Alex Friedrich
It’s the first vote of no-confidence by MnSCU students, though Winona State University student leaders last week issued their own list of concerns, which were similar. Read more →
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Minnesota is flying its freak flag, now that two of its higher-ed institutions — Carleton College and the University of Minnesota — have made USA Today’s 5 strange clubs that could enhance your resume. The article features the U’s Campus People Watchers club. After a stint in that group, members could put down “social intelligence” Read more →
The latest Harry Potter movie is out — but it has no Quidditch! Not to fear. Students on a number of Minnesota campuses have already gotten their fix of the sport on several campuses in Minnesota and the rest of the country. Check out the video below by student Ben Hovland on the league at Read more →
“You will definitely not leave that place without laughing. Or else you will be horribly offended.” — Maverick Comedy Club Treasurer Joshua Erhardt on Monday open mic nights at the Minnesota State University Mankato student club, which was started this year by senior Christian Hagen, the student paper reports.
From a press release: Tomorrow at noon at the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Plaza, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) will announce demands that the group is bringing to University President Robert Bruininks. The organization participated in the Oct. 7 protest over the rising costs of tuition and larger class sizes. It continues to Read more →
PerfesserC via Wikimedia Commons A Navigate scholarship pays for Denise’s tuition at MCTC To get a deeper view of the struggle that illegal immigrants have in getting an education, check out this piece by MPR’s Sasha Aslanian on a student group that helps illegal immigrants get into college and find ways to pay for it. Read more →