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President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize
By Brenna Wilson
October 9, 2009 - 1:49pm
President Obama becomes the third sitting American president to win the prize.

President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday, nytimes.com reports. The honor comes after the president was only in office for nine months.

The award, which was announced in Oslo early Friday morning, recognizes the president for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” and his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Onondaga Community College's enrollment sets record
By Matthew Phifer
September 29, 2009 - 4:23pm
Syracuse.com reports that Onondaga Community College enrollment is up by 14%.

According to Syracuse.com Onondaga Community College’s enrollment has reached a record of more than 12,000 students.   That is an increase of 14% over last year.