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On Campus Blog

Goldy, a St. Thomas professor did it

Goldy, a St. Thomas professor did it

You know Douglas Dokken, the guy who punched Goldy last Saturday at the gymnastics match? He’s a University of St. Thomas math professor. Yowza. Here’s a statement from St. Thomas spokesman Jim Winterer: A University of St. Thomas mathematics professor has expressed regret over an incident that took place Saturday, March 5, at a University…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of Minnesota officials had fined indicted prof couple last year

U of Minnesota officials had fined indicted prof couple last year

This case may sound familiar: Francois Sainfort and Julie Jacko, the prominent University of Minnesota husband-and-wife professor team whose legal troubles MPR reported in 2008, have been indicted in Georgia — accused of illegally drawing paychecks from both the U and Georgia Tech at the same time. They’re charged with conspiracy to defraud the state,…
by Alex Friedrich

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How hard is it for secular students to unite at Concordia?

Bjoern Kvernstuen, founder of the Secular Students of Concordia (SSC) student group, tells The Concordian why the group has applied a second time for recognition as an official Concordia College (Moorhead) student organization — a year after the college rejected its original application: “All we really want is a chance to get together, and for…
by Alex Friedrich

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The higher-ed chair's awkward cell phone call

A light moment at the hearing yesterday: Representatives were in the middle of a hot discussion of Republican-led budget cuts and tuition increases when Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) asked a question of higher-ed committee chairman Bud Nornes, a Fergus Falls Republican. Nornes looked startled for a second, as he was apparently in the middle of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why Goldy Gopher got punched in the face

Why Goldy Gopher got punched in the face

Ellen Sunshine tells the Minnesota Daily why Douglas Dokken, 60, punched Goldy twice after the University of Minnesota’s mascot was “messing with him” — tapping his shoulder and ruffling his hair at a gymnastics meet on Saturday: “I know Goldy is all in fun, but he did kind of overstep a little bit. The way…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M looks to inventions for more revenue

U of M looks to inventions for more revenue

The U of M has seen a windfall of sorts over the last decade — $400 million dollars in royalties on worldwide sales of the AIDs drug Ziagen.  But that revenue will dry up when the U’s patent on the drug expires in 2013.  That means a loss of tens of millions of dollars a…
by Tim Post

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Concordia University chooses three prez finalists

Concordia University chooses three prez finalists

Concordia University – St. Paul Down to three Concordia University – St. Paul is down to three finalists for its presidency, the school has announced. The Rev. David Kluth will visit for interviews March 14-15, Donald Christian will be visit March 21-22, and the Rev. Thomas Ries will visit March 28-29. The Board of Regents…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: State budgets, military tuition and patent or perish

30 Jewish Studies Faculty Call on DA to Drop Charges Against Muslim Students at UCI In a striking act of interfaith solidarity, 30 Jewish studies faculty from seven campuses of the University of California have called on the Orange County district attorney to drop criminal charges against 11 Muslim students. The students have been charged with disrupting…
by Alex Friedrich

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House committee: Tuition cap? Freeze? Neither?

The companion bill to Sen. John Carlson’s (R-Bemidji) tuition-freeze proposal hit the House higher ed committee today, causing Democrats to question both its constitutionality and effect on colleges and universities. Bill HF856, authored by committee member Bruce Vogel (R-Willmar) and seven other non-committee Republicans, would institute a two-year tuition freeze beginning July 1, but also…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why setting up a MnSCU endowment is tricky

“The University of Minnesota is lucky (to be independent from the legislature). I’ve tried to set up scholastic endowment for MnSCU — but as soon as we’d set it up we’d steal it from them.” — Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) on politicians’ habit of using higher-education appropriations for other purposes.
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