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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