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Hanukkah festivities blend tradition, education

by Courtney Lewis
Published December 5, 2002

Lit candles, laughter and latkes highlighted an evening of tradition for 40 students at Hillel, the Jewish student center. Although the events for Hanukkah did not begin at the center on the first night...

Poverty rates in the Twin Cities fell during the 1990s

by Emily Johns
Published December 4, 2002
The decrease in poverty stems from the 1990s' strong economy.

MnSCU, Minnesota and others settle anti-Semitism suit

by Monica LaBelle
Published December 4, 2002
St. Cloud State agreed to create the Jewish Studies and Resources Center as part of the settlement.

AIDS award renamed to honor Wellstone for outreach work

by Andrew Pritchard
Published December 3, 2002

The late Sen. Paul Wellstone did not live to receive the Minnesota AIDS Project's lifetime achievement award, but his name will be present whenever the award is conferred in the future. The project gave...

Jenkins’ mother criticizes police investigation

by Courtney Lewis
Published December 2, 2002

The search for Chris Jenkins, the missing Carlson School of Management senior, will continue but without the same intense police investigation. Jenkins' mother, Jan Jenkins, said that she is displeased...

Tofu-turkey arrives on the Thanksgiving dinner table

Published November 27, 2002

M By Dan Solomon ove over Thanksgiving turkey. There's a new bird in town. Well, maybe not a new bird, rather a fresh spin on the traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece. It's tofu, an option vegetarians...

Center receives $9.5 million to assist Ukrainian business

by Nathan Hall
Published November 26, 2002

The University Center for Nations in Transition has received a $9.5 million grant that will be used to train Ukrainians interested in learning Western-style business practices over the next five years. The...

Light rail’s imminent arrival spurs neighborhood concerns

by Courtney Lewis
Published November 25, 2002

Area residents are concerned that neighborhoods around the Light Rail Transit's Hiawatha corridor will not be developed by the time trains start running in roughly 18 months. Michael Krause, executive...

Local communities mostly oppose proposed stadium

by Emily Johns
Published November 22, 2002

Minneapolis community organizations are weighing in on the stadium debate with the University's Board of Regents. These community organizations, many of which were present during Memorial Stadium's heyday,...

Disappearance of Brainerd woman not linked to Jenkins

by Monica LaBelle
Published November 22, 2002

Brainerd police say the disappearance of Erika Dalquist, 21, is unrelated to three other recent reports of missing young adults in Minnesota and Wisconsin. "That's what we've pretty much felt all along,"...

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