What does COVID-19 reveal about how we handle global existential threats? What will happen when the next one comes? Listen to reputable journalists
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What does COVID-19 reveal about how we handle global existential threats? What will happen when the next one comes? Listen to reputable journalists

Student insists that there is an important story and a lot of questions about who we are as humans underneath all the COVID-19 coverage.

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Interview with President Ginny Arthur
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Interview with President Ginny Arthur

Opinion Editor April Carlson sat down with her for a 40-minute discussion that centered on three main topics: the campus climate survey that will be conducted next fall; the results of the recent advising assessment; and preparations for Metropolitan State University’s 50th anniversary.

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Security situations prompt campus conversations
View of the skyway to the Library and Learning Center on the St. Paul Campus. The library was the location of two physical altercations over the 2019 summer semester. G4S security contractors are stationed around Metro State to handle such incidents and summon St. Paul police if necessary. Exterior cameras, such as the ones located on the skyway pillar and around the library, also help to monitor campus for security threats. (April Carlson / The Metropolitan)

Security situations prompt campus conversations

University representatives reach out to students and staff following summer assaults.

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MSUSA candidate statements
Screen shot taken from the Engage newsfeed on Aug. 20. Students can log on to Engage with their university email credentials and vote for governance representatives. According to the post, “MSUSA is a student governing body comprised of up to 20 dedicated student leaders who are focused on strengthening Metropolitan State University’s commitment to being a student-centered creative enterprise. MSUSA assists the University in its efforts to help students achieve academic excellence and be responsible citizens in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse world. MSUSA provides a listening post and forum for student issues, concerns, and needs, and advocates for University accountability and responsiveness.”

MSUSA candidate statements

Want to cast a ballot for the new slate of student representatives? Here's who's running.

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A late start to the GROW-IT season
Construction workers install new acrylic panels on the roof of the GROW-IT Center on the St. Paul campus on May 23, 2019. The Center was once a pest control research facility owned by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. It is being renovated to house Metropolitan State University classes, research and community outreach activities. (April Carlson / The Metropolitan)

A late start to the GROW-IT season

University greenhouse project postponed due to construction costs. Trump tariffs part of the trouble.

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What’s in a name? Building a university legacy
The East Bank of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis on Feb. 2, 2019. Coffman Memorial Union is the columned building just upper-right of center. Photo by Mitchell Hirsch / Flickr Creative Commons

What’s in a name? Building a university legacy

Student wonders what the U can do about buildings named for controversial figures—and the legacy they leave behind.

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The M claims new museum space in downtown St. Paul
David Bowen, center, G.E. Patterson and Teo Nguyen discuss Nguyen's "Untitled I" with visitors at the newly reopened Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul on Dec. 15, 2018. Patterson teaches creative writing at Metropolitan State University. Photo by Margot Barry

The M claims new museum space in downtown St. Paul

Metro State community faculty member G.E. Patterson served as guide to explorers of the new home of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St. Paul.

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