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The highlight video that got Goldy Gopher into nationals again

The highlight video that got Goldy Gopher into nationals again

It’s time for Goldy Gopher to prove his stuff. After winning the mascot championship this year — I covered his big win in 2011 — he’s gearing up for nationals again. Here’s his 2012-13 highlight video, which got him in with a 6th place berth.  
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Notes in the Margins: Math riches, essay creativity and the bargain-basement B.A.

Will Studying Math Make You Richer? A Fed study says yes. You should be smart enough to be skeptical—especially if you studied math. (The Atlantic) Sallie Mae Reduces Disclosure Of Controversial Funding Source Sallie Mae, the nation’s largest student loan company, quietly removed from its latest quarterly report any reference to a cheap government-backed credit line it’s Read more →
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Which community college is on the radar of federal cyber security officials

Which community college is on the radar of federal cyber security officials

Inver Hills Community College is one of a handful of schools hosting a series of cyber-security competitions, and I.T. professor Ben Franske tells the Pioneer Press why the Department of Homeland Security has recognized Inver Hills IT department as a center of excellence for cyber security training: Cyber security “has always been baked into the Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Mental health, schools for millionaires and the 4-year guarantee

New Front in Turkey’s Culture War: Mixed-Sex Student Houses In a speech to lawmakers, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that he had taken measures to ensure male and female university students could no longer live in mixed-sex accommodation of any form because it is against Turkish values. (The Wall Street Journal) World’s top 100 universities Read more →
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The game the U hopes will attract students to public health

The game the U hopes will attract students to public health

Louise Stenberg, who designs health education programs for the University of Minnesota‘s School of Public Health, tells MPR’s Lorna Benson why the new online game she helped create — Epidemic! — may lure students into public-health careers: “[An epidemic is] usually the time when public health does make the news and it’s usually the time Read more →
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How will the U be able to raise the money it needs for athletics?

How will the U be able to raise the money it needs for athletics?

In a Twin Cities Business profile of University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague, former Gopher sports radio color analyst Dave Mona captures both the huge challenge Teague faces as a fund-raiser — and the skills his team has that might pull it off: “They are going to have to identify people who they haven’t Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Texting, millionaires, and refuge for presidents

Government should make greater use of university academics as specialist consultants Moreover, they would likely cost much less than the specialist consultants used by successive governments. (Impact of Social Sciences) The five best colleges for the money Rather than give you five single schools that represent the best value, here are the five groups that continually pop up Read more →
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