Free Speech

Students, Faculty Protest $150K Pay Day For “War Criminal” Condoleezza Rice At U

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The University of Minnesota apparently has a short and incomplete memory of Condoleezza Rice’s role as national security advisor and Secretary of State in the Administration of President George W. Bush. The U is paying Rice $150,000 to speak on campus Thursday, but nowhere in the U’s glowing description of Rice and her contributions can one find a hint of what Ms. Rice actually did while in power. Former FBI agent and 9/11 whistle-blower Coleen Rowley tells the UpTake what we should remember about Condi Rice. (More…)

Infrastructure

2007 Collapse Of I-35W Minneapolis Bridge Gets “Retro” Examination

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The most recent effort by by Retro Report, a documentary news organization that tries to find out “What really happened,” “How did these events change us” and “What are the lingering consequences that may affect our society to this day,” is focused on a tragic story familiar to Minnesotans: The Aug. 1, 2007 collapse of the Interstate Hwy. 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, which killed 13 people, injured more than 100 and prompted a national discussion on the deteriorating condition of the country’s infrastructure.

Education

Rally For Anti-Bullying Bill Draws Hundreds To Capitol

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Hundreds of mostly young people rally at the Capitol in support of a bill that strengthens Minnesota’s anti-bullying laws in schools. More than 11 percent of Minnesota students report they are bullied weekly, says the bill’s chief author, Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis).