April 29, 2002 - The committee is looking for someone to lead a mixed male and female Athletic Department. The merger is meant to save money.
April 29, 2002 - In this first report of series titled "An Education in Diversity," Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich takes a look at the climate on and off-campus for blacks.
April 29, 2002 - 100 years ago, scientists captured the last live sample of a Rocky Mountain locust. Huge swarms of the insects devastated farms in Minnesota and much of the western half of the country throughout the 1800's. They ate everything in their path- from wheat fields and apple trees to fence posts and even laundry hanging out to dry. In 1875, a swarm 1,800 miles long and 110 miles wide moved across the country - the largest ever recorded. But the species vanished just a few decades later. Wyoming University entomologist Jeff Lockwood says the Rocky Mountain locust is the only pest species humans have driven to extinction:
April 30, 2002 - In this second report of series titled "An Education in Diversity," Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich looks into anti-Semitism allegations at the St. Cloud State University.
May 1, 2002 - MPR’s Marisa Helms reports on the 28th Berg Celebration, being held on the Minneapolis campus at University of Minnesota. This annual event to honor women athletes at the University of Minnesota has special significance in 2002, because recently university officials announced they will merge the men's and women's intercollegiate athletics departments.
May 1, 2002 - A survey will be conducted to study competition between girls and boys aged 12-17. Boys want to win, but girls want to play fairly.
May 1, 2002 - Contract negotiations between Anoka-Hennepin officials and its teachers have been going on for a year. The next step for the teachers is to go on strike. Teachers want competitive salaries and benefits.
May 1, 2002 - In this third report of series titled "An Education in Diversity," Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich gets views on conflict resolution at St. Cloud State University over racial and religious discrimination.
May 2, 2002 - At the beginning, teachers did not like the profile. As time goes by, teachers are growing to like the profile because they see results.
May 2, 2002 - MPR’s Laura McCallum reports on Roger Moe’s candidacy for governorship. A former math teacher, Roger Moe has the most political experience out of all the candidates in the running for governor. Report includes commentary from former Vice President Walter Mondale, who endorsed Moe for governor; and Becky Lourey, state senator and rival DFL candidate for governor.