Bob CollinsThe deep budget cuts in the University of Wisconsin system have hit the band kids. It’s always the band kids. Read more →
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They sure care about yearbook photos out in the Red River Valley where, not having to spend any time worrying about a nuke dropping any minute, they can concentrate on whether the school must constitutionally accept a yearbook feature no matter how silly it’s going to look at the 40th reunion.
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It’s like old times in some sections of the economy. Some companies are increasing benefits to attract and keep employees. Read more →
How old should a child be before s(he) is exposed to the way the world is?
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According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department in Madison, nobody likes coconut doughnuts. That’s why they make the perfect symbol of protest for a UW fan who was thrown out of Camp Randall recently. Read more →
A survey by a website that evaluates higher education choices has listed an area college on its list of colleges that aren’t worth the money. Read more →
What is happening to the state of hockey when a high school doesn’t have enough players to put a team on the ice?
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It probably seemed like a good idea at the time for a first-year teacher in Utah who was trying to teach kids why people are lured into terrorism. Read more →
There is no place in America where people are safe from the racists among us. Read more →
What does it mean to defend the right to free speech on a college campus? The question has been analyzed for several years, mostly surrounding the choice of speakers — as was the case this month at the University of Minnesota — but rarely does it involve a truck. Read more →
Despite a rejection of a Student Association resolution calling for a campus-wide moment of recognition on 9/11, the University of Minnesota today said it intends to honor victims of the attacks each year.
The U of M news release today responded to news reports about the Student Association’s vote, which came after MSA representative and Director of Diversity and Inclusion David Algadi said it might inflame anti-Muslim sentiment. But it reaffirmed a statement from the Minnesota Student Association which said the resolution was voted down because of uncertainty about the logistics of a campus-wide moment of recognition. Read more →
The University of Minnesota is in the national debate this afternoon because of a decision last week by the Minnesota Student Association to reject a resolution calling for a moment of recognition every 9/11. Read more →
When is a Confederate flag not offensive? When it’s a memorial to a family member and friend who liked the Dukes of Hazzard, according to a Minnesota school district. Read more →
A professor and a student disagreed over whether a test should be canceled in the face of alleged threats to students. Rather than a discussion over the issue, an online campaign began and the professor was forced out. Read more →
When students set up a camp to protest racism on campus, they declared their public space a no-media zone, then assaulted reporters who tried to do their job and tell the story. Read more →