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Student threatens Minneapolis college nursing instructor

Officials at Minneapolis Community & Technical College are investigating a threatening e-mail that a failed student has sent to a faculty member in the nursing department. College spokeswoman Dawn Skelly said that a student was unhappy over being asked to leave the program and sent a letter to the instructor, director of nursing, dean of…
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What the Students for a Democratic Society will be protesting tomorrow

From a press release: Tomorrow at noon at the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Plaza, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) will announce demands that the group is bringing to University President Robert Bruininks. The organization participated in the Oct. 7 protest over the rising costs of tuition and larger class sizes. It continues to…
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U-Minnesota's Chi Psi to get house dad

U-Minnesota's Chi Psi to get house dad

If Chi Psi needs a firm hand, I wonder whether it’s about to get it. Its University of Minnesota chapter, which is on probation for alcohol problems and made the news recently for an alleged sexual assault (recently dropped for lack of evidence), has taken on a live-in house dad, the Minnesota Daily reports. Starting…
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A walk through the Troubled Waters controversy

A walk through the Troubled Waters controversy

The whole film flap in six easy bites For those of you coming late to the University of Minnesota’s Troubled Waters drama — and/or trying to understand the e-mail dump I chronicled on Friday — here’s a boiled-down version of the story and its main issues — with links: What “Troubled Waters” is: An environmental…
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VP Himle: Troubled Waters = Michael Moore

VP Himle: Troubled Waters = Michael Moore

I remember walking out of Troubled Waters thinking it was nothing like a Michael Moore film — no grand-standing, no tear-jerking, no milking the subject. Looks like Karen Himle, the University of Minnesota’s VP for university relations, disagrees vehemently. I’ve posted a document or two showing that she called the Troubled Waters film “propaganda,” and…
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Mankato prez sends note to LGBTQ community

Here’s a memo sent out by the president of Minnesota State University – Mankato in light of the recent spate of suicides by youths bullied for their sexual orientation. (For those unfamiliar with the term LGBTQ, it’s an initialism for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer members of society. One variation is GLBT, but without Read more →
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Why replacing Gophers' Brewster is tough

Why replacing Gophers' Brewster is tough

With Gopher football coach Tim Brewster sacked, the University of Minnesota will have to get creative to find someone to replace him, MPR’s Tim Post reports. It paid Brewster $1 million — not a lot in today’s coach market — and doesn’t have the budget to go all out, as Athletics Director Joel Maturi tells…
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Notes in the Margins: TKE returns, academic credit and selling notes

The nerd turns: A cappella singers suddenly the popular kids on campus For decades, a cappella was a tradition that thrived mainly at Ivy League institutions and small liberal arts schools. But a cappella is enjoying an explosion on all manner of campuses. (The Washington Post) Perfect ACT scores Mounds View High School students Daniel…
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Why study abroad doesn't interest some employers

“They’re looking for a dozen engineers, a dozen accountants. They’re not thinking about how, in the long term, an international experience might pay off.” — Ralph Brigham, past president of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, in on why it’s difficult to convince potential employers of the value of studying abroad. Good material in…
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The 5 types of college drinkers

Amid the recent coverage of binge drinking and alcohol-control campaigns comes a study reprinted in the Washington Post about the 5 different types of drinkers. It was paid for by the Ad Council and The Century Council. Notice how the various drinkers see themselves — especially the heavy ones. Captains of Control: 25% These folks…
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