It'll be cold and dark on these campuses KSTP reports that facilities across the University of Minnesota system of campuses will save money by turning out the lights and turning down the heat over the winter holiday period — the first time in its history.
It also comes with a three-day furlough for a number of employees.
Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.
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