playing on a 144 meters long by 70 meters wide pitch. Does it sounds familiar? No pads, no forward passing, no blocking to assist the runner and something called a scrum. How about now? Ok, well maybe I was purposely trying to throw you for a loop; a pitch is synonymous with what is more popularly known as a field and for those of you that were wondering, the word scrum does not refer to a "less ambitious male"; instead the word scrum (an abbreviation for the word scrimmage) is a means for restarting play after an accidental infringement.
Business students at Washburn University now have the option of graduating with the highest honor for students of business and management; by graduating as members of the International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma. Beta Gamma Sigma recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of students pursuing degrees in business and management in programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Higher education institutions in California are facing significant tuition increases, leaving other universities left wondering if the same thing will happen to them. The current economy has taken its toll on all state schools, but most notably at state schools in California.