LOS ANGELES, Nov.

Data issued on Wednesday shows that US album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena slowed.

By Stowe, Gene For weeks, Fred Longenecker, of South Bend, has been working to prepare for an annual National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention convened by the Noel-Levitz consulting firm.

OASIS singer Noel Gallagher claimed his derogatory comments about American hip-hop star Jay-Z performing at Glastonbury were taken the wrong way. (c) 2008 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

By Lee Tant, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C. Apr. 4--South Carolina State University trustees are considering increasing tuition by 6 percent next year. The increase amounts to about $465 extra a year for each student.