Subscribe to this tag
Minnesota Asks State for $74.5 Million
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 15, 2008
Official says money used for construction will help the economy.
more >>
Students Vote, Then Party for Obama
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 5, 2008
Midnight revelry sprouts on campuses in Michigan, California, D.C., Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
more >>
College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 3, 2008
The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi.
more >>
Minnesota Breaks One-Day Flu Shot Record
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 29, 2008
With the help of some Vikings, the school administered 11,538 shots.
more >>
Big Ten Spends $1.39 Billion Plus on Sports Facilities Since 2000
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 17, 2008
Minnesota has spent 22.6 percent of that amount.
more >>
Kansas Sues Retailer Over Unlicensed Gear
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 26, 2008
Store is major seller of controversial "Muck Fizzou" shirts.
more >>
Minnesota Backs Out of New Victoria’s Secret Clothing Line
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 25, 2008
School says company is not “in step” with its “values and focus.”
more >>
Ron Paul to Hold Rally at Minnesota During RNC
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 12, 2008
Ron Paul has booked the University of Minnesota's basketball arena for a gathering to coincide with the Republican National Convention.
more >>
Could Drownings—Including a Minnesota Student's—Be Related?
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 28, 2008
Two former detectives say that 40 deaths might be connected.
more >>
TV in the Bedroom? Bad Idea
By Nancy Shute -
On Parenting
- April 7, 2008
Together, two new studies point to a heightened chance of early heart disease and diabetes.
more >>
Minnesota Protest Results in 16 Arrests
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 28, 2008
A handful of students were among those charged in the somewhat tardy protests.
more >>
Super Tuesday on Campus
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 6, 2008
Students got their voting shoes on Tuesday—a day filled with trials, tribulations, brawls, and celebrity.
more >>
Trail Mix: 3,000 Crosses at Oregon State, and Minnesota’s ‘Kinky U’
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 23, 2008
Crosses were installed on the Oregon State campus quad to represent daily abortions; University of Minnesota will soon offer a student group that encourages students to explore sexual endeavors
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 5, 2007
University of Minnesota suffers from frequent bomb threats; Ball State celebrates Prohibition Repeal Day; University of Utah holds a Samba Drum and Dance class; Notre Dame clubs/bars are selling well; University of Texas expands its Hungry for Justice program; a musket causes panic at Colorado State
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 15, 2007
Ambitious Harvard student downloads more than 5 million Factiva articles; North Carolina fire killed seven UNC and Clemson students; A mouse causes a power outage at University of Minnesota
more >>
Six Hours Later, Bomb Threat Causes Canceled Class
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 24, 2007
University of Minnesota officials cancel class six hours after receiving bomb threat.
more >>
But Female Moped Riders Are So Cute
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 21, 2007
University of Minnesota police have issued a flurry of moped-related traffic citations this week.
more >>
Sexual Health Survey Trumps MBA Rankings in Interestingness
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 18, 2007
Forget the Wall Street Journal's rankings of best MBA programs; Trojan (of condom fame) released its second annual Sexual Health Report Card last week.
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 14, 2007
A student at the University of Minnesota is starting a deaf club to help the deaf community overcome "communication challenges," the Minnesota Daily reports.
more >>
Al Franken Acts Like a Politician and Supports Minnesota Union
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 11, 2007
Comedian, Minnesota Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and all-around liberal rabble-rouser Al Franken went to the University of Minnesota to voice his support for workers on strike there, reports the Minnesota Daily.
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 4, 2007
The University of Minnesota is now offering an urban studies class based on the August 1 Minneapolis bridge collapse, the Minnesota Daily reports.
more >>
'Zombie Feeling' Settles Over Campus After Minnesota Bridge Collapse
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- August 3, 2007
While the Interstate 35 bridge collapse has wounded the nation, it cut a little deeper for the students at the University of Minnesota.
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 17, 2007
*Research shows that strong NCAA football and basketball programs correlate with student athlete academic success, the Daily Iowan reports. Before all you sports-crazy schools get too excited, I have two words for you: unlimited resources.
more >>
Con Man Strikes Minnesota Chemistry Department
By Alison Go and Christina Mueller -
The Paper Trail
- July 3, 2007
In what we in the business call a slow news week, the Minnesota Daily reports that an unidentified flimflammer swindled $37 out of a University of Minnesota chemistry professor. Posing as a former student of the teacher's "general chemistry" course (a class the professor never taught), the hustler also swiped a $150 chemistry book and poked around with lab chemicals.
more >>
Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 20, 2007
*The name of a former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon still graces street signs at the University of Oklahoma, the Hub reports. At least one student is upset about it.
more >>