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Demand for peer tutors up in 2017 SMART learning commons at UMN has seen record visits in the fall at campus libraries. BY CLEO KREJCI ckrejci@mndaily.com
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Manager and projectionist Earl Luckes views out a screening window to make sure the movie is playing correctly for the audience at the Parkway Theater on Friday, Nov. 10.
A bizarro romp through film
One Twin Cities film society bases its appeal on the eclectic, the 3-D and the weird.
UMN rocketry wins Guinness World Record
Grindhouse, trash sci-fi and kung fu films, experimental 3-D — these are the territory of bizarro cinema. The Twin Cities Psychotronic Film Society, which has been operating since March, screens one-off hits like “RoboCop.” They also host mystery screenings and series like “Analog Assault” (screenings on VHS) and “Girl Gang Night.” TCPFS will be hosting a 12-hour “Masochist Movie Marathon,” a benefit for Scares That Care, that will take place at the Parkway Theater on Chicago Avenue Saturday at 2 p.m.
A team of Gopher rocketeers earned first place with a 430 foot launch in Houston, Texas. BY HELEN SABROWSKY hsabrowsky@mndaily.com
evolving MBA market. For other schools, adapting to the changing market has been challenging. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an attempt was made to shutter the program, but public and school backlash reversed the administration’s decision. Joel Waldfogel, associate dean of MBA programs at the University of Minnesota, said more students are opting to pursue specialty master’s degrees rather than full-time MBA programs. An increase in student debt is partly to
Using only Alka-Seltzer tablets and water, the University of Minnesota Rocket Team launched a rocket 430 feet in the air — setting a Guinness World Record — as part of a national competition last week. The team placed first in the Bayer AlkaRocket Challenge, held at Space Center Houston on Nov. 8. They took home a prize of $25,000 for accomplishing what team members called a challenging task. The Alka-Rocket Challenge, new this year, is sponsored by Bayer as part of their ongoing initiative, “Making Science Make Sense,” which aims to increase youth interest in science. Carolyn Bender, Bayer spokesperson, said the company decided to start the collegiate competition after bringing similar small-scale experiments to elementary schools. “We thought, ‘Why not try this on a larger scale and see how high these can go?’” she said.
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Projectionist Earl Luckes hold up a piece of 35mm 3-D film from the third Friday the 13th movie.
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Carlson School bucks national MBA trend, keeping full time program Many other universities have moved away from the style of classes as enrollment falls. BY KEVIN BECKMAN kbeckman@mndaily.com
As declining enrollment has forced universities across the country to shake up their master of business administration programs, the University of Minnesota has tried to be proactive. Business schools ranging from the
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Peer tutoring in the SMART learning commons at the University of Minnesota’s library system has never been so busy. If current trends hold, fall 2017 could be the most trafficked semester based on numbers dating back to 2010 for the free learning resource. Since Sept. 5, tutors in Wilson, Walter and Magrath libraries have already seen more visits than fall, spring and summer of the 2016-17 academic year combined. Brett Gray, individual learning services coordinator with SMART learning commons, oversees the peer tutoring program and started his position on Jan. 30 with hopes to make sure students were aware of the campus resource. Without a single factor to pin down the spike in traffic this semester, Gray attributes the visits to increased outreach, education, tweaking of program services and talented tutors.
University of Iowa to Virginia Tech to Wake Forest University phased out their full-time MBA programs in recent years, and many other schools across the country have adapted in response to the low enrollment. Specialized master’s degree enrollment almost doubled from 2006 to 2016, according to a report by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Conversely, fulltime MBA enrollment dropped by 20 percent. At the University’s Carlson School of Management, school officials have tried to anticipate these trends and offer course options — like more online sections — that align with the
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Dehn looks to keep students engaged Municipal election voter turnout was high in the wards that cover the University’s campus area. BY MADELINE DENINGER mdeninger@mndaily.com
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Campaigners for Raymond Dehn, senior Sonia Neculescu and sophomore Aisha Chughtai, offer rides across the Washington Avenue Bridge on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
State Rep. Raymond Dehn spent the final hours before polls closed on election night doorknocking in University of Minnesota dorms. Dehn channeled student support throughout his campaign, helping him to a secondplace finish in the Minneapolis mayoral election last week. Dehn and supporters hope the campaign will have a lasting effect on student
engagement and political involvement. “I think clearly there are going to be many students who were disappointed with the outcome of the election,” Dehn said. “But in the end, I believe that getting students engaged isn’t about one election but about creating a movement where they play a significant role.” Joelle Stangler, Dehn’s campaign manager and Minnesota Student Association president from 2014 to 2016, said Dehn’s advocacy for student issues helped him gain a campus following. “As someone who’s still paying off his u See DEHN Page 8
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