European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes wednesday april 42007 University looks to reinvent itself state University is reinventing itself the historically Black col lege of just under 5000 Stu dents Hopes to double its enrolment in upcoming months diversify its largely Black student body and strengthen its image with new buildings curriculum and staff the changes come As the Peters Burgara school attempts to be come a destination for Southside Virginia and beyond i believe in diversity were not an isolated entity said Harold t Green or Vulfs Rector who acknowledged the schools role in molding generations of Blacks the school has taken several Steps toward raising its profile As it approaches its 125th anniversary academically Usu has bolstered its Liberal arts curriculum with computer science and Nurs ing programs a school of Engineer ing is under construction longtime state worker named a having treasure Kail Akona Hawaii Norman Sakata insists he is retired the 81yearold Holualoa native however has an unconventional definition of retirement he has volunteered with the Hawaii Lions Eye Bank and Makana foundation for 48 years he has volunteered for the boy scouts of America Kona District for 55 years and he is co chairman of the Kona Coffee cultural festival a position he has held or shared since 1981 Sakata was one of seven people honoured this year As living trea sures of Hawaii by Honda Hong Kanji Mission of Hawaii he was the Only one to be honoured for his personal service the six others were acknowledged for their work in the arts education or Medicine within one hour Sharks bite boy 9 and surfer fort Pierce a 9yearold boy and a 30yearold surfer were bitten by Sharks in separate attacks on Barrier Island beaches authorities said their injuries were not consid ered life threatening the attacks happened within an hour of each other on Hutchinson Island in St Lucie county on Florida East coast the boy was bitten on his right buttock and thigh at Waveland Park St Lucie county fire District spokeswoman Catherine Whitaker said he was treated at a local Hospital and released about an hour later a surfer on Normandy Beach was bitten on his right ankle a deep wound serious enough that he was held for Obser vation at a local Hospital Whitaker said Wii Pilot to be buried 63 years after crash Gary a world War h Navy Pilot whose remains were identified last year after being excavated from a Mountain Side crash site in Hawaii will be buried this summer ending his family Long wait for his return Ensign Harry Bud Warnkes Walls of Glass the architecture is striking but inside the new Home of Maines Holo Caust and human rights Center visitors May find what they see and hear even More mov american Roundup sister 87yearold Myrtle Tice is waiting for warmer weather to Bury her brother some 63 years after his death Tice who lives in an Arizona retirement Home and has difficulty getting about will be assisted by her daughter in her journey to Indi Ana for the funeral Warnke will be interred in an empty grave site that bears his name at Westville cemetery about 20 Miles East of Gary artificial insemination performed on elephant Washington scientists at the smithsonian National zoo Are hoping that the zoos asian elephant is pregnant scientists from the zoo and from Germany performed two artificial insemination Over the weekend on 31yearold Shanthi and will have to wait four months before they can confirm whether she has conceived zoo spokesman John Gibbons said Shanthi is the Mother of Kandy la the zoos 5yearold male ele Phant that was conceived by an artificial insemination in 2000 if she has conceived the calf would be born in 22 months new holocaust Center has striking architecture Augusta with a Suc cession of four curved roof lines arching toward the Southern sky before ending abruptly with real Deal Kirsten Evers slams a Gate As she skis Down the course in the Wom ens slalom ski race in the us Alpine ski championships at Alyeska resort in Girdwood Alaska my images of survivors of the nazi horrors and their liberators will appear on four screens to Tell stories of what they experienced during those dark Days As a Back drop to their words ambient sounds from the death Camps will fill the air outside a Small plot of ground will hold Earth from aus Schwitz Birkenas following a Cere Mony on april 15 International holocaust remembrance Day boys vacuum expertise turns him into to Star Adrian a 12yearold boy who has collected More than 150 vacuum cleaners says he is learning to identify them by sound Kyle has been in Hollywood tap ing a game show Pilot where he had to compete against other contestants blindfolded and correctly identify vacuum models the news paper said he said he got Bis first working Model at age 3 and keeps part of his collection in his room Randy and Marylynn Krich Baum said their son played with a toy vacuum constantly As a Tod Dler Kyle whose Hobby also has landed him a guest appearance on the tonight show with Jay Leno has aspirations of owning a vacuum shop police Man put kids in cars trunk during Outing Portland an Oregon Man on vacation with Las family is accused of putting two of his four children in a car trunk be cause the vehicle was too Small to hold All of them Douglas Willy 40 was arrested after police received a tip from a person who saw the family at a Gas station authorities said he was charged with two counts of Reck less endangerment Willy his Fiancee and their four children were taking a trip but the vehicle did not fit All six so police said he decided two of the Chil Dren would ride in the trunk to avoid taking a second vehicle souped up patrol cars prow states highways Fredericksburg the Virginia state police have a new set of High powered wheels in their patrol Fleet 340horsepower Dodge chargers that can go from Zero to 60 Mph in about six seconds trooper Helms Jaime a five year Veteran of the state police is one of 32 Virginia troopers assigned to the departments new High performance patrol car Many of the chargers have been placed along Busy parts of inter states 95 and 81 there used for traffic enforcement in March Jaime was issued a Sil ver 2007 Dodge Charger he and other troopers who Are driving the chargers were trained at fort Pickett they Learned to a never the High performance vehicles at High speeds Jaime said he drove the Charger As fast As 135 Mph during the session Theus air Force thunderbird Fly during the 42nd naval base Ventura county air show at Point Mug near Ventura Calif in la seems to fill the sky As roofers dear shingles from atop a building along West Market Street in Philadelphia