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Tuesday May 14 | Fox News

Janitors sue over lack of instructions in Spanish

Spanish-speaking custodial workers at the Auraria Higher Education Center in Colorado, a campus that serves students from three colleges, are suing based on what they say is a failure of their bosses to communicate with them in their native language, according to published reports.

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Related Topix: Auraria (Denver, CO), Denver, CO, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Colorado Denver

Mon May 13, 2013

Greeley Tribune

Susie Mearsha: The triumphs and trials of raising child number 3

About: My time is spent volunteering in classrooms, taking kids to activities and all of the other things moms do.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Fort Morgan, CO

Sat May 11, 2013

The Daily Caller

Janitors claim discrimination due to lack of Spanish translations

A group of Spanish-speaking custodial workers in Colorado have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver discriminated against them by failing to provide Spanish translations.

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Related Topix: Denver, CO, Auraria (Denver, CO), Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Denver, University of Colorado Denver, US News, Conservative Political News

Fri May 10, 2013

Roseville Review

Graduates - South-West Review published May 2013

Metropolitan State University a Angelique Bachman of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in accounting a Phillip Cole of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in psychology a Matthew Dybedahl of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in liberal arts a Rachel Hanson of Inver Grove Heights, bachelor's degree in gender studies a Jack Haydon of ... (more)

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Related Topix: Inver Grove Heights, MN, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Psychology, Science, Mendota Heights, MN, Mendota, MN, St. Paul, MN

Denver Post

New Community College of Denver building makes mark on Auraria campus

Roseann Bohar, department chair of Academic Achievement Classes, takes photos of the interior of the new CCD building.

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Related Topix: Auraria (Denver, CO), Denver, CO, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Wed May 08, 2013

TwinCities

As St. Paul's rebuilding efforts heave on, what to watch for

In a mobile billboard for St. Paul development, the first light-rail test train rolled down University Avenue last month, passed the renovated Union Depot and glided into a new downtown maintenance facility.

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Related Topix: St. Paul, MN, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Architect Online

How Public Interest Design Can Pull Its Own Weight

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Related Topix: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Sat May 04, 2013

Daily Camera

ASSET bill will help local undocumented students get to college

Now a junior at Boulder High, the undocumented student is working out her college plans -- plans that became more likely to become reality after Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, John Hickenlooper, Denver, CO, Immigration Reform, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Wed May 01, 2013

Russia Taday

Colorado approves lower tuition for illegal immigrants

Colorado has joined thirteen other states in allowing undocumented immigrant students to attend college at an in-state tuition rate.

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Related Topix: Colorado, Colorado Government, US News, Illegal Immigration, Immigration Reform, US Governors, John Hickenlooper, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Denver Post

Janitors file discrimination complaint at Auraria campus in Denver

A dozen Spanish-speaking custodial workers at the Auraria Higher Education Center filed formal grievances with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday against their employer.

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Related Topix: Denver, CO, Auraria (Denver, CO), University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Newswise

Researchers Find That Some 'Green' Hot Water Systems Fail to Deliver on Promises

Two researchers affiliated with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have published a paper which reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as "green," actually use both more energy and water than their standard counterparts.

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Related Topix: University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Star Tribune

Briefs: Inver Grove Heights college's effort on hunger is topic of talk

Inver Hills Community College Prof. Barbara Curchack has worked with students and with a fellow psychology professor at Metropolitan State University, August Hoffman, to provide food to the needy.

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Related Topix: Inver Grove Heights, MN, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Home Gardening, Home, Dakota County, MN

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Examiner.com

Auraria custodians march on campus for equality

On Monday April 29, 2013, the Auraria custodians who work for AHEC marched on Auraria Campus, which is home to the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver, for better working conditions, pay, and hours.

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Related Topix: Auraria (Denver, CO), Denver, CO, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Colorado Denver

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Denver Post

Gov. signs in-state tuition bill for undocumented Colorado students

Marking the end of a decade-long effort to provide in-state tuition rates to undocumented Colorado college students, Gov.

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Related Topix: Colorado, US Governors, John Hickenlooper, Denver, CO, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

SFGate

Lower tuition for immigrants becomes law in Colo.

Immigrant students living in the U.S. illegally will qualify for in-state tuition at Colorado colleges after Democratic Gov.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Governors, John Hickenlooper, Denver, CO, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Greeley Tribune

Susie Mearsha: The fine line between guiding and hovering - and giving our kids freedom to grow

About: My time is spent volunteering in classrooms, taking kids to activities and all of the other things moms do.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Fort Morgan, CO

KGWN

5 Things To Know in the Colorado Legislature

After a decade of trying, supporters of a proposal to allow in-state tuition for immigrants illegally in the U.S. will see the measure signed into law on Monday.

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Related Topix: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Denver, US News, US Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor

Sat Apr 27, 2013

Albany Times Union

On The Move

Steve Ernst was named vice president for innovation and strategy. Formerly chief operating officer at Knowledge Factor, he served as a tenured faculty member at the University of Nebraska and was director of instructional technology and professor of biology at Metropolitan State University of Denver .

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Related Topix: University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Albany, NY, Medicine, Nursing, Plattsburgh, NY

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Free Republic

$2 Trillion Underground Economy May Be Recovery's Savior

The shadow economy is a system composed of those who can't find a full-time or regular job.

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Related Topix: University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Fordham University, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, World News, Austria

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Denver Post

Effect of FAA furloughs impacting Denver flights

While federally mandated furloughs are beginning to impact the American public in air travel, conflicting reports are leaving Denver passengers confused as to whether this is actually an "airport armageddon" or just a "sequestration scare story." The Federal Aviation Administration's furloughs, which are a result of the federal government's budget ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, University of Denver, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Weather