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In search of a new formula

by Evelina Smirnitskaya
Published August 3, 2011
With less state funding, Big Ten schools are searching for a way to balance cost and quality.

Pell Grants shielded in debt ceiling deal

by Megan Nicolai
Published August 3, 2011
In exchange, loans for grad, professional students were slashed.

Big Ten toys with paying players

by Evelina Smirnitskaya
Published June 1, 2011
Officials are looking to increase scholarships to cover extra costs.

Loan delinquency a common event

by Graison Hensley Chapman
Published May 5, 2011
Four of 10 borrowers faced the negative risks of delinquency or default on federal loans.

Students prep for 8,000-mile, cross-country moped mission

by Raya Zimmerman
Published April 26, 2011
The two-month long trip aims to raise awareness of global human trafficking.

Last minute deal nixes government shutdown

by Conor Shine
Published April 11, 2011
The U.S. Congress finished a tentative budget deal hours before deadline.

Law school applications drop nationwide

by Conor Shine
Published April 4, 2011
The number of applications to the University of Minnesota Law School is down 8 percent.
3 U students vie to be Charlie Sheen’s ‘Tiger Blood’ intern

3 U students vie to be Charlie Sheen’s ‘Tiger Blood’ intern

by Raya Zimmerman
Published April 4, 2011
The students have topped 74,000 applicants to enter the third round.

After Japan crisis, officials assure state’s nuclear power is safe

by Kyle Potter
Published March 24, 2011
Officials across the country are looking inward at their own nuclear facilities, including Minnesota’s two plants.
Placebos, or "sugar pills," are used both in clinical trials and as prescriptions. Experts have raised ethical questions of a violation of trust between a doctor and patient.

Placebo ethics: real or perceived?

by Kyle Potter
Published March 23, 2011
For years, medical experts have been divided over the ways in which placebo use is fair — if at all.

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