On Campus Blog

MSU Mankato student sought for alleged rape of another student Police are looking for a man who allegedly raped a woman he knew after she refused his Facebook requests to meet with her. (mankatofreepress.com) Dalai Lama to visit U in May The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader, will come to the University of Minnesota…
Hamline University in the fall
Sometimes even a quickie photo is a fun one. Just ran across this photo on Twitter. It was taken with a flip cam at Hamline University’s Sorin Mall Friday by Hamline staffer Gail Nosek. You can see the original photo here — worth doing, as I had to crop a lot from the top to…
Why the undead have invaded Winona State
If you’re wondering why hundreds of Winona State University students are chasing each other around campus this week, it’s because they’re playing a game that has become popular on a number of campuses across the country: Zombie Invasion. It’s like a glorified form of tag in which a small group of students playing zombies roam…
North Hennepin prof: What community colleges must have
Paulus Now that North Hennepin Community College chemistry professor Eugenia Paulus is back from her front-row seat at the White House summit on two-year institutions, I thought I’d ask her what reforms the system needs in this day and age. She should know her stuff. The award-winning instructor has been a consultant for the National…
I’ve driven four hours to have my son refuse to get out of the car because he didn’t like the look of the campus; I’ve flown halfway across the country to have my daughter bail out before the tour because she didn’t like the looks of the other prospective students (“too intense”) and because the…
How to survive a campus tour with your child
It’s campus touring time, and Taking the Kids columnist and family-topic author Eileen Ogintz has some tips on The Huffington Post on how to make the most of a college-inspection trip with your son or daughter. Here’s a brief rundown: Splurge on a nice hotel or a fancy dinner. Revel in the time together with…
St. Cloud meteorology students' new toy
MPR’s Ambar Espinoza has this piece on St. Cloud State University meteorology students getting a rare opportunity to use a $1 million “Doppler on Wheels” radar unit. The Center for Severe Weather Research, with help from the National Science Foundation, makes it available free to small universities that don’t have their own radar facilities. As…
From where I sit – Free to succeed What is the recipe for making a world-class university? For such a complex endeavour, there is no simple or sure formula for success, but there are certain principles that I believe are of vital importance for ETH Zürich – the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. (timeshighereducation.co.uk) Report…
Tim Post of MPR reports that enrollment in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system has hit another record. More than 203,000 students are are enrolled in MnSCU’s 32 schools this fall. That’s a 2.7 percent increase over last year and the fifth consecutive year that enrollment has gone up. MnSCU spokesperson Melinda Voss…
Why isn't Tommie tailgating taking hold?
The push to restart tailgating at the University of St. Thomas has fallen a bit flat, TommieMedia reports. Out of the 30 or so people who showed up in South Campus Lot M, none was a student. Could it be the lack of booze allowed? The lack of loud music? Let’s think really hard. In…