Alex Friedrich
This year didn’t spare any sector of Minnesota higher education from headlines.
Campuses in the public, for-profit and nonprofit sectors struggled with crime, labor dissatisfaction, legal troubles or complaints over race relations. Read more →
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Archives for December 2014
The Science Teaching and Student Services building will soon be Robert H. Bruininks Hall. Read more →
Paul Pribbenow is running a school that has its own little twists. Read more →
Krumkake. Kransekake. Lefse. Julekage. Just try to say that three times fast. I’m surrounded by the stuff in the dining hall — a big spread of Scandinavian treats with holiday decorations and live classical music in the background. Heart-shaped vafler with jam and whipped cream? I’m in. I’ll even take the strange brown slices of Read more →
I’m in Prof. Michael Wentzel’s organic chemistry class, and he’s showing his students how to do chemistry in a more environmentally friendly way. Read more →
My lunch companions — sophomores Matthew Kukar and Conor Doebbert — are in Augsburg’s club for beatboxing. Read more →
Now the food is starting to get good. Read more →
Listen to holiday carols and hymns sung in various Scandinavian languages — and watch a little dance. Read more →
Huq lives in Luther Hall, a low-rise building offering apartment-style living. Read more →
The variety is a little limited, but the food is solid. Read more →