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Written by Kathy Julik-Heine
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
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“How many people here like to eat food?” Jim Keady rhetorically asked his audience at Monday night’s presentation “Behind the Swoosh.” On $1.25 a day, Nike factory workers in Tangerang, Indonesia after paying for basic living expenses such as rent and electricity, are able to afford a single meal of rice and spinach-like greens, Keady explained. With realistic and cool dialogue, Keady held the complete attention of those present for nearly an hour and a half Monday night in the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM)’s Edson Auditorium, inspiring, informing and motivating his audience on what has become his life’s work. Keady’s presentation was the third of the Campus Activities Council (CAC) Convocation series. The evening began with a brief introduction of the CAC series by Douglas Williams, chair of CAC Convocations committee, and then a brief introduction to UMM’s current anti-sweat campaign by Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) member, Matt Abott. |
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Written by Kathy Julik-Heine
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
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There is special buzz surrounding this year’s senior legacy banquet to be held on Friday. It is the evening of the official announcement of the senior legacy project, and is receiving special attention because of its unique ambiguity. This year’s project is currently a secret held by a select few members of the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) community, one being Erin Schellin, UMM alumnus and the current Program Associate for the UMM Alumni Office. Schellin graduated in 2005 and was more than happy to meet with The University Register this past week and discuss UMM’s annual senior banquet. The event began only two years ago, making this year’s banquet the third annual. Each year at the event, several speakers make up a program, which follows a reception, and live music by UMM jazz musicians. “The purpose of the event is to honor the senior class, inspire class unity and offer seniors a chance to leave their mark on the campus that gave so much to them,” Schellin explained. |
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Written by Kathy Julik-Heine
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
Students were evacuated from Imholte Hall on the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) campus on Wednesday, shortly after the start of the 2:15pm class block, due to apparent flooding coming from the third floor of the building. Several University staff members, in addition to several emergency vehicles, rushed to the scene to find the flooding and water damage concentrated primarily in the south end of the building.
The source of the water was said to be the sprinkler system on the third floor, which burst, flooding the third floor and sending water cascading down through the lower floors. An official e-mail response sent to the UMM community informed all that all three floors sustained water damage, including several faculty offices. In the first official e-mail it was noted that only classrooms 115 and 217 were rendered unusable from the freak occurrence. |
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Written by Fiona Biessener
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
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MP3 file-sharing: everyone does it. Some people even get a thrill from the questionable legality of it. Campus policy forbids the use of file-sharing programs. Knowing this still doesn’t stop the most dedicated pirates. Computing Services sends out periodic emails warning the student body against the use of them. A lawsuit from the RIAA is the last thing in-debt college students need, so the news that the record labels are considering offering college campuses a blanket license which would legalize the file-sharing students illicitly engage in is cause for celebration. |
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