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September 28, 2015 12:20 PM

Ex-U of Minnesota Duluth coaches file discrimination lawsuit

The plaintiffs include former women's hockey coach Shannon Miller, who led the Bulldogs to five NCAA national championships, and two other female coaches.

by Dan Kraker

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September 28, 2015 4:00 AM

School board could yet oust member over Muslim slur

A special election could change the balance of power on the Columbia Heights board.

by Curtis Gilbert

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September 26, 2015 9:52 AM

Remember 'Beakman's World'? Wacky scientist still big in Latin America

The children's TV show ran for just five years in the U.S. in the 1990s. But it's still hugely popular in Latin America, and a stage version of the show attracts audiences in the thousands.

by Jon Kalish

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September 24, 2015 6:20 PM

Group of U of M faculty push for union vote

The union push originally involved just part time and non-tenured professors, but has grown to also include tenured faculty.

by Peter Cox

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September 23, 2015 8:05 AM

At U.S. seminaries, a rise in millennials answering God's call

The Catholic Church in the U.S. has been aging, along with its dwindling priestly ranks. But in the increasingly secular world, there's been a recent uptick in younger men studying to become priests.

by Maureen Pao

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September 23, 2015 6:38 AM

School board member won't resign after offensive Facebook comments

At a Columbia Heights school board meeting Tuesday night, dozens of students, teachers and residents called for Grant Nichols to step down.

by Matt Sepic

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September 22, 2015 1:02 PM

UND nickname voting scheduled for 5 days in late October

Will it be the University of North Dakota Roughriders, North Stars, Fighting Hawks, Nodaks or Sundogs?

by The Associated Press

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September 21, 2015 5:41 PM

Study: Nearly 1 in 4 women at the U sexually assaulted

A study says 23.5 percent of undergraduate female respondents at the U's main campus have experienced sexual assault "by physical force, threats of physical force or incapacitation."

by Riham Feshir

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September 21, 2015 1:45 PM

Lockdown lifted at St. Paul's Como Park High after gun rumor

Talk of a gun in the building led officials to put St. Paul's Como Park High School into lockdown Monday. The lockdown was lifted just before 1 p.m. Students are safe.

by Riham Feshir

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September 19, 2015 12:59 PM

Report: U of M paid nearly $450K in sexual harassment cases

The largest of the five settlements over the five years was for $250,000, according to a published report.

by The Associated Press

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