Topic: Hofstra University

Title IX case? Boy banned as 'too good' for girls' field hockey team

After two years on a girls' field hockey team in New York, 13-year old boy is kicked off for having an 'unfair advantage.'  The boy is appealing the decision.

Parents use spy tech to expose abuse of special needs kids

Suspicious parents of special needs kids have recently taken advantage of advances in spy tech to plant wires on their children at school. The recordings have been used to expose abuse perpetrated by school officials; but also may raise privacy issues.

Gratitude: a healthy recipe for Thanksgiving

Gratitude is an ethic that experts now see as equally secular and religious – not to mention a healthy recipe for Thanksgiving all year round.

Strauss-Kahn and five other vexing sexual assault cases

Sexual assault cases rank among the most difficult to prosecute, as the one against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is demonstrating. Here are five high-profile sex-crime cases that fell apart.

'The rent is too damn high' steals show at New York governor debate

At New York governor debate, the fringe parties take center stage. The leading characters: a former madam making brothel jokes and the candidate of 'the rent is too damn high' party.

NCAA tournament not enough? There’s more college basketball around.

The torture debate

Why does the line between coercion and torture seem so shadowy now?

Thrown out the windows, or under the bus?

The Monitor's language columnist reflects on metaphors used for the ejection of public officials.

McCain appears on Letterman show (for real)

A feisty McCain, a cool Obama, and appeals to 'Joes' everywhere

In last presidential debate, McCain makes starkest break yet with Bush, invokes an Ohio plumber to discredit Obama's tax policies.

McCain aims for crucial senior vote

Obama now leads in states with many older voters.

Bush role in McCain campaign to fade away

But the president is still trying to unite the Republican Party.

McCain, Obama set to spar in presidential debates

After Spitzer: Paterson brings political acumen to New York politics

Set to become governor Monday, the politician is known for his drive and affability.