April 16, 2002 -
April 3, 2002 -
April 2, 2002 - University of Minnesota Women's Athletics Director Chris Voelz says a coaching change won't end the success the women's basketball team experienced this year. Coach Brenda Oldfield announced today she's leaving the team she helped turn around after one season to become the new coach at the University of Maryland. Voelz and several Gopher players say they're disappointed but will carry on without Oldfield. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire was at a U of M news conference this afternoon. Tim, was Chris Voelz suprised to lose Brenda Oldfield after just one season. Voelz says there's always a lot of talk this time of year about coaching vacancies and candidates. She says the Golden Gophers success this season made Brenda Oldfield a better candidate. Oldfield inherited a team that went 8 and 20 last season under former coach Cheryl Littlejohn. This year, the Golden Gophers had a 22 and 8 record, tied for second place in the Big Ten and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Oldfield was Big Ten Coach of the Year and won National Coach of the Year honors from the Associated Press.
March 22, 2002 -
March 18, 2002 - Superintendent Pat Harvey says St. Paul is her home and she has no plans to leave for another job. Harvey withdrew today (Monday) as a candidate for the superintendent vacancy in Portland, Oregon. She says she wants to finish the school reform efforts she began three years ago. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
March 12, 2002 -
March 8, 2002 -
March 5, 2002 -
March 4, 2002 -
February 19, 2002 - MPR's Tim Pugmire reports that hours after a Minnesota House committee rejected legislation to build a football stadium for Vikings and Gophers, another panel approved two bills Monday to build a new home for the Twins. Both bills would help build a major league ballpark in St. Paul, but they include different approaches to financing the projects. Lawmakers also want to give St. Paul voters the ultimate approval.