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November 7, 2011 3:04 AM

Why some Tommies are off Facebook this month

TommieMedia discusses the ins and outs of “No Facebook November,” an annual campaign started by student Brandon Miranda at the University of St. Thomas: Giving up Facebook has challenged some of the participants. Miranda said the first few days are the most difficult, and it gets easier over time. Senior G Lee Xiong said the…

by Alex Friedrich

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November 7, 2011 2:41 AM

Why are those bags lying around in some Gustavus dormitory halls?

Gustavus Adolphus sophomore Drew Olmen says in The Gustavian Weekly why North Hall (part of the dorm facility unofficially known as “Complex”) seems to have a rampant tidiness problem: “It is very messy. You just learn to work around it. Literally, after Saturday night, only two showers work because the rest are full of trash.” The…

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November 7, 2011 1:40 AM

Notes in the Margins: China, underground atheists and affluent two-year students

Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (It’s Just So Darn Hard) The bulk of attrition comes in engineering and among pre-med majors, who typically leave STEM fields if their hopes for medical school fade. There is no doubt that the main majors are difficult and growing more complex. Some students still lack math preparation or aren’t…

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November 6, 2011 4:21 PM

Going online, teachers aim for cheap, custom textbooks

Instead of mass-produced textbooks, the more than 3,100 sophomores in Minnesota's largest district are learning from an online curriculum developed by their teachers over the summer with free software distributed over the web.

by Chris Williams

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November 4, 2011 8:15 AM

Charts: Comparing student debt among Minnesota colleges

My editor, Bill Wareham, fooled around with the Minnesota data from yesterday’s Project on Student Debt report, and put it into chart form. Click on the tabs at the bottom of the frame to view public-school charts, private-school charts, and the various raw-data tables. Source: The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.

by Alex Friedrich

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November 4, 2011 7:46 AM

What Minnesota students may do today for the Occupy movement

Just surfing a few Occupy sites on the Web and found this: Friday, November 4 · 5:00pm – 8:00pm The People’s Plaza 300 S 6th St Minneapolis, MN Students and Youth March on the Banks! 5-7pm Unity Rally 7pm Student and Youth March @the People’s Plaza (Hennepin County Gov. Ctr), Minneapolis Join Occupy MN as…

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November 4, 2011 6:28 AM

Hey, U: What happened to cooperating with community colleges?

“Our transfer students on balance do not have the same kind of positive experience here as our undergraduates. … We haven’t been quite as selective with transfers as we have been with freshmen.” — University of Minnesota Dean of Undergraduate Education Bob McMaster on why the U is cutting back a little on the number…

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November 4, 2011 3:43 AM

Why Pogemiller might be an effective Office of Higher Education chief

Former DFL Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe tells Politics in Minnesota why the “wonky” and “combative” Sen. Larry Pogemiller, who Gov. Mark Dayton last week chose to be director of the state Office of Higher Education, has been a formidable legislator: “In the legislative process, knowledge is power, and he was extremely knowledgeable on some…

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November 4, 2011 2:56 AM

Notes in the Margins: Weak presidents, academic fraud and law students online

The Not-So-Empty Nest: More Young Adults Choose To Live With Parents Interestingly, the data signifies that Millennial males have been more likely to remain in the nest when compared to their female counterparts. Whereas the number of guys living with parents has rather steadily increased since 2000, the number of young women choosing to do so…

by Alex Friedrich