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After a study showing that small percentages of students take foreign language and math courses at Columbia University, changes in graduation requirements have been made for students entering next fall.

David French, the current President at Columbia, has decided to require future students to take one math, computer science, and foreign language course each. When asked about the changes, he stated that these new requirements will result in better educated students going out into the world.

Vanderbilt University’s homecoming queen, a straight-A student and successful cheerleader, was arrested Tuesday night for driving under the influence of alcohol; the third occurrence in six months.

Cathy Bensen, a 22-year-old senior, is the daughter of locally prominent attorney Jim Bensen. The homecoming queen is studying Biology at Vanderbilt, and is beloved by the community, making this event quite the shock.

The Port Columbus weather office reported Wednesday’s highest temperature at 3:30 p.m. as a whooping 82 degrees; the hottest temperature on this date since 1888.

This came as no surprise to the locals, considering how warm the summer has already been for this small Ohio town.

The Pastor of the Ever Faithful Church of the Living Water is leading angry citizens to the state capital next Monday, prepared to speak with legislators about the curriculum of a Charleston University biology class.

Pastor Wilbur Straking is charging Charleston with “un-American” practices, claiming that the class’s teachings of evolution are against Christian and American principles. Neither the course’s Professor, Laura Cliff, nor the University’s President, would comment on the charges.

A disgruntled customer filed a suit against the Amburn Produce Market for $100,000 Thursday, charging the company with negligence after an incident involving green beans.

With the vegetable scattered on the floor of the market, Elie Maston slipped and broke her hip April 1. She took the company to Circuit Court, the suit claiming that permanent bodily and mental damage was obtained after the incident.

The Presidents of Ambrose Steel Company and United Steelworkers Local 923 made a joint announcement Monday, informing the public that they have reached a collective bargaining agreement.

After a month of strikes by the workers of Ambrose, the latest has been called off after this announcement. Had they continued to strike, 457 steelworkers would have been put out of a job, bringing production to a halt at Ambrose. The terms of the agreement will be read at a meeting of the union at 7 p.m.