April 12, 2002 - University of Minnesota regents this morning (Fri) are expected to discuss recommendations for trimming athletic department expenses. After months of speculation, University of Minnesota officials announced yesterday.
April 12, 2002 - University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof said today (Fri) that next year's tuition hike will likely be even larger than anticipated. Students were already bracing for a nearly 14 percent average tuition increase for next fall. But Yudof is now recommending a 16 percent increase. Yudof outlined his plan to the Board of Regents today Helms reports.
April 11, 2002 - Metro Transit, run by the Metropolitan Council, provides the bulk of bus rides in the Twin Cities -- about a quarter of a million rides on an average weekday. That may sound like a lot, but transit supporters say the bus system needs to grow. To do that, they say it needs more money and more political support. Perhaps equally important is the need to make buses more convenient and palatable for the thousands of people who commute in the Twin Cities every day by car. Part of Minnesota Public Radio's transportation series called "Are We There Yet?"
April 11, 2002 - After months of speculation University of Minnesota officials announced today they will merge the men's and women's Intercollegiate Athletics departments. They also announced they will recommend eliminating three non-revenue generating sports programs, though a final decision isn't expected until June. University President Mark Yudof says the search for a new athletic director will begin immediately. Meanwhile, head coaches from vulnerable sports programs say they're hoping to save their teams.
April 9, 2002 - Coaches at the University of Minnesota today strongly urged school administr ators to delay eliminating any sports. Tomorrow afternoon, University President Mark Yudof's office is expected to release details of a plan to restructure the men's and women's athletic program. Changes could include merging the men's and women's departments and eliminating several non-revenue sports. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
April 5, 2002 - Former U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says the Bush administration has made a wise decision to shift it's policy toward the MIddle East and get involved in ending the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Albright made her comments at a press conference in St. Paul last night Helms reports.
March 13, 2002 - Architect and artist Maya Lin has unveiled her latest creation in Minneapolis. Lin is best known for her design of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The work, entitled, "the character of a hill, under glass" is the focal point of the lobby of the new American Express building at 3rd Avenue and 9th street. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
March 8, 2002 - Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin gave her first public defense against charges of plagiarism last night Thursday before an audience at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul.
February 25, 2002 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone has revealed he has a mild form of Multiple Sclerosis. He says the persistent pain in his lower right leg that he and his doctors have attributed to sports injuries was diagnosed a month ago as "primary progressive multiple sclerosis." Despite the illness, Wellstone says he will continue with his re-election campaign for a third term in the U.S. Senate.
February 14, 2002 - The Cream of Wheat factory in Northeast Minneapolis closes tomorrow after nearly a century of operations. Cream of Wheat's new owner, food processing giant Kraft Foods, is moving production to plants in Missouri and Ontario, Canada. The porridge that became Cream of Wheat was created by North Dakota millers in 1893. They moved production four years later to the then thriving milling city of Minneapolis. Cream of Wheat expanded operations, and in 1928, the company relocated into its current home at Stinson Boulevard and Broadway in Northeast Minneapolis. That factory is now up for sale. Though the hot cereal factory is going dark, Kraft Foods says the cereal and the Cream of Wheat brand will live on, as will the nostalgia associated with it.