Happy Tuesday. Here’s your feature-filled Daily Digest: Yesterday we passed along the links to the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners. Here are a few more categories: Editorial Cartooning – Matt Wuerkre...

A federal appeals court upheld California’s affirmative action ban Monday. The law banning the use of race, ethnicity and gender in determining college admissions passed in 1996. This was the second...

Here's your feature-filled Daily Digest for Tuesday, April 3. A Star Tribune Q&A with Minnesota History Library’s acquisitions chief Patrick Coleman highlights some interesting state history....

Here’s your Daily Digest for Tuesday, March 20: Binge drinking costs half a million dollars in emergency room visits each year at the average large university (40,000+ students), researchers at UW-Madison...

The state Senate Finance Committee passed legislation that would put a Voter ID amendment on the November ballot. The vote of 9-6 fell along party lines, Republicans supporting the bill and DFLers opposing...

Here's your Daily Digest for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012: Western Kentucky University is trying to change its student disciplinary policy to give administrators more control over what students post on social...

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Here's your Daily Digest for Feb. 14, 2012: Comedian John Fugelsang shared the story of his parents on NPR this morning. They were madly in love, he says. In fact,...

I considered not writing Daily Digest today because of all the commotion in the newsroom regarding President Kaler and AD Joel Maturi’s news. But then I came across this blog called “100 Reasons NOT...

Good morning! Here is your Daily Digest for Tuesday, Jan. 31. In Daily news, be sure to check out part I of a series on high school students who want to attend the University of Minnesota. Included is...

Whether you watched last night’s State of the Union address or not, here’s a roundup of the news today: -First, here’s the full text. -UMN professor (and Smart Politics blogger) wrote about the readability...

Public outcry has had quite the effect on PIPA/SOPA in Congress. After black-outs, etc., both bills have been buried. But what if the legislation comes back in another version? There's been plenty of chatter...

Welcome back! It's a brand new semester, and I hear winter might actually make an appearance soon. This is your Daily Digest for Tuesday, January 17. The remaining five GOP candidates debated in South...

The Minnesota Daily won the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker award. Announced Saturday at the ACP's annual convention, the Daily is one of five four-year daily newspapers to be honored. The...

To avoid a total government shutdown, Minnesota’s attorney general delivered a petition to Ramsey County District Court yesterday calling for court authorization for state spending without approval from...

Several news organizations, including the New York Times and NPR, obtained secret documents that offer insights into the prisoners held at Guatanamo Bay. The documents, another set leaked to WikiLeaks,...

Good morning. Here's your Monday news feast: A U professor’s love for words has launched him on a 34-year project to explain the origins of 1,000 English words that he says are currently orphaned. He’s...

Two of Qaddafi’s sons have proposed moving Libya toward a constitutional democracy by pushing their father aside and putting his son Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi in power. This comes in the midst of airstrikes...

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, March 28: With the job market still slow, more college grads are moving back in with their parents, according to the Star Tribune. They call it “boomeranging.”...

Despite an attack on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s compound – which includes his residence and barracks for his personal guards – allied forces say they aren’t targeting the Libyan president himself,...

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, March 7. Again, I'll start with a depressing weather report: Remember last year when we didn’t see any new snow in March? Minneapolis got 2.5 inches overnight and...

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Feb. 28: U.S. Senator Harry Reid from Nevada wants to close the legal brothels in his home state because Nevada needs a new identity, according to the New York Times....

Good morning! Happy half snow day to you all. Check out this MPR slideshow of the weather around the state and be grateful if you’re still sitting in your dorm/apartment/house. The AP reports Michigan...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know it’s only been in the last decade that college campuses have started talking about sex more? We have weeks devoted to talking about it (last week at the U) and columnists...

Good morning! Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 AOL has announced it will buy the Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna Huffington will act as president and editor in chief of the new...

This article caught my attention after I read in the Chronicle of Higher Education that a Republican from North Carolina (Virginia Foxx, new chairwoman of the higher-ed subcommittee in the U.S. House)...

Your Daily Digest for Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 from editor Katherine Lymn: Egyptian officials have apologized for and vowed to investigate the deaths of five protesters over the last 24 hours, CNN reports....

Happy Monday morning. While snow continues to fall outside my window and I look forward to a long wait for a bus, here is your Daily Digest for January 31, 2011. While Egyptian protestors hit the streets...

Here is your Daily Digest for Monday, January 24, 2011.    The center photo on the New York Times website this morning asked questions about the odd weather Europe and the U.S. have experienced...

