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Student group opposes voter-ID bills

Student group opposes voter-ID bills

This past election saw some University of Minnesota students complaining that overly restrictive documentation requirements and lack of time off from class kept a number of them from voting. Now a student group is opposing two state bills that would require non-expiring voter ID cards (with photos) for residents who do not have a valid…
by Alex Friedrich

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New higher ed commissioner on MPR's Midday at 11 a.m.

Sheila Wright, the new commissioner of the state Office of Higher Education, will be on today’s Midday at 11 a.m. She’ll discuss priorities and other issues, and listeners will be able to call in and ask questions. I’ll be live-blogging the program, so join in!
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Guns, shunting students and no more snow days

Twelve states aim for college gun rights Lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would give students, faculty and staff the right to carry concealed handguns while on campus. Legislation to allow concealed carry on college campuses is pending in 12 states, including Texas, Virginia and Florida, according to Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. (The…
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For-profit colleges talk to the House higher-ed committee

Having met the state House’s higher education committee, the Minnesota Career College Association — that’s for-profit colleges to you and me — made its spiel in front of the Senate. Similar stuff as last month. Rather short hearing — less than an hour. As he was last time, Tom Kosel, director of government relations for…
by Alex Friedrich

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Do publishers mess around with the used-textbook supply?

I”ve been sifting through the dozens of responses I’ve received from professors in our Public Insight Network who are talking about what they’re willing to do to keep textbook costs down. I found the tidbit below from University of Minnesota – Duluth math and statistics professor Chad Pierson a bit unsettling. Hardball capitalism — or…
by Alex Friedrich

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Tommies get all royal on us

Tommies get all royal on us

This year’s St. Paul Winter Carnival West Wind Princess is University of St. Thomas senior Bridget Rissmann, second from the left. She’s joining another Tommie — 2008 graduate Madalyn Dosch (in the gold sash), who was crowned Queen of the Snows. (Nice job, but I just wonder what puzzled looks she’ll get if she explains…
by Alex Friedrich

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Marrying for a green card? Nah, in-state tuition.

Grand Velas Riviera Maya via Flickr It’s not just for citizenship anymore The New York Times reports that a number of desperate students at the University of California have gotten married solely to gain in-state tuition more quickly. By marrying, they become classified as “financially independent” from their parents — a status that’s key to…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why some Tommies are finding strangers in their dorm rooms

Some dorm-dwellers at the University of St. Thomas have been complaining of some snags in the notification process telling student’s they’ve got a new roommate moving in. They walk into their rooms and — surprise! — they find a stranger unpacking. Sophomore Kelsey Hansen told TommieMedia student news service: “I wasn’t really sure what was…
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Judge: Work out the U of Minnesota's SweeTango mess yourselves

Judge: Work out the U of Minnesota's SweeTango mess yourselves

In case you missed it, a judge has dismissed most of the legal claims against the University of Minnesota filed by growers over licensing of the new SweeTango apple, and ordered the case into mediation. Growers were complaining they’d been unfairly excluded from opportunities to grow the apple, demand for which is expected to be…
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Notes in the Margins: Rock stars, teetotalers and cheating jocks

Polls: Young non-drinkers up in down economy The tough economy appears to be having a sobering effect — literally — on incoming college freshmen. Some new surveys of high school students suggest increasing numbers are beginning college as teetotalers. (USA Today) Bad Apples or More? The National Collegiate Athletic Association punished nearly half of all…
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