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June 19, 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.
Fri, 2/12, 6:14pm (3 years ago)
The University of Minnesota has yet to settle its issues with the Metropolitan Council concerning the Central Corridor light-rail line. In September, the University filed a lawsuit against the Met Council because it said building the line — planned to run through campus by way of Washington Avenue — would…
Wed, 2/10, 12:27pm (3 years ago)
University presidents on Twitter?
According to the Star Tribune, there are only two in Minnesota so far. University of Minnesota Bob Bruininks isn’t one of them. Yet? From the Strib:
The University of Minnesota is all over Twitter. Dozens of staffers update hourly. But their president, Robert Bruininks, remains tweet-less.
He has an…
Tue, 2/9, 12:10pm (3 years ago)
Minneapolis ranked number 80 out of 100 for the drunkest cities in the United States, according to the latest list put out by Men’s Health.
Madison, Wis. ranked 15 and Columbus, Ohio (home of Ohio State University) was placed at 83.
Death from alcohol-related liver disease was one of the statistics Men’s…
Mon, 2/1, 10:33am (3 years ago)
The University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus is looking for a new leader.
Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin will retire at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year after 15 years. According to the Duluth News Tribune, this is an “unusually long stay for a college president.”
During her tenure as chancellor, Martin, 69,…
Wed, 1/27, 1:28pm (3 years ago)
Members from the Minnesota Student Association are using Facebook to try and rally students against a party ordinance MSA voted to oppose during their Tuesday afternoon meeting. The ordinance, proposed by Ward 2 City Councilman Cam Gordon, would make it a misdemeanor to host a party where the host “knows…
Thu, 1/21, 6:19pm (3 years ago)
The "supermarket tabloid" National Enquirer says it deserves a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the story of John Edwards' affair during the 2008 election. Seriously.
The paper's editor Barry Levine told the Washington Post on Thursday that he thought his paper deserved journalism's top honor for reporting about Edwards' affair with a…
Tue, 12/8, 10:36am (4 years ago)
The Graduate Record Examination, a standardized test required for admission to many graduate schools, will see the most dramatic changes ever in 2011, said the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which creates and administers the test. The test is taken by approximately 600,000 students annually, according to Kaplan Test Prep and…
Fri, 11/20, 11:14am (4 years ago)
Servicemen from the Wisconsin National Guard stationed in Iraq are being bombarded... with verbal abuse, according to Milwaukee radio station WTMJ. Detainees are rubbing Brett Favre's defection to the Minnesota Vikings into Packer fans in Iraq.
"They know Favre by name," First Lieutenant Tim Boehnen of New Richmond, Wis. told the…
Fri, 11/20, 10:45am (4 years ago)
I opened my eyes, panicked, and vaulted myself out of bed to reach my ringing phone. In the process I tripped over the bedpost and landed squarely on my left shoulder. Pulling myself up by my computer desk, I caught a glimpse of my clock: 5:14 a.m. I was late.…
Thu, 11/19, 4:55pm (4 years ago)
After months of protesting by faculty, staff and students, the University of California Board of Regents approved two consecutive fee increases today.
According to a press release put out by the university, fees will increase for the 2010 spring semester and again before the 2010-11 academic year begins.
The new fees will…
Mon, 11/16, 2:07pm (4 years ago)
Ohio State University President Gordon Gee was named the “best college president” by Time magazine in a top ten list put out Nov. 13. Gee was lauded for his actions that reflect his belief that colleges and universities should serve as economic engines of their respective regions.
Source: Time
Ohio State operates…
Fri, 11/13, 8:54pm (4 years ago)
U2 has confirmed that it will play at TCF Bank Stadium as a part of its 360° Tour on June 27, according to the University of Minnesota's Office of Student Affairs.
Pre-sale tickets will be available for current University of Minnesota students beginning Nov. 17 at noon and can be purchased…
Thu, 11/12, 6:32pm (4 years ago)
Editor’s note: “Reporter’s Notebook” is an occasional blog that will feature worthwhile content left out of a news story. It will also give reporters an opportunity to talk about challenges they faced while working on a story.
Reporter's notebook: Liberia: The untold stories
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Here are links to important elements of…
Fri, 11/6, 4:24pm (4 years ago)
Editor’s note: “Reporter’s Notebook” is an occasional blog that will feature worthwhile content left out of a news story. It will also give reporters an opportunity to talk about challenges they faced while working on a story.
The question that really drove The Perennials was, why? Why do certain people…
Wed, 11/4, 7:49pm (4 years ago)
The Minnesota Daily was awarded six awards at the Associated Collegiate Press’ National College Media Convention held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Austin, Tx.
The Daily received the Pacemaker Award, the highest honor available to a college newspaper. Criteria for the award includes coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership…
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