– History is being made at the University of Notre Dame this spring
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In the 161 years the University of Notre Dame has been awarding degrees, never had there been an African-American as valedictorian. Until this year.
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She’s Katie Washington of Gary, Indiana. She carries a 4.0 GPA majoring in biology and minoring in Catholic social teaching.
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According to the Northwest Indiana Times, Washington plans to continue her studies at Johns Hopkins University and follow in her father’s footsteps into medicine.
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Washington says she’s humbled by the honor of being named valedictorian.
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More information from Notre Dame University:
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Katie Washington, a biological sciences major from Gary, Ind., has been named valedictorian of the 2010 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises May 16 (Sunday) in Notre Dame stadium.
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Washington, who earned a 4.0 grade point average, has a minor in Catholic Social Teaching. She has conducted research on lung cancer
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 Apr 21 2010
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Today we are proud to share a chapter from The Power of Attitude by Mac Anderson. In honor of the Olympics, we would like to share a story about an athlete who did not win his event. However, he finished, despite great difficulty…and, as you’ll see, sometimes finishing against great adversity can be a bigger challenge than finishing first. Sometimes, true courage is revealed through completing the race.
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Please enjoy an inspiring story about Derrick Redmond.
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Olympic Torch
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The Derrick Redmond Story from
The Power of Attitude
by Mac Anderson .
August 1992. Derrick Redmond from Great Britain was favored to win the 400-meter race during the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, but as he powered around the backstretch his hamstring snapped. Derrick tried desperately to finish the race, but he still had half the distance to go. Because he couldn’t walk, he
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If You’ve Ever Been In Love…
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Think back (for some of you this will take longer than others) to when you met that man/woman that you just knew would be the one. Remember when you realized/admitted to yourself that you loved him/her. Now remember how much you wanted to act like you were in a movie, and yell to everyone in the football stadium “I love (fill in the name)!!!!” You told family and friends how perfect he was. You told your boys how she was just what you were looking for.
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Well, I told THE LORD I loved Him today. And He said to me, “How much do you love me? You haven’t told anyone how good I’ve been to you. You haven’t shared how perfect my love is. You haven’t spread the good news that I am always there to listen to your problems. You haven’t told your family how I helped you pay your bills when you didn’t have a high paying job, or how I got you a better one. You didn’t tell your boys
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.
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American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.
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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.
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A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to
the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs
and crashed to the ground.After a while he slowly climbed the tree again. And again he jumped.
This time he flapped all four of his limbs, but still plummeted to the
hard ground.The persistent turtle tried again and again with the same results. A Read More
Jun 13 2009
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Writer Norman Cousins tells about a football game at which a doctor
found himself treating five spectators for stomach disorder. Each
complained of nausea, dizziness and cramps. Upon checking, the doctor
learned that all five had previously consumed soft drinks from the
arena’s concession stands. In the interest of protecting public
safety, an announcement was made to the crowd that it would be wise to
forego drinks in the stadium because certain people were becoming ill.
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May 29 2009
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