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On Campus Blog

What Oles do when snow turns to rain

What Oles do when snow turns to rain

Looks like someone is taking the weird winter weather to heart. From St. Olaf College‘s Facebook site: So that ‘pretty snow’ earlier this week actually turned into rain. Quite a bit of it, in fact, leaving first-year students Michael Mayer, Brian Craig, and David Brendan Johnson no choice but to take the plunge.
by Alex Friedrich

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Should U execs retire at the pay standard of other employees?

University of Minnesota disability services employee Scott Marshall writes in the Star Tribune how the U could avoid paying its top execs extravagant retirement payouts: Short of stopping the practice of paying administrators anything at all when their job responsibilities are done, how about this: When a university administrator leaves her position, the university pays…
by Alex Friedrich

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When are students chaff — and when are they just not the right fit for a college?

When are students chaff — and when are they just not the right fit for a college?

College admissions counselors I’ve spoken to and read about always seem to play down the importance of getting into a prestigious school and instead stress that students need to have the “right fit” with a college. Ah, the “right fit.” It sounds so warm and fuzzy and holistic. But students — and their anxious helicopter…
by Alex Friedrich

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Moorhead ends attempt to build Division I hockey program

Moorhead ends attempt to build Division I hockey program

Minnesota State University – Moorhead President Edna Szymanski tells The Advocate student paper why she ended on Monday the university’s $37 million fundraising campaign to establish a hockey program after generating about half of the financial goal: “The other half wasn’t about to materialize in the next few days.” Read the full story here.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Car loans, veterans and transfers

Are car loans, college loans so different? Before you read on, take a quick look at the car in your driveway or garage. What do you see? If you are like many Americans, you see a symbol of your independence, autonomy, even freedom. (The Washington Post) Different Tuition Rates Become More Common at Public Colleges, Study…
by Alex Friedrich

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The U's legal opinion on whether Sviggum faces a conflict

This comes from Mark Rotenberg, the U’s general counsel. He appears to reference the opinion of the outside attorney, and states that he agree with the attorney that regent Steve Sviggum faces a conflict of interest that can’t be managed.
by Alex Friedrich

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How MPIRG students got creative at the Capitol

Who says education beats creativity out of students? Pioneer Press reporter Dennis Lien gives MPIRG students props in the paper for their recent environmental lobbying: Give MPIRG students credit for being the most enthusiastic lobbyists at the Capitol on Tuesday. Dozens of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group members urged lawmakers to back proposals increasing…
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Ranking: UMN-Duluth has the hottest female students

Ranking: UMN-Duluth has the hottest female students

Folks, I don’t make these things up. Call this post sexist, shallow, whatever you want. An MPR colleague sent this my way, and I’m just putting the news out there. In short: The University of Minnesota – Duluth has the hottest coeds, according to data compiled by DateMySchool.com and reported by The Huffington Post and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Zombies, gays and remedial education

Harvard group seeks degrees for expelled gays Students and faculty at Harvard University are calling on the school to award posthumous degrees to seven students expelled nearly a century ago for being gay or perceived as gay, and they’re timing a rally for their cause to coincide with a visit by Lady Gaga. (Associated Press…
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