Student’s life ends in Iraq
David Day lives on in the fond memories of classmates and instructors

Jenni Runte stares thoughtfully at the photograph that lies on the table in front of her. She leans forward slightly, lets out a low wistful sigh and points towards the picture. The man in that picture is David Day. That picture is on the cover of his funeral program. He died in Iraq on Feb. 21, 2005, while deployed as part of the Army National Guard. While checking on an overturned vehicle in Baghdad, a bomb exploded and took his life......
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2005 Student Leadership Awards
Nominees recognized for their ability to engage students at the university

The great hall was decked out again, this time for the seventh annual President’s Student Leadership Awards dinner. The April 15 dinner honored some of the best and brightest of the shining lights that make up our student leadership......
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Senate supports university students
Tailors services to fit needs of working adults, diverse student populations

Student Senate elections have come to a close. Check out the winners at http://senate.metrostate.edu/. In March, you learned about Metropolitan State Student Senate. Now it’s time to learn about how students, like you, become senators—just in case you would like to run next year.......
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Hillary Clinton blasts Bush at Minnesota fundraiser
President Bradshaw believes the senator will be “a force with which to reckon” if she seeks the presidency in 2008

There was nary a mention of a personal presidential bid, but U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had no problem rallying support with her Bush-blasting speech on April 9, 2005. More than 2,000 supporters paid $100 a plate to hear Clinton speak at the 28th Annual Hubert H. Humphrey Day Dinner at the Minneapolis Hilton......
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Finding the “Good Stuff” in learning and in life
Alumni spotlight: Lisa Middag

During her twenty-year quest for a college degree, Lisa Middag has learned a thing or two about inspiration. Whether it was her work at the Walker Art Center, her humanities courses at the university, or her passion for the arts—personal and professional enrichment have surrounded her......
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When motion matters
An interview with poet Michael Joseph Winslow

I expected Michael Joseph Winslow would be the type of person you might engage in lively conversation at a bar or a party. But, according to Winslow, that is not the case. He said he often goes to social get-togethers, but that he sometimes ends up sitting alone at the bar or off somewhere writing quietly in one of his moleskin notebooks.......
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