1,047 cars were towed over the weekend in Minneapolis. I know my street was lined with cars with those lovely white envelopes in the windshields. Never learned the Snow Emergency rules? Go here. Got any...

Bill Robbins and Rusen Yang, both professors at the U, were featured in the Star Tribune for their research as “energy scavengers.” They each have an interest in green technology outside the realm...

Daily Digest: Monday, Nov. 1, 2010   At 12:04 p.m., the Tom Emmer campaign was more active on Twitter than Mark Dayton's or Tom Horner's. Interesting, right? The New York Times has put together an...

  Did you know it’s the last week in October? Weird. Here’s your Daily Digest for Monday, Oct. 25. Two-thirds of Minnesotans say the Vikings should stay in the Metrodome and 75 percent oppose...

Here’s your Monday (just-after-noon) Daily Digest: Ever heard of Four Loko? It’s a 23.5-ounce energy drink with 12 percent alcohol. Washington Post higher ed blogger Jenna Johnson wrote today that...

Your Daily Digest for Monday, Oct. 11, 2010:   The Strib's Access Vikings blogger Judd Zulgad wrote this morning that Brett Favre refused to comment Sunday on the “sexting” allegations that “gained...

To Larkin McPhee, two filled premieres of "Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story" on Sunday offered a "silver lining" to several weeks of controversy. Nearly 650 people saw the documentary at the...

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Sept. 20, 2010:   Just for the sake of following up: Sarah Shourd arrived back in the United States yesterday, the Washington Post reported. She talked to reporters...

Happy Monday morning! Here’s your Daily Digest for Sept. 13, 2010: The White House has established an 18-member panel to find ways to make Social Security ready to handle the increase in adults entering...

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents granted tenure to 90 faculty at a committee meeting Thursday, simultaneously promoting them to associate professors. One assistant professor was denied a permanent...

Beneath cloud-covered skies Thursday, the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project teamâÄôs newest solar car drove into the plaza outside McNamara Alumni Center, making its first public appearance....

With budgets to approve, student concerns to address and a presidential search to initiate, thereâÄôs nothing conclusive about the last week of classes for the University of Minnesota administration...

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will commence the presidential search process next week at its May meeting. Current University President Bob BruininksâÄô term will expire at the end...

An interim report released Friday detailed the College of Liberal ArtsâÄô long-term goals to revamp the college and help it survive the financial downturn. About 60 individuals from the college...

The College of Liberal Arts released a report Friday outlining its âÄúboldâÄù goals for completely reconfiguring the college to save money and remain competitive. CLA will host a town hall...

Clarifying previous statements, defending recent decisions and asking for collaboration, University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks fielded questions before an audience of about 40 people Thursday....

Although federal stimulus funds will shield in-state residents at the University of Minnesota from the 7.5 percent tuition increase next year, nonresident students will bear the full weight of the increase....

University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks sat down with The Minnesota Daily this week to talk about the effect of different legislation currently under consideration at the state Capitol. One week...

Aligned with the University of MinnesotaâÄôs long-term financial strategy to cut costs by narrowing its focus, the Office for Equity and Diversity sifted through all its programs and found nearly...

In a theater lobby in north Minneapolis, DFL gubernatorial candidate Matt Entenza gathered with his supporters to share his vision for Minnesota, including standing up for people socially and economically....

Through the use of a new survey, 15 major research universities across the United States, including the University of Minnesota, have begun comparing undergraduate student experiences. The Student Experience...

If the University of Minnesota is to survive the downward trends in state funding, it has to find permanent alternatives to fund its wants and needs without reneging on its land-grant mission, President...

The 2010 State of the University address scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been canceled with no plans to reschedule. President Bob Bruininks was planning to give the annual speech, but currently has...

One by one, fewer than a dozen individuals trickled into the east committee room on the top floor of McNamara Alumni Center. They sat down, separated by chairs, sometimes entire rows, and shared an uncomfortable...

With $100 million in additional costs and $32.3 million expected in cuts from the state, administrators at the University of Minnesota have laid out which factors will have to be considered while constructing...

With two wars happening simultaneously, the University of Minnesota has spent the last four years building its services to assist veterans seeking education post-deployment. During a Board of Regents committee...

The University plans to renovate Coffman Union’s exterior next year, according to March Board of Regents documents. Source: University of Minnesota The east and south sides of the 70-year-old building...

Ohio State University police have identified the victims and suspect of a shooting that took place on the campus early Tuesday morning. The shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. It involved three campus...

Nancy âÄúRustyâÄù Barceló, vice president and vice provost for equity and diversity at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the next president of Northern New...

