Morning Scoop: 2018 Rhodes Scholars are the most diverse ever
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THE LEAD: CHARLES MANSON DEAD AT 83
Charles Manson, the 1960s cult leader whose followers committed murder and terrorized the Los Angeles community, died Sunday of natural causes.
CNN reports, “The diminutive and charismatic Manson orchestrated a wave of violence in August 1969 that took the lives of seven people, spawned headlines worldwide and landed him and his “Manson Family” of followers in prison for most of the remainder of their lives.”
The Associated Press described Manson’s most infamous crimes, saying the hippie cult leader “orchestrated the slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people, butchered at two homes on successive August nights by intruders who scrawled ‘Pigs’ and ‘Healter Skelter’ (sic) in the victims’ blood.”
Manson served nine life terms in California prisons and was denied parole 12 times.
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2018 RHODES SCHOLARS ARE THE MOST DIVERSE EVER
Winners of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships — one of America’s best known higher education honors — were announced Saturday.
Among the 32 winners are “ten African-Americans, the most ever elected in a U.S. Rhodes class; African and Asian immigrants; other Asian, Muslim, and Latino Americans; an Alaskan Native (Aleut); a transgender man,” according to a press release from the Rhodes Trust,”and four from colleges that have never before elected Rhodes Scholars in the 115 years of the United States Rhodes Scholarships (Hunter College, CUNY; Temple University; the University of Alaska Anchorage; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.”
The scholarships provide a full-ride for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England and some of the awards cover four years.
A complete list of the winners is here.
TODAY IN A TWEET
Atlanta’s Georgia Dome was imploded early this morning and Twitter was all about it.
OMG SELENA GOMEZ IS BLONDE NOW
InStyle mag has the huge news from last night’s American Music Awards (AMA) — where some other stuff happened, but meh, who really cares after this bombshell dropped:
“The singer just shocked AMA viewers by showing up to the awards show blonde. Yes, blonde. And it should surprise you even more than a Jelena reunion because besides a few caramel highlights here and there, this is by far the lightest the celebrity has ever been.”
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: 5 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR NOTE-TAKING SKILLS
Here’s something to read when you get super bored and/or annoyed with your family over Thanksgiving break. And you can thank Temple’s Alicia Geigel for it, because she’s looking ahead to finals.
She lays it out for you: “If you are struggling with taking notes or are just looking for some new techniques to help with your studies, check out my five tips that will guarantee you success in any class you are taking!”
Monday, you’re not so bad, because you know, Thanksgiving. Get what you have to get done and then get ready to head home for a break!
And remember, you can use Uloop to find a part time job on your campus, connect with a tutor or get a head start on housing for next year.