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August 10, 2011 2:38 AM

University of Minnesota demolishes Wesbrook Hall

Wesbrook Hall is now little more than a pile of bricks. This week two excavators tore down the building that stood in the heart of the U of M’s campus for more than a century. The demolition is part of the U’s effort to get rid of several aging buildings it considers obsolete. The loss…

by Tim Post

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August 10, 2011 2:33 AM

Notes in the Margins: Student athletes, hospital violence and the rich

Student-Athlete Equation Could Be a Win-Win What if colleges didn’t just provide them with a stage for their performances, but prepared them for their exit from it? And what if they aspired to make the legacy of this multibillion-dollar entertainment industry more than just entertainment? (The New York Times) How Hospital Violence Affects Medical Students…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 9, 2011 9:31 AM

Why energy is so important at MnSCU

“Every dime saved can go back to the mission purpose to create more dollars for students in a learning environment. It is the right thing to do for the environment. Part of the reason we are looking at energy alternatives is because we are always concerned about energy shortages.” — Sally Grans, chief of facilities…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 9, 2011 4:41 AM

Which colleges and universities start when

Here’s the updated list from yesterday of when most of Minnesota’s well-known colleges and universities start classes: Private schools: Augsburg College Sept. 7 Bethany Lutheran College Aug. 23 Bethel University Aug. 29 Carleton College Sept. 12 College of Saint Benedict Aug. 31 College of St. Scholastica Sept. 6 Concordia College (Moorhead) Sept. 1 Concordia University…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 9, 2011 3:51 AM

State cuts UMN program to retrain foreign doctors for work here

In case you missed yesterday’s report by MPR health reporter Lorna Benson, state lawmakers have cut a University of Minnesota program designed to help immigrant doctors qualify to practice in this state. Dr. Will Nicholson, who helped teach the first class of physicians, told Benson: “Many of them could be qualified to do this job…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 9, 2011 3:05 AM

How a student can still be passionate after getting rejected by dream school

Back in April we saw waitlisted student Grace Oberhofer of Tacoma sing for a spot at Harvard. (Yeah, didn’t think it would work.) Now she has apparently been accepted into Tufts, the student paper there reports — and thus has a made a video love song for the university. Ah, fickle youth.

by Alex Friedrich

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August 9, 2011 2:36 AM

Notes in the Margins: Food stamps, salary caps and high school diplomas

Prairie View A&M president to teach largest class on campus to aide budget crunch I wanted to undertake this challenge as a cost-savings measure. By teaching all of these students in one single class (with the assistance of three graduate students), I will be teaching the equivalent of six classes. (The Washington Post) Universities Begin…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 8, 2011 7:38 AM

Partial list of first day of classes at Minn. colleges

Still putting this together, so check back in tomorrow for updates. Click here for the full list. Here’s a list of the first day of classes for various colleges and universities in Minnesota: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) schools (2-year and 4-year): Aug. 22 University of Minnesota – Twin Cities: Sept. 6 University of…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 8, 2011 7:27 AM

Why it's lonely at the bottom at the Univ. of Minnesota

I have no idea how they do this. From the Minnesota Daily: (University of Minnesota economics senior Victor) Llapa, who keeps a schedule of three or four overnight study sessions per week, and (pre-med junior Eyob) Weyu have developed a bond over their similar study habits. They wake each other up from naps and let…

by Alex Friedrich

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August 8, 2011 7:00 AM

How the U.S. stem cell debate is like Minnesota's

Considering the debate over the anti-cloning amendment in Minnesota’s higher education bill — which was eventually dropped — I found this Boston Globe article enlightening (though not surprising.) It’s about how most Republican presidential candidates would scale back current efforts to extend federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. This tidbit caught my eye: Now…

by Alex Friedrich

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