May 2, 2002 - A group of students at South High School in Minneapolis will get a special lesson on American civic values with Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz. Later today, Blatz will meet with a group of students as part of the "Dialogue on Freedom" initiative started by the American Bar Association. The dialogues are intended to help students to engage in discussions on American values in a diverse world. Joining us on the line is Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz. That's Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz.
May 3, 2002 - An 18-year old was the first college student in South Dakota to knowingly pass on the HIV cells without telling her sexual partner. The law could make him a viral terrorist.
May 6, 2002 - INTRO: > The long-term health effects of cancer treatments on children are the focus of research at the University of Minnesota. Investigators have found that childhood cancer treatments affect pregnancies, and cancer risk later in life. Dr. Joseph Neglia Doctor Joseph Neglia is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota's Cancer Center.
May 7, 2002 - Native American tribes of Minnesota say University of Minnesota research threatens the future of a crop the Native Americans consider sacred. The tribes say maintaining pure wild rice stock is a treaty right. The University says it is simply trying to help northern Minnesota farmers make a living. Mainstreet Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
May 9, 2002 - State education officials say just over 90 percent of Minnesota high school sophomores passed this year's Basic Skills written composition test. That's a slight drop from last year's results, and the first time in four years of testing there was not an improvement. The scores also show students of color continue to have a harder time than white students with the state tests. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
May 9, 2002 - University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof will recommend a tuition increase for all University of Minnesota campuses when he addresses the Board of Regents tomorrow (Friday). Yudof says the increases are critical for plugging the university's 30 million dollar deficit. Yudof blames current economic factors, but critics say the proposed hike is part of a disturbing long term trend that's pricing any low income people out of higher education. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
May 13, 2002 - Rich Cohen says he set out to write the 80's suburban epic. What he ended up with was a book called "Lake Effect." It's a memoir of his life growing up in a suburb north of Chicago along Lake Michigan. His high school was the setting for a number of popular teen movies in the those years. But Cohen says nobody has written about his generation from an adult perspective in a way that isn't ironic or embarrassed. Cohen told Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann the book centers around his close friendship with a kid called Jamie, who was seen as so cool even teachers wanted to imitate him.
May 23, 2002 - (For Thurs. 5/23 M.E.) Minnesota has held steady in a new national ranking of the amount states spend on public education. For the second year in a row, a Census Bureau survey on local government finances ranked Minnesota 18th for total per pupil spending. The amount of spending did rise significantly, and state education officials credit the jump on a big increase in K-12 funding two years ago. Other education leaders warn, however, that the state is actually losing ground. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
May 24, 2002 - MPR’s Marisa Helms presents this report after attending a Minnesota News Council forum to hear complaints about how Twin Cities news media are doing an inadequate job covering women's sports at the University of Minnesota.
May 31, 2002 -