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Mankato campus pastor in midst of huge weight loss

By the fall of 2009, Meyer was down to 550 pounds, but he had to stop three times when he walked a block on campus. — The Free Press of Mankato describing Minnesota State University – Mankato pastor Monte Meyer’s attempts to go from weighing 600 pounds to 250 pounds. He currently weighs 361 pounds…
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Even in tough times, buildings take priority

Despite the recession’s debilitating effects on so many Americans, few of the very wealthiest donors gave to programs that directly help those in need. Of all the donations on the list, almost half were for new buildings or campus expansion at universities. — from the Chronicle of Higher Education article on this year’s decrease in…
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Notes in the Margins: Cuts, gap years and a prof's kidney

Wages rise for all, but a gap widens Massachusetts’ recent economic gains have mostly benefited better-educated workers, insulating them during the economic downturn. Those with less schooling were left to grapple with slower-growing salaries and higher rates of unemployment. (Boston Globe) Universities Are Challenged as Demographics Shift – Although the changing demographics of college campuses…
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Worst college role models of 2010

Worst college role models of 2010

Having made its list of scandals, The Huffington Post continues down the dark path with its list of Worst College Role Models of 2010. Here’s the abbreviated list: Karen Owen. The Duke student’s “thesis” — a tell-all comparison of the men she’d slept with — took the Internet by storm. Phusion Projects. Drinking the company’s…
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Notable MN campus news stories of 2010

The Budget Crunch might be the story of the year across many Minnesota campuses, but it’s not the only thing people have been talking about. A number of campuses have still been able to sport new buildings, while a few have been busy grappling with flooding or academic controversies. Finding the most notable stories is…
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Business is booming for the University of Gelato

Business is booming for the University of Gelato

You’ve got that right. And Carpigiani Gelato University in Italy is attracting a lot of refugees from the economic crisis, who want to make a new start in what appears to be quite a lucrative business — at least in Europe, according to the Wall Street Journal. Student Moreno Barbieri, a roofer in Italy, told…
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How difficult it is for the homeless to study

Mary Ann Prado of Minneapolis Community and Technical College tells the Star Tribune of the challenges homeless students face in trying to take classes: “They are not well rested, and they are stressed out. … If you haven’t eaten, how are you going to study when your stomach is growling? I have to help find…
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Why it's hard not to like the guy who scammed Harvard

Huffington Post college editor Leah Finnegan calls Adam Wheeler — the student who got into Harvard by lying — a modern folk hero: Getting into college is a ridiculous circus and becoming worse. Enter into any upper-to-middle class enclave from December to May and it will be the talk of the strip mall: Who got…
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Notes in the Margins: Gap years, playing and Apollo's founder

Want to get your kids into college? Let them play Every day where we work, we see our young students struggling with the transition from home to school. They’re all wonderful kids, but some can’t share easily or listen in a group. Some have impulse control problems and have trouble keeping their hands to themselves;…
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