Who Really Lost in the Regent’s Selection

Aug 8, 2001

There is definitely a different perspective on Governor Jesse Ventura’s (IP-MN) selections for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents if you reside outside the 494/694 loop. The people who truly felt they got the shaft was from Greater Minnesota. Prior to...

The Politics of Regent Selection

Feb 21, 2001

Our analysis of last night’s joint committee is as follows.  There were five different elections, an overall political strategy for both sides and numerous subplots. After the politics of the rules fight the true colors of the evening festivities spread like the...

Do I Really Want to be a Regent?

Feb 21, 2001

This is the question some of the candidates at last nights joint meeting of the State House and Senate Education Committees must have been asking themselves.  The final decision was reached shortly after 11:00 PM.  The evening began with a rules fight of sorts when...