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This communication is to report that there was an incident Friday afternoon (May 4, 2007) on our Minneapolis Campus. A Metropolitan State University student, referencing Virginia Tech, made a comment perceived as a threat by another student. The student hearing the comment immediately contacted security who contacted the Minneapolis police. The student who made the threatening comment was tracked by security cameras and was quickly apprehended at the Management Education Center building. The student was immediately taken into custody by the Minneapolis police... |
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Approximately 750 proud Metropolitan State University students will don black caps and gowns when they receive their bachelor’s and master’s degrees during the May 3 commencement, which will occur at the Minneapolis Convention Center auditorium... |
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With a student population of over 60 percent female and of over 25 percent students of color, it is important that Metropolitan State put its commitment to diversity and civic engagement into action—particularly because of its rapid increase in international and immigrant students. Students and faculty recently teamed-up with Somali Family Services (SFS), a nonprofit group of like-minded Somalis and Americans hoping to inspire global awareness and action, for a benefit concert to raise funds to construct a resource and service center for Puntland State University (PSU) in Garowe, Somalia... |
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Lynn LaFroth is a deadline-driven woman who loves to write. She edits and publishes a monthly newspaper called Essential Wellness, formerly known as Twin Cities Wellness (TC Wellness), with her sister Dee LaFroth. In 1992 Lynn began a tabloid publication with Gary Beckman called The Edge; its focus is exploring the evolution of consciousness. Lynn said she felt The Edge combined her spirituality with writing. The publication was Lynn’s first adventure as a monthly newspaper partner... |
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The Metropolitan student newspaper hosted a writer and editor’s workshop at Metropolitan State University’s St. Paul Campus on March 31, which included a panel of three working professional journalists. "The best editors ask questions," said Paul Tosto, St. Paul Pioneer Press higher education reporter, a reporter for 20 years, the last 10 of which spent covering K–12, college and editing. "Which angle is the reporter taking, and so on...?" |
