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Monday In Depth: July 16, 2012

  • 9:06 a.m.

    Students abusing stimulant prescriptions for academic edge

    As high schools and colleges continue to become more competitive, students are seeking out medication for an academic edge. What's the cost when these drugs get into the hands of students who don't actually need them?

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  • 10:20 a.m.

    The making of an elite athlete

    Watching elite athletes at the top of their game is quite a spectacle, but what makes them great? Are these athletes simply born with skills and bodies that the majority of people lack, or does their greatness come from dedication and practice?

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  • 11:15 a.m.

    Is Teach for America improving public education?

    Teach for America is one of the largest service programs in the country, with more than 10,000 corps members. The program has also received push back from people who think the program is contributing to the demise of American schools.

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  • Could Julie Rosen challenge Dayton? Roundtable members think so

    May 24, 2013, 10:05 AM in Politics & Government “Think about how hard it would be for Dayton to run against a moderate, Republican woman. Yikes.” Read more →

  • Science Night Minnesota

    May 23, 2013, 15:05 PM in Science Tens of thousands of people around the world have said they want to go to Mars, even if it means they will never return to Earth. Dozens of them were in the crowd Tuesday night at the Fitzgerald Theater for Science Night Minnesota — Mission to Mars. Read about Science Night.

  • Field notes: How a school bus became a house

    May 23, 2013, 12:05 PM in Field Notes When Adam Marcus told his graduate students to do something “full-scale” for their final project, he didn’t think the semester would end with a school bus-house hybrid parked behind Rapson Hall. “I said, ‘We’re going to do full scale,’” said Marcus, a University of Minnesota Architecture School design fellow. “And Hank said, ‘I’m gonna buy Read more →

  • Three perspectives on bridging the marriage opinion gap

    May 17, 2013, 09:05 AM in Politics & Government Now that Gov. Mark Dayton has signed the same-sex marriage bill into law, we asked the participants on this week’s Roundtable for advice on how to bridge gaps between Minnesotans who support same-sex marriage and those who oppose it. Jim Wallis, author of “On God’s Side,” thinks we are on the cusp of a nationwide Read more →

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