February 21, 2001 - The Crookston campus of the University of Minnesota traces its roots to 1905. Originally a high school, Crookston has evolved from a two-year technical school to one of three non metro campuses of the U of M offering four year degrees. But Crookston is a unique institution that produces computer literate and highly employable graduates. As a part of our series "Universal U", Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Reha reports on the college some say is one of the states best kept secrets.
February 23, 2001 - The Minnesota Legislature voted three years ago to abolish the state board of education, but now some lawmakers are trying to reverse that decision. At least two bills have been introduced this session to resurrect the board. One would recreate the same type of board that went out of business in December 1999, with the Governor appointing its members. Another proposal would allow voters to decide its membership. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
February 27, 2001 -
February 28, 2001 - State officials release their latest revenue forecast this morning (WEDNESDAY), and lawmakers expect it to show the state's budget surplus shrinking from a projected three-billion dollars over the two-and-a-half years to between two-billion and two-point-six billion. A smaller surplus means the Governor and the Legislature will have less money available for permanent tax cuts and spending increases. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
March 5, 2001 - Most college graduates these days can zoom, effortlessly, around the internet. They might know high-level mathematics, or they might be competent in genetics. But few of them can say, for sure, which one is the salad fork. Corporate recruiters say rough table manners can take the shine off of an otherwise attractive job candidate. So some colleges now bring in consultants to help students polish their manners before they hit the job market. Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Julin went to the Etiquette Dinner put on by the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and he has this report.
March 5, 2001 - MPR's Laura McCallum reports that Governor Ventura's education budget came under more fire from education groups who say it shortchanges schools. About a thousand students, parents, and educators rallied at the Capitol for more education spending.
March 6, 2001 - MPR’s Tim Pugmire reports that educators throughout Minnesota have criticized Governor Ventura's proposed budget as insufficient for public schools, but supporters of the state's Indian Education programs are not complaining. Ventura wants to double the current funding targeted to American Indian students in an attempt to lower one of the state's highest drop out rates.
March 6, 2001 -
March 6, 2001 - Gopher, created in the early 1990s at the University of Minnesota, organized the internet into lists.
March 7, 2001 - Phrases like "Curses, foiled again," and "Unhand me you coward" sound painfully quaint to ears trained on catch-phrases made popular by Bart Simpson and Beer commercials. But today's popular culture from comic books to television series have at their root, Dime Novels. Minnesota Public Radio's Steven John visited the Elmer L. Anderson Library at the University of Minnesota to check out the country's largest collection of dime novels. {Costing literally ten cents, and printed on newsprint bound in paper covers, dime novels were ephemeral, inexpensive entertainment for a generation of readers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally intended for adults, the tales of Indian fighters and detectives, heroes and villains ultimately found a younger audience and inspired many a backyard gunfight and imaginary barroom brawl...