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Notes in the Margins: Stimulus money, placement tests and presidential PR

Cut the cord between college football and the NFL We need to make drastic, fundamental changes that end college football’s role as the National Football League’s sole development agency and removing the nonstudent players from campus so America’s universities can focus on their real mission: education. (The Kansas City Star via University Business) How the Other…
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My impressions of Saint Paul College

My impressions of Saint Paul College

It’s hard to put the rest of my findings into one coherent narrative. So I’ll give you some main thoughts on what has stuck out during my limited experience here: Ethnic diversity. With 56 percent of the student body non-white, Saint Paul College is one of the most diverse colleges in Minnesota. And I hear it…
by Alex Friedrich

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How Saint Paul College's president sees the school

How Saint Paul College's president sees the school

Had a little sit-down with President Rassoul Dastmozd today to get an idea of where the school is going. He’s not a bad interview — quite low-key, but doesn’t seem to have the stiff, corporate demeanor or much of the edubabble that infects a lot of college administrators. He comes from Clark College, the second-largest…
by Alex Friedrich

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What the view looks like from here

What the view looks like from here

Remember the gorgeous panoramic view I mentioned this morning? I can’t do it justice, but here’s an idea of the window space in the cafeteria. And here’s just one small part of the view:
by Alex Friedrich

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How relevant is art in the working world?

How relevant is art in the working world?

It’s funny what art teaches you. Instructor Aaron Jacobs’ class has this “observational drawing” assignment today: Draw the still-life above — without lifting your pencil off the paper. If you make a mistake, it’s a long road back. That kind of project teaches students to see the the whole picture of what’s in front of…
by Alex Friedrich

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How to roll up your sleeves and get down to business

How to roll up your sleeves and get down to business

Dropped in on Tom Hillstead’s cabinet-making class. Only three weeks in to the semester, students were still learning how to run the machinery, and were working on small projects. Oliver Dority, 20 (in front) and 19-year-old Johnny Lyles, both of St. Paul were planing lumber and preparing to cut it into smaller pieces. Like Speaks…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Saint Paul's culinary students fed me for lunch

What Saint Paul's culinary students fed me for lunch

Now comes the really good part: Lunch. I’m dining at City View Grille, the in-house restaurant that serves as training ground for Saint Paul College’s culinary program. My server today is 24-year-old Jeff Speaks, who drives 25 minutes from Plymouth because of the reputation of the program and his ties to instructor Manfred Krug, with…
by Alex Friedrich

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How students learn to communicate at Saint Paul

How students learn to communicate at Saint Paul

I’m in Speech 1720 – Interpersonal Communication, which is being taught today by Carol Paulnock. The class is not just for those in the humanities or students who want to go on to a four-year university. It’s a required course for many of the college’s programs, said Daniel Paulnock, chair of the department (and husband…
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