Posted on December 11, 2015 by McKayl Barrows Rising tuition debt sparks U “Million Student March” rally News, Education, The U, Social causes, Tuition Tyler Halford, a Normandale Community College student who organized Thursday’s protest on the U campus, speaks to crowd.  MURPHY NEWS SERVICE PHOTOS BY MCKAYL BARROWS. By MCKAYL BARROWS/Murphy News Service Student  activists and other members......read more

Posted on December 10, 2015 by No end in sight for debate on smartphone effects on society Human interaction, News, Technology, The U By FORRESTER PACK/Murphy News Service Interpersonal communication has never been so pronounced in society as it is today — especially in the rapid growth of smartphone technology that some say is changing the way Americans relate to one......read more

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Murphy News Service Video: Going for the green at Mini Golf “Masters” Sports, The U, Video Video report by SAM KRAEMER/For Murphy News Service ...read more

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Murphy News Service Video: Youth circus teaches discipline, upside-downs of life Performance art, Video Video report by SAM HARPER/Murphy News Service ...read more

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Murphy News Service U grad hopes to stride to success with JellyFeet Entrepreneurism, The U, Video Video report by MARIA WINGERT/Murphy News Service ...read more

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Murphy News Service Dogs benefit from pet hotel, K-9 training partnership Business, Pets Trainers from Off Leash K9 Training instruct employees of ADOGO Pet Hotels on how to better handle dogs being boarded. MURPHY NEWS SERVICE PHOTO BY MCKENZIE GERNES.  By MCKENZIE GERNES/Murphy News Service An uncommon corporate partnership between K-9 trainers and......read more

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Forrester Pack Imara org plans Dec. 6 fundraiser to help expand Kenyan social services facility News By FORRESTER PACK/Murphy News Service  The distance between Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Nanyuki, Kenya is well over 8,000 miles. However, with the important link these two cities share, they may as well be neighbors. “With the services of......read more

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Forrester Pack U’s SDS chapter carries on decades-long tradition News, Social causes, The U By FORRESTER PACK/Murphy News Service Whether it was during the socially riveting decade of the 1960s, or the politically fraught years following Sept. 11, 2001, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) has been a national resource on college......read more

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Murphy News Service 30 children start new chapter at Adoption Day News This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos and story by Elizabeth Brumley / Murphy News Service Teddy bears and a high fives from an appointed judge for each child seemed only appropriate after their final hearings for official adoption on Nov. 21. Nineteen families......read more

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Tipheret Peña Overflow Espresso Cafe closes to make way for new apartments Business, Coffee, Dining, Restaurants This slideshow requires JavaScript. By TIPHERET PEÑA / Murphy News Service Overflow Espresso Cafe, located in Prospect Park, closed its doors for the last time Saturday, Nov. 21 when they sold off their merchandise after seven and......read more

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Murphy News Service U women’s BB sked underway; Banham ready to play Basketball, Humor, The U, Video Video “report” by BEN GOTZ/FOR MURPHY NEWS SERVICE ...read more

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Murphy News Service Video: U to hold controversial 9/11 remembrance Diversity, News, Student government, The U Video report by MORGAN WOLFE/for Murphy News Service ...read more

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Murphy News Service Audio: Mizzou to MN meeting prompts talk on real-time topics News Audio report by MADISON BLOOMQUIST/Murphy News Service By ELLEN SCHMIDT/Murphy News Service A room full of students staff, and administrators gathered in Coffman Memorial Union Thursday to discuss pressing social issues around the world and on campus. The Campus Climate Work......read more

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Eva Thomas Edina Education Fund hires new executive director Community, Education, Government, Nonprofits “We have to make sure we have a safe community, good parks and recreational [services], a strong educational system and that our residents have a good relationship with law enforcement, educators and community leaders.” — Tracie Huhn-Carr, new executive director......read more

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Forrester Pack U students’ 2016 presidential views run the gamut News ‘[On the Democratic side] I think we are lucky to have three very strong candidates for the role of US president,’ Haylee Hilton, president of the student group College Democrats at the U, said. PHOTO FROM COLLEGE DEMOCRATS WEBSITE.By FORRESTER PACK/Murphy News......read more