Escort service gains popularity

With what Hamline officer Regina Voracek described as a recent “rash of muggings” near campus, the university wanted to do something to make students feel a little bit safer. So in October they leased a golf cart from Cushman Utility Vehicles, and the new escort service was born.

A new slice of pie, right down the street

As the bitter cold of the winter night began to take over, the waitress at Pizza Luce in downtown Minneapolis walked over to the booth, extended her lavishly tattooed arm and placed a candle in the middle of the table. The wait staff was friendly and alternative in their dress and physical appearance. When restaurants allow their staff to wear their hoods up, hang chains on their pants, and spike their hair in all directions, customers can assume they are walking into a trendy environment.

CIJ brings out diversity in the newsroom

Today the Certificate in International Journalism will host an open forum to discuss the importance of diversity in the newsroom and the issues that confront it.

Faking it in Minnesota

Ski areas make winter regardless of nature

Minnesota can’t promise snow anymore, but it has more than its share of cold. As long as the state can guarantee cold winters, though, local ski areas can take care of the rest. With or without the aid of natural snow, area ski resorts either opened for the season or will be opening within the next two weeks.

Black Tuesday?

Piper coaching carousel begins to turn as coaches Paul Miller and Tony Englund get off the ride as off November 21. Hamline's football and women's soccer programs are heading in new directions, leaving their coaches from the past season behind.

Beyond the Bedroom

We went to Planet Ink on University Avenue to ask an expert a few questions about genital piercings. Tobi, one of the artists at the shop, sat down with us and gave us some valuable information. And by the way, he is totally cute.
Here is a quiz based on what we learned from Tobi and our own research to test your genital piercings knowledge . . .