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What makes SE Tech’s BLT a little different
Those women in the dining hall think of everything. After eating a pretty juicy chicken burger with fries, side salad and a cola ($10), I had to try a BLT on the recommendation of 23-year-old student Franziska Andonopoulos of Chicago. She tells me why: “Most BLTs have to strips of bacon lying across the sandwich Read more →
This might solve my campus naming problem — at least as far as the musical instrument programs are concerned. Band-instrument repair instructor Greg Beckwith tells me those in the business “don’t know us as Minnesota State college. We’re just known as ‘Red Wing.’” Good to know.
The brassiness of SE Tech students
The hallmark of SE Tech in Red Wing — that’s how we’re solving the naming problem here — is its focus on musical instruments. Its programs in instrument repair and construction are among the few offered in this country, and they draw students from all over the globe. Sounds very Old World. So why here? Read more →
Seriously, how can I reasonably expect to shorten any reference to the Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical, Red Wing campus every time a write a blog post? No, I’m not going to write MSCST-RW. This will soon start to annoy me.
Why breakfast isn’t what it seems at Southeast Technical in Red Wing
After an hour’s drive, I’m “on campus” — which is essentially a large building, all self-contained — similar to what you’d find at St. Paul College and South Central College. Today that’s good, since bad weather is on the way. I head over to the dining area for breakfast. It’s pretty standard for a commuter Read more →
The two-campus relationship at MN State College – Southeast Technical
I’ve traveled to technical colleges before, but Minnesota State College Southeast Technical in Red Wing presents some interesting background dynamics for today’s visit. Opened in 1972, it’s the last technical college campus built in Minnesota. Yet its 66-year-old sister campus in Winona — with whom it merged in 1992 — is among the state’s oldest Read more →
When women make more, can men cope?
"The reality is that we're holding the wallet and that's quite a powerful and status-changing place to be," she writes in her new book, "When She Makes More."
Some schools are asking Congress and the Agriculture Department to roll back some of the requirements. Their main concerns: finding enough whole grain-rich foods that kids like, lowering sodium levels and keeping fruits and vegetables from ending up in the trash.