Dayton set to announce anti-bullying executive orderNovember 28, 2011 12:35 PMBy Tom WeberGov. Mark Dayton's office is finalizing an executive order addressing bullying in Minnesota's schools, the governor's spokeswoman said Monday.
What UW-Stout students might want to major inNovember 28, 2011 9:14 AMBy Alex FriedrichSo how did UW-Stout start this one? From The Quad News: Maybe a career in packaging is better fit for you. Can you imagine studying boxes for four years? Well, people apparently do and according to University of Wisconsin-Stout, “the employment rate for graduates from the school year 2009-2010 was 100 percent.” Read the full…
What caused MnSCU to turn sour on the U's transfer decision?November 28, 2011 8:03 AMBy Alex FriedrichWell, this is an interesting change of opinion. When I was raising some questions earlier this month about the University of Minnesota’s decision to scale back a bit on the number of transfer student’s it’ll be accepting, I wanted to get the reaction of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It has some…
How so is the Freshman 15 a myth?November 28, 2011 3:13 AMBy Alex FriedrichThis is timely enough, considering we’ve just come off Thanksgiving. TommieMedia (of the University of St. Thomas) covers an Ohio State University study that says the Freshman 15 is a myth. What it finds: Women 2.4 pounds, on average; Men 3.4 pounds; Weight gain does happen over a college career — 7-9 pounds on average for…
Infographic: How cell phones influence college-student habitsNovember 28, 2011 2:48 AMBy Alex FriedrichTake this with a grain of salt. The study was conducted via Facebook. Source: HackCollege via Mashable
Notes in the Margins: Digital texts, too little debt and the survival of for-profitsNovember 28, 2011 2:24 AMBy Alex FriedrichThe other student loan problem: too little debt Students who take extreme steps to avoid debt at all costs, they say, may get stuck with something much more financially damaging than moderate student loan debt. They may not wind up with a college degree. (Associated Press via NAICU) Textbooks Finally Take a Big Leap to Digital Though…
For young math phenom, age is just another numberNovember 26, 2011 4:00 AM"He's probably smarter than all of us," his middle school classmates say of eight-year-old Mani Chadaga, who's currently taking geometry and Algebra II.
My impression of MCAD students — It's the studioNovember 23, 2011 7:40 AMBy Alex FriedrichAs a wrap-up to the coverage of my visits to Minnesota colleges, I try to write a post summing up my impressions of the campus and its students. This time, though, after visiting the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I realize I need to highlight an essential part of the students’ lives: their studios.…
What Kaler is telling the University of Minnesota about reporting sexual assaultsNovember 23, 2011 3:34 AMBy Alex FriedrichJust got this forwarded to me: To: Members of the University Community From: Eric W. Kaler, President Re: Reporting Sexual Assaults I have been saddened by the deeply disturbing reports from Penn State University in recent weeks, and all of us are understandably upset by the horrific allegations of sexual abuse of children by a…
After saving athletics, St. Cloud students veto student center renovationsNovember 23, 2011 3:19 AMBy Alex FriedrichSt. Cloud State University students have again rejected a fee increase to pay for renovations of Atwood Memorial Center, the St. Cloud Times reports. Nine percent of the student body voted, and 42 percent supported the increase, which would have been an additional $4.20 a credit, up to 12 credits, for the next two decades.…