List of newsbits we currently track at UMN Band Alumni Society
Academic spotlight (Green Bay Press-Gazette) Former student who alleged rape in 2006 sues Texas Christian University (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Cooper basketball standout commits to U of M (Brooklyn Park Sun-Post) Area Update / Minnesota Gophers beat No. 16 Illinois 1-0 in women's soccer (Pioneer Press) Poll: Obama stays in control of Minnesota race (Pioneer Press) Minnesota / Poll gives Obama an 11-point lead (Pioneer Press) NCAA: Minnesota Gophers' graduation rate increases slightly (Pioneer Press) Minnesota Gophers' Graduation Success Rate improves slightly (Pioneer Press) University of Minnesota Hosts National Press Club Forum on Journalism's Future and Values (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) University Of Minnesota / Cash for doctors prompts more quit-smoking referrals (Pioneer Press) Bullock staying in starting lineup for Bowling Green (The Toledo Blade) Minnesota Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster is working hard to regain his strength and reclaim a spot on the blue line (Pioneer Press) Shudlick to quarterback Southwest Minnesota State opener (The Tomah Journal) Invalid test score will keep QB MarQueis Gray off Gophers this season (Pioneer Press) Minnesota announces that star QB recruit Marqueis Gray ineligible for 2008 season (Pioneer Press) NDSU women's soccer falls to Minnesota (Fargo Forum) Minnesota Gophers volleyball team wins Bluejay Invitational (Pioneer Press) GOP Convention Script Goes Straight To Rewrite (CBS News) Entomological Society of America names new Fellows for 2008 (EurekAlert!) Minnesota Gophers football team still has holes to fill on defense (Pioneer Press) Minnesota ready for Northern Illinois (WTVO - WQRF Rockford) University of Minnesota researchers map out America's deadliest roads (EurekAlert!) Fuels op lands at University Enterprise Labs (BizJournals) Relay for Life happening Friday (Crookston Daily Times) UMC housing downtown a temporary fix; new residence hall will be built on campus to ease housing crunch (Crookston Daily Times) UMC's Geller among Pawlenty's appointees to broadband task force (Crookston Daily Times) Researchers map out America's deadliest roads (TG Daily) Over 80 golfers play in UMC Teambacker golf tournament (Crookston Daily Times) Minnesota Gophers' Yu Katayama wins State Open (Pioneer Press) University looking to lease apartments (Crookston Daily Times)