Louisburg College, the only private two-year college in North Carolina, named a new president today.

United must catch Chelsea by end of year, says Ferguson (Independent)

In his most candid acknowledgement yet of the deficit that has developed between his side and the League leaders, Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United must close the gap on Chelsea from eight points to two by the New Year, with the added workload of the World Club Championship in Japan impeding attempts to do so.

`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution (AP via Yahoo! News)

The last time Guns N' Roses released an album of all-new material, there were no iPods or digital downloads. There was no "American Idol." No music blogs. No MySpace.

New Music: Dances With White Girls: "Everyone's Got to Make a Living" [MP3] (Pitchfork)

I've been waiting for a new jack swing revival ever since I learned that the Boyz II Men and Hi-Five tapes I loved were part of something called "new jack swing," but as great as this year's Gold: New Jack Swing compilation is, any such revival would probably be ill-advised. The title of Brooklyn "thug-house" DJ/producer Dances With White Girls ' just-released debut EP for the Rapture's ...

Kanye West's new album to debut on MySpace Music (AP via Yahoo! News)

Add Kanye West to the list of artists previewing their new CDs on MySpace Music.