U of M, local girls team up to create culturally sensitive athletic uniforms WHEN MUNA MOHAMED was in middle school, she had a hard time… Read More
New sportswear allows Muslim girls to play sports, practice religion
September 2015 Magazine Articles
Athletes make the call on college
Student-athletes can face difficult choices in picking a school to play for RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE Marvin Singleton would tell any high school athlete not to… Read More
Students hone skills in unique work study program
Cristo Rey program gives students real-world work experience in Twin Cities CHRISTIAN MEJIA KNOWS how to stay busy. Each week, the Minneapolis high school student… Read More
@16 with Byron Buxton
The Minnesota Twins rookie prospect talks life on and off the baseball diamond PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER. Top prospect. Future doctor? Byron Buxton’s Major League Baseball… Read More
College ambition means burning the 1 a.m. oil
College Possible helps low-income students make college a reality RECENT HIGH SCHOOL graduate Augusta Allen had good reason for staying up until 1 a.m. nearly… Read More
Far from the ocean, they learn about sea service
Minnesota teens gain sea experience in U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps program HE’S MORE THAN 1,000 miles from the ocean, but Ben Gallentine is part… Read More
Building homes, and a better future
Tree Trust Youthbuild program helps disadvantaged students make a difference, earn diplomas A METRO-AREA PROGRAM that fixes up houses sold to low-income people also helps… Read More
The Genesys of a career
Twin Cities nonprofit Genesys Works provides training, internships to students A TWIN CITIES PROGRAM is providing a boost for economically-challenged students looking to get a… Read More
Styling a future in beauty
Hands-on learning, career options among reasons students pick cosmetology school TAWNI KRAMER WANTED a job that would help people feel good about themselves inside and… Read More
More minority students taking PSEO courses
Participation from students of color up 53 percent since 2007-08 MINNESOTA’S MINORITY students are increasingly taking college classes during high school, according to the Minnesota… Read More
Beating college essay stress
Successful essays draw on personal experience, experts say STUDENTS PICK OUT colleges. They fill out applications. And then they have to write essays. And University… Read More
Reaching the athletic crossroads
Deciding whether to keep playing can be a difficult choice for athletes TWO FORMER DIVISION I athletes – one a Minnesota native, another who played… Read More
Swimmer graduates early to pursue Olympic dream
Harding grad Simmons hopes to compete on big stage for synchronized swimming DELANEY SIMMONS WAS 7 years old when she took up the sport of… Read More
Weighing in on the ‘freshman 15’
Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t always come easy for college students JOHNNY MCGIBBON, a senior at the University of St. Thomas, wants to eat healthier,… Read More
CVE pilot sparks debate among local Somalis, Muslims
Community leaders worry about program’s safeguards against surveillance A PILOT PROGRAM to help curb recruitment of local Somali youth by overseas extremist groups has sparked… Read More
When comedy becomes a sport
Local students learn competitive improv in ComedySportz High School League INSTEAD OF A FOOTBALL, baseball or frisbee, students in the ComedySportz High School League have… Read More
