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Tag: holidays

How the 2013 winter holidays look on Minnesota college campuses

Alex Friedrich December 24, 2013, 2:29 PM Dec 24, 2013
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That odd crooning coming from Carleton College

Alex Friedrich December 20, 2013, 11:27 AM Dec 20, 2013
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We’re all proud of our state’s college choirs and winter music festivals. But sometimes you have to just leave it to the rank and file.

Schools · Student Life

Photos: More winter-holiday campus images

Alex Friedrich December 28, 2010, 12:33 PM Dec 28, 2010
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If you haven’t taken down your Christmas tree at home yet — and if you have, then we should talk — perhaps you’ll still enjoy this. Last week I had colleges and universities send in photos, slideshows and video clips showing winter or the holidays on campus. I posted what I got, but here are Read more →

Student Life

Videos: Winter and holidays on some MN campuses

Alex Friedrich December 22, 2010, 11:00 AM Dec 22, 2010
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When I asked Minnesota colleges to send me photos and videos of their snow-covered campuses or some holiday festivities, a half dozen sent back the videos and slideshows below. Cool stuff! Looks like they’re part of a trend. The Washington Post has a blog post on how electronic holiday videos are all the rage now Read more →

Student Life

Why are winter breaks so long for students?

Alex Friedrich December 22, 2010, 9:00 AM Dec 22, 2010
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Slate says it the result of stagflation and the energy crisis of the Carter era: … In the 1970s, when many academic institutions found themselves in dire fiscal straits (one national task force predicted that more than one-quarter might be forced to close their doors), administrators realized that if they altered the calendar, they could Read more →

Student Life

How Augsburg College's mascot saved Christmas

Alex Friedrich December 17, 2010, 10:01 AM Dec 17, 2010
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Fun — sort of an Auggie-Eagle-as-Rudolph story. Thanks to the reader who pointed this one out.

Schools · Student Life

Look what's plastered on a Tommie hallway floor

Alex Friedrich December 15, 2010, 2:19 PM Dec 15, 2010
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Cute. University of St. Thomas spokesman Jim Winterer says of the felt rug: Most people don’t walk around it. They tiptoe around it. They think it’s rude. It’s how you might treat a religious figure. It’s on the fourth floor of Loras Hall on the south campus.

Student Life

Video: Finding the Xmas spirit at Concordia University

Alex Friedrich December 14, 2010, 1:10 PM Dec 14, 2010
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I guess I have an answer, thanks to Briana at Concordia University, St. Paul. (For you Christmas nuts, the Yuletide part comes in around the 1:50 mark. And yes, I type like Comet the Bear.)

Student Life

Tommies light it up for Advent

Alex Friedrich December 2, 2010, 10:37 AM Dec 2, 2010
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Looks like St. Thomas has already gotten into the holiday spirit with its Advent tree-lighting ceremony. Watch slideshow by TommieMedia’s Zach Pagano here.

Student Life

Video: What Mac students are thankful for

Alex Friedrich November 23, 2010, 2:46 PM Nov 23, 2010
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I’m just a sucker for holiday pix and videos. In this video, Macalester College students sound off on what they’re doing for Thanksgiving, and why the heck they’re giving thanks.

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