In This Issue:
Change starts here: The Arch inspires, uplifts
A vibrant crowd filled Minneapolis’ Convention Center auditorium for the visit of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on April 11. A joint effort by Metropolitan State University, youthrive, PeaceJam Foundation, the National Youth Leadership Council and area organizations brought Tutu (or “the Arch” as he’s informally called) to youthrive’s 2008 PeaceJam Conference and Metropolitan State’s President Lecture series...
New president appointed to Metropolitan State University
Sue K. Hammersmith was appointed April 16, 2008 as president of Metropolitan State University by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Hammersmith, 59, is provost aand vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, a post she has held since...
Bus crash!
Library patrons got to check out a little more than books on April 23 when a school bus was rammed off the road by a tanker truck and knocked over part of the new statue installed on the lawn of Metropolitan State University’s St. Paul campus. The bus was carrying 10 students to Crosswinds Arts and Sciences school in Woodbury when it was hit at the intersection of...
Metropolitan State student Lesia Hawkins-Dembley becomes certified student leader
Metropolitan State University employee and student, Lesia Hawkins-Dembley, recently attended the National Conference on Student Leadership in Atlanta, GA and became a certified student leader. This prestigious certification opens many doors for Hawkins-Dembley both on- and off-campus...
Farewell letter from the president of Women Empowered
On the behalf of student organization, Women Empowered (WE), I would like to thank Metropolitan State University’s community for your contribution in making this a remarkable and successful year for WE. Without your warm support and encouragement, WE could not have accomplished putting together Women’s History Month activities...
How to have way more fun with Psychology Club
Psychology Club is an academic student organization at Metropolitan State University that is open to students in all majors. The club’s objectives are to expose students to a variety of topics within the field of psychology, and to assist students in reaching their academic and professional goals...
Student leadership award winners
Congratulations to all winners and nominees of the President’s Student Leadership Awards. The tenth annual award ceremony was held on Friday, April 18 at the Founder’s Hall reception area in St. Paul, Minn. with over eighty people in attendance...
Thousands of citizens to candidates: “We have the Power2Change”
At the culmination of Sierra Club’s Power2Change campaign, the Sierra Club North Star Chapter today announced that over 5,600 citizens have added their voices to the call for candidates up and down the ballot in Minnesota to make the right choices and pledge to support local, state and federal policies that will create ...
Save the newspapers, save MinnPost
In today’s world of mass media, the battle wages on between the Internet and print. Although some may reject outwardly admitting it, we all know who’s running in the lead. Several findings and results have illustrated a demise of the newspaper industry, and a fast-working one at that. In a recent New Yorker article (via the Internet, mind you), statistics show that since 1990, a quarter of all American newspaper jobs have diminished...
Yarusso Bros Italian Restaurant is 75 years old
Yarusso’s is celebrating their 75th Anniversary the first Thursday of every month with Prohibition Costume Contests and Free Wine Night. Yarusso Bros. Italian Restaurant is one of the oldest family-owned restaurants...
Ellison supports continued access to federal student loans for Minnesota families
Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minneapolis) voted this week to enact legislation protecting students and their families from the tumultuous US financial market when they seek federal student loans to pay for their college education. The Ensuring Continued Access to Federal Student Loans Act of 2008 (H.R. 5715) passed by a vote of 383-27. "This bill will provide much needed security and relief for countless hardworking families...
Get published in Rolling Stone
Entries are now being accepted for Rolling Stone magazine’s 33rd Annual College Journalism Competition. Categories include Entertainment Reporting (reporting on popular music, film or television, including artist profiles and interviews), Feature Writing (stylishly written narratives and profiles that illuminate issues and trends) and Essays and Criticism (commentary, including expressions of opinion and humor, on any subject). The editors of Rolling Stone judge the entries. A $2,500 prize ...
Metropolitan State announces Mosaic Guild exhibit
The exhibit, featuring 26 artists, opens Thursday, April 17, with a reception from 4–7 p.m. and continues through July 25. A mosaic demonstration by guild member Kim Buell, Golden Valley, will be presented during the reception from 4:30–6:30 p.m. This exhibition investigates the breadth and depth of the local mosaic-making...
Sport Explorations: Hang Gliding
The rain cleared and the sun broke through just in time. It was nearly 5 p.m. and I was scheduled to fly very soon. I was greeted at the trailer by Tom Thompson Sr., the administrator of Freeflight Aviations in Whitewater, WI. He was a very funny and friendly guy—constantly cracking jokes as he gave me his “song and dance instructional”—he had me sign the waiver forms and found me a helmet. He led me to Mark Furst, a kind, red-headed pilot with a matching red mustache, who had been flying for 20 years. We took a glider out of the hanger and pulled it to a grassy field bordered by rich rows of corn...
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