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Alex posted the whole news release a few minutes ago. But while he’s over at the U digging through the 2,500 pages of documents that he and other reporters requested, I thought it worthwhile to highlight  U of M President Robert Bruininks’ bottom line assessment of the matter: Over the past few weeks, we have…
This from spokesman Dan Wolter: From: University of Minnesota News Service [mailto:unews@umn.edu] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 1:56 PM Subject: University of Minnesota statement regarding “Troubled Waters” documentary Contacts: Daniel Wolter, University News Service, unews@umn.edu, (612) 624-5551 University of Minnesota statement regarding “Troubled Waters” documentary MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/15/2010) —The following is a statement…
Obama to headline rally at U-Minnesota
MPR’s Capitol View blog reports that President Obama will be visiting Northrop Mall at the University of Minnesota a week from tomorrow for a DFL rally to support DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton: St. Paul-President Obama will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to headline a rally for Democratic-Farmer-Labor party gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton on Saturday, October…
So it’s cheating if a student with no learning disorder uses Adderall to study but it’s totally okay if the student has been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Disorder—a condition with no objective measures for identification and one that’s said to be wildly over diagnosed—and uses prescribed stimulants when he’s got a lot of work to do?…
Video: Change a light bulb Goldy-style
These videos — including Goldy eggs a car, flies a plane, leaves a building — are so stupid they’re funny. Nice Friday morning candy.
Yale DKE Fraternity Apologizes For Chanting Vulgarities about Women The University of Minnesota chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon isn’t the only one making bad headlines. Members of the Yale chapter met with members of the school’s women’s center last night to apologize for the vulgar chants that were shouted across campus as part of the…
Mpls. NAACP urging parents to pull students from district
The Minneapolis branch of the NAACP is calling on parents to consider moving their children out of Minneapolis city schools because of the district's recommendation to close North High School.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System chancellor's office plans to cut $4.2 million from its budget next fiscal year.
High-school students who are eyeing some of the state’s private colleges will find that this month is a great time to visit campuses and get their vibe. Many are hosting special fall events and tours — with varying degrees of registration — so get in touch with the institutions for details. Here’s a list of…