A trial run for law school
Learning law and the legal process brings new confidence to a student minoring in political science.
Casey Landrum, left, and Jay Olivares at a Lavender Bridge meeting on Jan. 16, 2019. Club members meet in the Women’s and LGBTQ+ Resource Center in Founders Hall, room 140. (Scott Lindell / The Metropolitan)
Pride and purpose link Lavender Bridge students
LGBTQ+ students build inclusive, all-embracing, celebratory club on campus.
Students and staff gather around Professor Raj Sethuraju, center, at his “Step In, Step Out, Step Up” leadership workshop in the Student Center on Nov. 14, 2018. (Scott Lindell / The Metropolitan)
‘Let us be amazing’: Workshop series helps students step up as leaders
“We don’t have to be CEOs to make a difference.” That was the message of Professor Raj Sethuraju at a leadership development workshop for Metro State students.
Chile is announced as the guest of honor country for the 2019 festival at the awards and closing ceremony for the Guadalajara International Film Festival on March 16, 2018.
Photo by Tonatiuh Figueroa / Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
Screenwriting major to jury Guadalajara International Film Festival
Student wins opportunity to join the jury of an international film festival in Mexico.
The stage is set on opening night of “From Behind the Sun” at the Whitney Theater in Minneapolis on Friday, Feb. 21, 2019. The play is a co-production of Metropolitan State University and Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
Photo by Margot Barry
Theater department premieres play revealing racist housing policies of the past
A joint production of Metro State’s Theater Underground and MCTC puts the spotlight on the racist housing policy called redlining---and shares the playwright's remarkable family history. "Behind the Sun" premieres Feb. 21.
Professor Suzanne Nielsen in her Midway office in St. Paul on Feb. 1, 2019.
Photos by Eli Bartz
Closing the circle: New creative writing professor journeys from student to staff to faculty
Suzanne Nielsen was recently appointed to what she calls her “dream job," as an assistant professor in Metro State's creative writing department.
Supporters of legalized marijuana march in the MayDay parade on Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis on May 7, 2017.
Photo by Tony Webster/Flickr Creative Commons
Legislature’s hazy language makes legal pot look dubious
Student clears the air on likelihood of legal marijuana in Minnesota this year.
Photo by Dom J / Canva
Read it and weep: Wipe out winter woes with librarian reading recommendations
Feeling weather-beaten? Metro State librarians endorse the best books to take your mind off meteorological conditions (and midterms).
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