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Legislator: Bruininks needs to step in

"The U's reputation is suffering. I hate to see that happen, and (University of Minnesota President) Bob Bruininks has got to take control of the situation."

-- State Rep. Jean Wagenius (DFL), co-chair of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, commenting on the fallout from the U's pulling of the Troubled Waters environmental documentary. The commission oversees close to 70 percent of the funding of the film.