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May 22, 2013
The Newsstand is the Daily’s newsroom blog. The purpose of this blog is to increase transparency of our coverage and give reporters an opportunity to blog news that doesn’t make it into print.
Mon, 2/11, 11:40pm (3 months ago)
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved designs Friday for building a combined heat and power plant near campus.
The nearly $95.9 million project is currently set to be completed by January 2016.
In 2012, the Minnesota Legislature allotted $10 million for the project, according to a press release from University…
Mon, 2/11, 4:09pm (3 months ago)
Abby Schanfield, who graduated from the University of Minnesota in December, will join Frist Lady Michelle Obama in her box during Tuesday's State of the Union address, the Star Tribune wrote in a blog.
The Star Tribune profiled Schanfield in June after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's Affordable Care…
Mon, 2/11, 8:48am (3 months ago)
Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday in a move that shocked the Roman Catholic world, news sources reported.
The 85-year-old religious leader spoke to members of the church at a ceremony to canonize three saints, the LA Times reported. He said he was too old and infirm to carry on…
Sun, 2/10, 3:57pm (3 months ago)
Snow emergencies were declared in Minneapolis, and St. Paul Sunday afternoon, following a mix of sleet and snow that hit the metro area.
The National Weather Service forecasted between 3 to 5 inches of snow and a high of 34 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday. Earlier forecasts predicted up to a foot in some areas,…
Sun, 2/10, 11:46am (3 months ago)
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is featuring an "eagle cam" on its website showing a pair of American bald eagles nesting in the Twin Cities, according to the Pioneer Press.
Watch the eagles, live, on the "eagle cam."
According to the Star Tribune, the DNR hopes the "eagle cam" will get…
Sat, 2/9, 7:07pm (3 months ago)
Beginning this fall, University of Minnesota students entering two College of Design degree programs will choose whether to take classes year-round and earn their degrees in three years.
The pilot will allow University administrators to evaluate students’ interest in year-round degree programs before they consider offering more, the Star Tribune said.
The three-year program will be…
Sat, 2/9, 2:03pm (3 months ago)
This weekend is the Minnesota Beard-Off, a competition of Minnesota’s most spectacular beards. As reported by Minnesota Public Radio, the contest really follows the likes of an art contest.
Those who enter talk about what they find visually appealing about beards. Some contestants are inspired by Civil War photographs or by…
Thu, 2/7, 5:32pm (3 months ago)
The National Academy of Engineering announced 69 new members for its class of 2013 on Thursday, and the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Dean Steven Crouch was among them.
"This is an honor of a lifetime and an honor for Minnesota as well," Crouch said in the University…
Thu, 2/7, 4:30pm (3 months ago)
A Minneapolis police officer was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting several underage girls Wednesday.
Bradley Schnickel, 32, is being held in the Anoka County Jail on suspicion of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He has not been charged.
Police suspect Schnickel of developing online relationships with girls between the ages of 12…
Thu, 2/7, 2:36pm (3 months ago)
Police in Los Angeles searched for an ex-officer who is connected with several attacks against officers in the area.
The disgruntled ex-officer, Christopher Jordan Dorner is believed to have posted an online manifesto on Facebook which named and threatened to “terminate” 12 LAPD officers and their families, according to ABC News.
The…
Wed, 2/6, 9:12pm (3 months ago)
University of Minnesota Housing and Residential Life is offering a $25 University Bookstore gift card for information that may help recover the stolen Live Green Games Cup.
The cup, used to denote the most sustainable residence hall each month, was stolen from Pioneer Hall’s information desk in December.
Housing and Residential Life…
Wed, 2/6, 5:42pm (3 months ago)
The Boy Scouts of America announced that it will postpone the vote on whether or not to allow gay members and leaders until May, the Associated Press reported.
The delay was announced Wednesday after three days of closed-door meetings by the BSA's national executive board.
BSA national spokesman Deron Smith said that the…
Wed, 2/6, 2:25pm (3 months ago)
A St. Paul artist will unveil what is hoped to be the largest ever picture made of Lite Brite pegs on Feb. 16.
Ta-coumba Aiken will reveal the mural to launch this year’s Minnesota Idea Open, a contest that rewards residents for designing a project to improve the state, according to…
Wed, 2/6, 12:06pm (3 months ago)
Both faculty and students at Gustavus Adolphus College have publicly stated their hope that Jack Ohle will resign from his post as the school’s president, citing a management style that doesn’t complement the college’s values.
The unrest began in 2009 when Provost Mary Morton said she had experienced reduced duties under…
Tue, 2/5, 6:57pm (3 months ago)
The Minneapolis teen who shot and killed a five-year-old boy in North Minneapolis last summer was sentenced to 28 years in prison Tuesday.
Stephon Shannon, 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in association with a gang late Thursday for the killing of Nizzel George on June 26. Shannon admitted to shooting into the…
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