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March 13, 2014 12:51 PM

What UMD and Minnesota’s American Indians mean to each other

Aside from the beauty of the area, UMD has found another benefit to its location: It’s in the heart of Indian country. Located in what some jokingly call “the Ojibwe Riviera” — with access to more than half a dozen reservations within a 90-minute drive — UMD has an American Indian presence unmatched by most Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 11:59 AM

What are those flashing UMD stop signs all about?

You have to look really closely in this video, but UMD has these solar-powered stop signs ringed with little lights that flash when cars approach. I can’t quite figure out the effect it’s supposed to have, but it’s pretty. It may have something to do with this.

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 10:11 AM

What the food is like at UMD

When I ate breakfast and lunch at UMD’s dining hall, I thought I was back in college. Back in 1984. That’s necessarily not a bad thing. I don’t have any bad memories of the food back then, and my old cafeteria did have a few standout dishes. UMD’s fare is middling, workmanlike — better than Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 9:27 AM

What’s there to do in the adventure hub of UMD?

OK, this is getting a little awkward. Adam Chenoweth is helping me put on a snowshoe, and I can’t quite figure out how the straps go. The 21-year-old environmental-and-outdoor-education junior has already put on my left snowshoe for me, and is now guiding me how to put the right one on. It’s all spaghetti to Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 8:23 AM

What the downtown Maurices building says about UMD

Take a look at the Maurices building on Superior Street. Sure, it’s the corporate headquarters for a retail fashion chain. But it’s also sign of where the University of Minnesota – Duluth may be going. You may remember that when the company announced it was donating the building to UMD last month, Chancellor Lendley Black Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 5:33 AM

Why it’s not all about the lecture at UMD

Research might seem like obscure stuff to most people, but some of it at UMD has held a pretty high profile. Read about about the sudden, alarming die-off of moose in the state? UMD is on it. Heard about how the severe winter has caused Lake Superior to ice over earlier than usual? UMD is Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 3:32 AM

Why students wear pajamas in class at UMD

It’s 7 a.m., and UMD student Scotty Ducharme is having breakfast with me in the dining hall. He’s wearing a T-shirt, pajama bottoms and flip-flops. Why? Heck — because he can. It’s really toasty in the buildings here at UMD. And unlike a lot of college campuses, almost all of the buildings are connected by Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 13, 2014 1:30 AM

Visiting the University of Minnesota – Duluth today

After a bit of break, it’s time to visit another campus — this time the University of Minnesota – Duluth. It hasn’t been a stranger to On Campus. You may have heard that it’s grappling with a multimillion-dollar deficit that will require some cuts over the next five years. And Gov. Mark Dayton — among Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 12, 2014 2:36 PM

Shakopee voters reject $89M high school plan

When 5,200 voters went to the polls Tuesday, the measure failed by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

by Tim Nelson

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March 12, 2014 2:59 AM

Notes in the Margins: Big data, gay material and foreign students

Colleges Need to Act Like Startups — Or Risk Becoming Obsolete It’s clear that universities will have to figure out the balance between commercial relevance and basic research, as well as how to prove their value beyond being vehicles for delivering content. But lost in the shuffle of commentary here is something arguably more important than Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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