Nancy Barcelo, vice president for equity and diversity at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the next president of Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, N.M. The collegeâÄôs Board...

Gary Schwitzer, University of Minnesota associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, announced Friday morning via Twitter that he has resigned. Schwitzer said he decided to give...

Transparency and equity are the biggest issues surrounding the furloughs that could be imposed on all University of Minnesota employees next year. Just hours after nearly 200 protestors voiced their frustration...

University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks has returned to campus after a few weeks recovering from the prostate cancer surgery. The Minnesota Daily sat down with Bruininks in his Morrill Hall office...

A career center staff member approached Sally Hunter, who was sitting alone at a table, to ask if she needed any help with anything. âÄúI have a meeting with Chelsie in five or 10 minutes,âÄù...

Plans for two major projects on the University of MinnesotaâÄôs 2010 capital funding list will keep moving forward despite the uncertainty of their survival in MinnesotaâÄôs bonding bill....

The University of Minnesota has yet to settle its issues with the Metropolitan Council concerning the Central Corridor light-rail line. In September, the University filed a lawsuit against the Met Council...

University presidents on Twitter? According to the Star Tribune, there are only two in Minnesota so far. University of Minnesota Bob Bruininks isn’t one of them. Yet? From the Strib: The University...

Minneapolis ranked number 80 out of 100 for the drunkest cities in the United States, according to the latest list put out by Men’s Health. Madison, Wis. ranked 15 and Columbus, Ohio (home of Ohio...

The University of Minnesota inadvertently charged about 44,000 students late fees on their tuition bills yesterday. The mistake has since been corrected, said University spokesperson Dan Wolter. Any delay...

Timothy Schumacher, a University of Minnesota first-year, said heâÄôs ready to focus on school again. The victim of the Jan. 25 shooting outside Centennial Hall returned to his classes this week....

DFL gubernatorial candidate Steve Kelley announced he is dropping out of the race on Thursday following a poor showing at TuesdayâÄôs party caucuses. In an e-mailed statement, Kelley did not specify...

In preparation for another long season of planning the budget, University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks has released a preliminary framework to guide departments as the financial guessing game moves...

The University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus is looking for a new leader. Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin will retire at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year after 15 years. According to the Duluth...

University of Minnesota President Bob BruininksâÄô prostate surgery went off without complication Monday, and he is taking a few weeks off from his duties while he recovers. While he is gone, BruininksâÄô...

The growth of faculty and administrative employees of the University of Minnesota has increased steadily over the past 10 years, but overall growth shows some positions filling up more than others. Administrative...

The University of MinnesotaâÄôs Driven to Discover marketing budget, set up to spread the word about the institutionâÄôs research, has been cut in half for the next three years. A greater...

A University of Minnesota mortuary science student was banned from campus after a Facebook post left three faculty members feeling threatened, according to a police report. Amanda Tatro, 29, was questioned...

in the levying of fees on students and improving the perception of safety on campuses were two issues student representatives to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents addressed Friday in their annual...

The University of Minnesota is taking more steps forward in the development of its 5,000-acre plot of land called UMore Park. After approving the first nine members of the UMore Park Limited Liability...

State economists detailed MinnesotaâÄôs forecasted $1.2 billion budget deficit for the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Board of Regents on Thursday, a âÄúfiscal trapâÄù that...

With the exception of Folwell HallâÄôs historic elements on the first floor and the marble staircases, schematic plans detail a demolition that will make way for modernized features, more accessibility...

Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced he would send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. He also announced a plan to begin withdrawing troops by summer 2011. On Wednesday, University of Minnesota...

Metropolitan Council Chairman Peter Bell boasts a long list of leadership experience in public service and corporate employment. With his November election to the TCF Financial CorporationâÄôs...

University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks sat down with The Minnesota Daily to reflect on the success of the first football season back on campus. He also addressed the ongoing negotiations with...

Peter Bell, chairman of the Metropolitan Council, was elected to the TCF Financial Corp. Board of Directors on Friday. Bell has served on the Met Council since Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed him in 2003....

After months of protesting by faculty, staff and students, the University of California Board of Regents approved two consecutive fee increases today. According to a press release put out by the university,...

Beneath the bark of a seemingly healthy ash tree on the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, state officials found evidence of a second case of emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation. Found on a tree...

Ohio State University President Gordon Gee was named the “best college president” by Time magazine in a top ten list put out Nov. 13. Gee was lauded for his actions that reflect his belief...

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents rejected a request by the Metropolitan Council to speak before the board Friday about issues surrounding the Central Corridor light-rail line . Clyde Allen,...