Tardy payers inspire new policy

When Doug Anderson speaks of the new student late fee policy, he speaks of encouraging student responsibility. Of course, for someone whose title is vice president of finance at a university he called “tuition-dependent,” it’s important that his university collects the $1.7 million it is owed by students, too.

Survival of a clinic

“This is not a very healthy decision,” said trade unionist Gladys McKenzie, reacting to rumors that the Community University Health Care Clinic (CUHCC) was closing because of a debt to the University of Minnesota (U of M).

A harsh necessity?

For students with outstanding debts, an academic death knell is nigh.

A policy announced last Thursday by the office of the vice president of academic and student affairs via e-mail detailed a new method for dealing with outstanding and overdue student accounts.

Borat is Niiice!

Once in a great while a film comes along that shakes the very foundation of society: Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde are all great examples.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s brilliant and lengthily titled new film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, will likely join the ranks as a world changing collection of moving pictures.

Sports Shorts

Volleyball

The volleyball season ended a very successful season with a first-round playoff loss to St. Thomas last week. Now that the season has concluded, the Pipers are starting to get credit for their unlikely season.

Beyond the Bedroom with Stevie Hottman

Dear Stevie,

My boyfriend and I want to have sex, but we have a disagreement over condom use. He says since we’ve both been tested clean and since there’s no way either of us could get pregnant (we’re both men), he doesn’t want us to use one. I’m not comfortable with this and have told him so, but neither of us will budge in our beliefs. What should we do?

-Stubborn About Safety