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Health care exemption advances in Senate

by Michael Zittlow
Published February 23, 2011
The bill would strike federal provisions requiring citizens to buy insurance.

AFL-CIO donates $50M to Riverside

by Sarah Nienaber
Published February 23, 2011
Nearly $50 million has been committed to the Riverside renovation project.
University of Minnesota president Robert Bruininks speaks at the Rally To Restore Affordability Tuesday at the Minnesota State Capital in St Paul, Minn. University of Minnesota students demand the restoration of affordability to higher education.

Students put ‘the heat on’ Leg. to support U

by Cali Owings
Published February 23, 2011
Students from the University’s Morris campus made up the largest portion of the crowd.
Tenants were evicted from this house because the landlord’s permit to rent it had been revoked years before.

City battles problem landlords

by Evelina Smirnitskaya
Published February 23, 2011
Currently, rental properties are only inspected every six years.

‘Political’ regents process to end

by Conor Shine and Kathryn Elliott
Published February 21, 2011
A legislative vote will end a controversial regents selection cycle in St. Paul.
Businesses protest coming light-rail work

Businesses protest coming light-rail work

by John Hageman
Published February 21, 2011
Owners along University Avenue say the loss of parking will jeopardize their businesses.
Larissa Johnson shows the shooting range Tuesday afternoon at the Minnetonka Police Department. Johnson is an intern there and has been working on a 1973 cold case where a 22-year-old male was shot in the head and left in the woods. The case is Minnetonka’s only unsolved homicide.

Student plays detective in decades-old murder case

by Frank
Published February 17, 2011
Larissa Johnson is investigating a cold case with Minnetonka police.
Sen. John Carlson, R-Bemidji, showed support for students rallying outside the State Capitol Wednesday morning. Carlson co-sponsored a bill proposing a freeze on tuition and limitations on tuition increases for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Tuition freeze bill brings out passions

by Kathryn Elliott
Published February 17, 2011
More than 400 students from across the state rallied in front of the Capitol Wednesday.
Director of HumanFIRST Program Michael Manser explains his lastest project on Monday at the Intelligent Transportation Systems simulation lab in the Mechanical Engineering Building. The HumanFIRST program studies how people interact with technologies like the Driver Assist System.

U tech helps buses battle ice and snow

by John Hageman
Published February 16, 2011
The technology uses GPS-mapping to determine where the shoulder lanes are.

Solving a university deficit: a work of art

by Graison Hensley Chapman
Published February 16, 2011
Some colleges are contemplating selling artwork to plug budget holes.

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