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How biz has changed for Biermaier's Books

“A lot of students used to come in, but with the Internet and texting and all the other mechanisms that young people use now, the number of students has declined, and general readers also. They buy their books on the Internet and there are less browsers.” — Owner Bill Biermaier of Biermaier’s Books, on the…
by Alex Friedrich

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A quick comparison of one university's textbook prices

I’ve read a lot about the various ways to buy textbooks — new, rented, online, digitally — and how much you can save, but I’ve never seen any book-by-book comparisons. So I spoke with the Bob Crabb, director of the University of Minnesota system’s bookstores (all campuses but Duluth’s), chose four books, checked out the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Campus behavior of Arizona shooter more disturbing than first thought

The Huffington Post writes about how Arizona shooter Jared Loughner’s actions and statements prior to the shooting showed a darker side than initial reports indicated: In January of last year, it was reported that Loughner suggested that dynamite should be attached to babies after a classmate read aloud a poem referencing abortion. Loughner explained his…
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When students don't know what to do with their major

When students don't know what to do with their major

In reading about education, admissions and jobs, I’ve noticed what I’d consider an overuse of the word “passion.” It has become a marketing buzzword — along with “brand” and “narrative” — that newly minted college grads have absorbed and now use to explain their interest in, say, accounting, volunteering or watching foreign movies. This piece…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Immigration, guns and the Fighting Soux

Berkeley Chancellor’s Comments on Arizona Shooting Draw Criticism The chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley is drawing rebukes from some commentators after he linked the shooting rampage in Tucson this past weekend to the failure of the Dream Act and the passage of Arizona’s immigration law—an unusually political statement from a prominent university…
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State committee will review these U of Minnesota regents candidates

After this week’s interviews to see who could fill openings on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, the Regent Candidate Advisory Council recommended the following candidates, whose names they’ll send to the Joint Legislative Committee for consideration. RCAC staffer Diane Henry confirmed they are: At-Large: Allen Anderson, Steven Hunter and Robert Kennedy Second District:…
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Where Tommies might build controversial tennis courts

Where Tommies might build controversial tennis courts

In October, I pointed out a Pioneer Press piece about how the University of St. Thomas had angered some neighbors by proposing tennis courts in a park-like area behind Brady Educational Center. Looks like administrators have gone back to review other possible spots — 13 in all — and have chosen two, including the spot…
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Grad rates influence college choice

Amid the news of Minnesota State University – Moorhead’s concern about its low graduation rates and the closure of Corrick Center for at-risk students, I stumbled across this Chronicle of Higher Education piece on how some students choose colleges based partly on their grad rates: Providing graduation rates, the researchers found, increased the likelihood (by…
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MSU Moorhead official: At-risk students may go to community college instead

After posting on the closing of MSU Moorhead’s Corrick Center for at-risk students, I talked to university spokesman Doug Hamilton. He told me the job of handling at-risk students may go to the nearby community college, which he said can give the students the support they need. “It’s a more efficient use of resources,” he…
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MSU Moorhead closes center for at-risk students

In what appears to be an abrupt change of course — one that has some students crying foul — Minnesota State University Moorhead has announced it’s closing Corrick Center, its facility for at-risk students. Yesterday’s announcement comes just a month after administrators said they were moving the center to another part of campus as part…
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