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Stephanie Bell received a Rhodes Scholarship, fourth-year Amol Naik received a Marshall Scholarship, and third-year Hannah Alpert received the Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

Paul has started what school officials said is the first hip-hop diploma program in the U.S. Jupiter Images A Minnesota music school is giving aspiring hip-hop artists a chance to polish their skills in the classroom.

Ted Hughes would send Leonard Baskin a poem, and Baskin would let the poem inspire a drawing.

Minnesota made it into the New York Times again this week, this time a ' for schooling students in Hip Hop.

DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

A A Nov. 23: Anna Robinson, who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 21, meets the stranger who donated life-saving bone marrow to her.

This year, Smith College is ranked as one of the most expensive institutions of higher education in the country among 58 other private universities.

Whether you prefer Josten, Hillyer, Young or Neilson, libraries are an integral part of any Smith undergraduate's experience.

Black Liberation Theology, generally understood to have been born during social changes of the 1960s and 1970s, may have its roots in the revolutionary acts of African-American church founders of the 1790s.

SOFT POWER: "Statement sweaters are huge,'' says Emmi Sorokin, a men's image consultant from It's a Man's World in Boston.

The Elm Street Historic District Committee is looking for public input on extending the district to some 60 properties to the north and south of the current boundaries.

I'm writing to express my heartfelt sympathy to Northampton for the election results, and for the ongoing erosion of the town I knew and loved.

Stay Only Minutes Away for Fractions of the Price!! There are many hotels that are located near the all-new Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Starting March 1, all Smith College employee payroll payments will be shifted to direct deposit with electronic notification of pay information, eliminating hard-copy mailings.

Smith, which has long been a home for students from 60 different countries across the globe, will once again host the annual International Students' Day this year.

I don't remember much from my first week at Smith College. Tom Riddell told us not to be afraid: He isn't Voldemort.

For 82-year-old Candace 'Candy' McKee Ashmun, it's easy being green. She has devoted the majority of her life to organizations ranging from the Mendham-based Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions to the Pinelands Commission, earning awards such as the 1992 Governor's Pride Award for the Environment and the Regional Planning ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Singer Gene Pitney may be gone, but his music lives on in St. Paul. A tribute to the 1960s singer-songwriter is set for Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the auditorium at McNally Smith College of Music.

Immortal Technique A Midwest college has expanded their diploma program to include a degree in Hip Hop Studies, which is a first of its kind.