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Union football players put in service time at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa in Roosevelt, Utah, on Sept. 24, 2013. The football coaches at Union High School have taken a stand against poor performance in the classroom and bullying outside the classroom, including disrespect of teachers and students. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
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Screen grab of William Dorland, director of the Honors College at the University of Maryland. (http://www.honors.umd.edu/directorsbio.php)
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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, photo, Syrian students gather in the playground of Hassan Shuaib School in Damascus, Syria. Facing extraordinary challenges, millions of Syrian children in government-controlled areas returned to school this week to the backdrop of a raging civil war and an international debate over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. (AP Photo)
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VCU goalkeeper Emma Kruse thought her soccer days were over after playing at Forest Park High School, but she ended up starting for the Rams. (VCU Athletics)
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David Schaffner, father to 16-year-old David Schaffner III, talks to a reporter after his son was suspended from a Pennsylvania high school for willfully turning in a hunting knife he forgot to take out of his pocket before a football game. (CBS News Pittsburgh)
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First lady Michelle Obama is joined by actress Eva Longoria at Watertown High School in Watertown, Wis. on Thursday at an event to encourage people to drink more water. Her claim that it increases energy raised eyebrows. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, photo, Virginia Tech wide receiver Kalvin Cline runs with the ball during an NCAA college football game against Western Carolina in Blacksburg Va. The freshman tight end from Boca Raton, Fla., didn't play football until his senior year of high school. Now, injuries have him pressed into duty for the Hokies, and he's learning on the job. Cline caught four passes for 46 yards last week in his college debut against Western Carolina. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)
