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An iTunes application created by two University students has topped Apple's charts in just two weeks on the market. Hayden Kramer and Wesley Miller, juniors from Atlanta, developed Studio App, which sells for $7.99 and allows iPhone and iTouch users to record song tracks with their own vocals. … 7 Comments
University administrators are seeking the "flexibility" to furlough employees by asking the Board of Regents to approve a new clause in employment contracts, Provost Arnett Mace said Wednesday. "We are asking the Board of Regents to include language [permitting furloughs] in contracts just in case we would need to exercise that [power]," said Mace, senior vice president of student affairs, in a phone interview. … 28 Comments
A former Guantanamo Bay prosecutor who refused to indict a suspected al-Qaida mastermind because his confession was elicited through torture will visit the University Thursday. Lt. Col. Stuart Couch will speak to the University community about the issue of gathering evidence through torture techniques, in a lecture hosted by the Roosevelt Institution. … 0 Comments
Facebook, Twitter and blogs may be students' ticket to a job, panelists said at a career preparation workshop Wednesday. The workshop, Life Beyond the Hedges, advised students how to build their professional personas and make the best possible impression when entering the job market. … 0 Comments
Our nation's current economic drought is "the worst since the Great Depression," David Poythress, candidate for governor, said in his address to the Young Democrats last night in the Miller Learning Center. "We need a plan for the next 50 years in both water and education," he said. … 0 Comments
The following were reported by the University Police Department: A University student reported a theft by taking on March 24 between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Snelling Dining Hall. A $250 iPod was taken. An undetermined amount of money was stolen from the University by conversion between Nov. … 0 Comments
Giddy up 409. For Valerie Joyce, these lyrics from the Beach Boys may have new meaning. Joyce is number 409 in a line of more than 700 University students on the wait list for campus housing for next year. Undecided on whether she wanted to live on or off campus, Joyce applied for campus housing. … 0 Comments
