For the first time in more than a year the crosswalks at Stadium Road and Warren Street are routinely busy with students actively walking and crossing, by far outnumbering the cars waiting at the stop … [Read more...]
Gwen Westerman is Minnesota’s Poet Laureate
September 10, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Minnesota State Mankato English professor Gwen Westerman has been named Minnesota’s Poet Laureate by Gov. Tim Walz. Westerman is the first Native American to serve as the state’s Poet Laureate. At … [Read more...]
A Quiet Rollout: Electric Scooters on Campus
August 31, 2021 By Leave a Comment
A newer, leaner, greener mode of transportation arrived quietly on campus Tuesday, Aug. 31. The first electric foot scooters were delivered in the morning hours near Wissink Hall and a few other … [Read more...]
All the right moves
August 19, 2021 By Leave a Comment
It was going to be a quiet drive home for Terry Besaw Thursday morning. Father and son Terry and Parker Besaw, moving Parker into Preska Residence Community Thursday. A truck driver based out of … [Read more...]
From grad day to first day
July 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment
Many brand new alumni dive into their careers a Monday or two after receiving their diplomas. Or, in some cases, before they actually graduate. Take Kamryn Hanson ’21. It’s not as though she wasn’t … [Read more...]
The man and the moon
July 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment
As far as nicknames go, Andres Campbell figures he could do worse. “Maybe in 20 or 40 years I’ll be known as the ‘Lunar Pad Guy,’” joked Campbell, an Integrated Engineering student at Minnesota … [Read more...]