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Students push Legislature for debt relief

Published January 21, 2009

Students strapped for cash after graduation might find a solution from Minnesota âÄî unless the stateâÄôs budget problems get in the way first. Members of the Minnesota Public Interest...

Med schools look to up enrollment

Published January 21, 2009

Medical schools across the country are answering the Association of American Medical Colleges âÄô call for more doctors, according to a recent survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep and Admission....

Mankato police crackdown on underage drinking

Published January 20, 2009

Mankato police put the kibosh on a back to school bash a few blocks from the Minnesota State University-Mankato campus last weekend and issued 127 underage consumption tickets. According to the Star Tribune,...

Ill. governor’s trial delays action on other woes

Published January 19, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) âÄî While the Illinois Senate zeros in on Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a historic impeachment trial, other vital state issues are being shoved aside. There will be no discussion...

Regents to decide if U will ask state for $61.3M

Published December 9, 2008

The Board of Regents will decide Friday whether to ask the Minnesota Legislature to take on a $61.3 million bonding request to fund capital projects at the University of Minnesota. The request is separate...

Plant workers win a big round in Chicago factory sit-in

Published December 9, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) âÄî The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend loans to the factory so it could resolve the...

U plans trips, travel packages for bowl game

Published December 8, 2008

The University of Minnesota is organizing trips for the upcoming Gophers bowl game, but history and the economy make the outlook for sales dim. The Gophers accepted a bid on Sunday to play in the Insight...

Student advocates criticize bailout of private lenders

Published December 8, 2008

The U.S. Treasury faced criticism from student advocates last week when it released information that $200 billion of the federal bailout bill could be used to prop up lending companies, including those...

Private loans grow 590 percent

Published December 7, 2008

EditorâÄôs note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the expansion of private student loans. TomorrowâÄôs will look at student loans and the bailout bill. Viewed as problematic...

Statewide spending freeze proposed

Published December 4, 2008

State Rep. Paul Kohls , R-Victoria, proposed a statewide budget freeze to curb spending in the face of a projected $5.2 billion deficit . The plan would cap spending from MinnesotaâÄôs General...

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