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Sep. 11, 2006
With the election season under way, primary elections mark the first major obstacle for office hopefuls. Voters will head to polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the primary, in which political parties select candidates for the November general election. Some University students will trek to polling places for the first time. Minnesota Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer emphasized that no one takes office immediately after a primary.
Sep. 11, 2006
Angel Adams woke up at 3 a.m. Friday to get in line at the Target Center about 5 a.m., joining thousands who shared the dream of being the next "American Idol." Minneapolis was one of several audition cities in the United States where "American Idol" hopefuls showcased their talent - or lack thereof - to producers and judges. While some took the audition seriously, several University students just wanted to be part of the hoopla.
Sep. 11, 2006
Minnesota voters will be able to use a new ballot-marking device geared toward making voting easier and more accurate in the state primaries Tuesday. The Help America Vote Act, which federal legislation passed in 2002, modernizes vote-casting technology to provide easier voting access to citizens. Lawrence Jacobs, director of the University's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs' Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, said the main goal of the legislation is to make the electoral process accessible to American citizens.
Sep. 11, 2006
It's still not finished. The project to repave the stretch of Como Avenue from 22nd Avenue to 33rd Avenue began in the summer of 2004 and was expected to be finished this July. But detours still currently run from 18th Avenue to 29th Avenue. In its third year of construction and detours, the project is beginning to take a toll on the business and home owners in the area. Kelli Fifield, owner of the Tea Leaf Gallery on Como Avenue and 26th Avenue, decided to move her gallery last winter because of the drop in business after traffic was rerouted.
Sep. 06, 2006
Following in the footsteps of Philadelphia and San Francisco, the Minneapolis City Council passed a measure Sept. 1 to make a citywide wireless Internet network a reality. The council approved a deal for a 10-year contract with Minnetonka-based US Internet. The system will provide service for residents at a $20-per-month fee cap for individuals and a $30-per-month fee cap for businesses. US Internet will pay $20 million for the infrastructure. The city agreed to pay at least $1.25 million a year for the next 10 years.
Sep. 06, 2006
For the second time since 2003, the Minneapolis Library Board is considering closing the Southeast Community Library to free up operating funds for other libraries. The library, which serves the University community and surrounding neighborhoods at Fourth Street and 13th Avenue Southeast, was one of several smaller libraries named for possible closure at an Aug. 23 library board meeting.
Sep. 05, 2006
Work doesn't get much more hands-on than veterinary senior Shana Owen's Minnesota State Fair gig. Owen is one of seven University veterinary students working at the Miracle of Birth Center at the fair. The students work at the center for the two-week duration of the fair, completing a full rotation of clinical experience required for their major. So far at the fair, Owen has helped birth one litter of pigs or one calf every day.
Sep. 05, 2006
Minnesota politicians campaigned near the St. Paul campus at the Minnesota State Fair this year, getting their message out through gimmicks such as temporary tattoos and even a "governor-on-a-stick." The state fair is a hot spot for political campaigning and many candidates said it's their chance to become a familiar name to voters in the November election. Volunteers for Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's re-election campaign distributed paper fans with a picture of Pawlenty to fair-goers in front of two larger-than-life nylon Pawlenty replicas that flanked the booth.
Sep. 05, 2006
After a whirlwind of unexpected change and confusion, Elizabeth DeSanto has decided to stay put. One year after Hurricane Katrina displaced thousands of students from Southern colleges and universities, DeSanto, like many, is just trying to keep things on the right track at the University. DeSanto, a kinesiology junior, was one of 57 undergraduates admitted to the University after Katrina forced Louisiana and Mississippi institutions to close their doors.
Sep. 05, 2006
Pedestrians can still walk in alleys after weeks of discussion between residents and Minneapolis City Council members.
The council voted 10-3 Friday to reject a proposed ordinance that would restrict alleys to property owners and city workers.
Ward 6 council member Robert Lilligren sponsored the proposal to restrict alley access to residents, emergency and public services and invitees.
Aug. 16, 2006
Volunteers were in the Southeast Como neighborhood Saturday morning to clean up corner gardens in preparation for the first annual Parade of Community Gardens tour through Minneapolis that will take place Saturday. Susanne Maeder, a Southeast resident who helped start the garden in fall 1992, worked in the garden at 22nd Avenue Southeast and Como Avenue that morning.
Aug. 16, 2006
Since it opened in June 2004, the Hiawatha light-rail transit line has been used 10.9 million times. It has also been involved in three fatal accidents, including a car passenger in 2004, a pedestrian in 2005 and a biker in South Minneapolis on Aug. 7. With the possibility of a light-rail line crossing campus as soon as 2014, there could be safety concerns for pedestrians and bikers on campus.
Aug. 16, 2006
It's possible for every Minnesotan to have health coverage without taxes having to budge, according to Attorney General Mike Hatch. In his Aug. 9 speech at the University's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, the DFL-endorsed gubernatorial candidate explained why he thinks it's possible and how he would do it if he were elected. "Being attorney general, I get … two keys on the piano to play," Hatch said. "I get to sue people, and I get to audit nonprofits. That's not sufficient."
Aug. 16, 2006
Theft, burglary and damaged property were reported at three University buildings last weekend. A window on an exit door was broken Friday at the University Child Care Center. The safety glass on the door was broken but still intact, according to a police report. Damage to three classrooms was reported Sunday at Murphy Hall. Someone attempted to pry three classroom doors open with a flathead screwdriver, according to a police report.
Aug. 09, 2006
Every year at the Minnesota State Fair, the infamous food-on-a-stick sensation claims a prominent Minnesota identity.
Fairgoers will have the option of more than 50 kinds of food served on a stick to peak the interests of the more than 1.5 million people who attend the fair annually, according to fair spokeswoman Brienna Schuette. It only seems appropriate that President Teddy Roosevelt gave his famous "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech at the state fair in 1901, as vendors at the 2006 fair carry everything from ostrich on a stick to spaghetti and meatballs on a stick.
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