Feature: SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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ALERT: WCAL Appeal Hearing on Tuesday in Saint Paul

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in SaveWCAL's Appeal of its Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. in Courtroom 300 of the Minnesota Judicial Center — located next to the State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The hearing will last approximately one hour.
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St. Olaf names two new "WCAL" Distinguished Professors

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St. Olaf College has announced two appointees to the Distinguished Professorships created with the "repurposing" of the funds they obtained through the sale of WCAL charitable trust assets.
Wendell Arneson of the Art and Art History department has been named Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor and Gary Stansell of the Religion Department has been [...]

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St. Olaf refuses Christmas Fest tickets to SaveWCAL board AGAIN (Updated)

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Once again, just as in 2008, St. Olaf College is refusing to issue Christmas Festival tickets to members of the SaveWCAL board. This decision was announced just prior to the oral arguments that will be made by SaveWCAL, St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday,October 27, 2009, [...]

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Massachusetts AG investigating Brandeis for violating donor intent; Judge denies BU's motion and issues injunction

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The Brandeis University student newspaper, The Hoot, is reporting that a Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Court judge has denied the University's motion to dismiss a lawsuit by three of the Rose Art Museum directors.
In addition, he has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the University from selling any art donated by those directors — 500 of [...]

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MN Court of Appeals changes venue for WCAL hearing

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The location for the oral arguments in SaveWCAL's Appeal of its Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust has been changed. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:40 a.m.
The public is encouraged to attend.
The hearing will now be held in Courtroom 300 at the Minnesota Judicial Center. The Minnesota Judicial Center [...]

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Future of Newcomb College group to appeal

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TFoNC (The Future of Newcomb College) has just announced its decision to appeal a Louisiana court's ruling regarding the fate of Newcomb College. TFoNC is the group of alumnae and others supporting legal efforts to force Tulane University to re-open Newcomb College. The appeal was announced in the press and in "The DaisyChain", the [...]

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Brandeis University president resigns

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The Wall Street Journal and other sources report that Brandeis University president Jehuda Reinharz has resigned from a contract that was not set to expire until 2014. The WSJ article said:
Brandeis said the resignation wasn't connected with the Rose Art Museum flap, which has drawn international criticism and a lawsuit from members of the museum's [...]

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Article in Minnesota Independent: On third try, Court of Appeals finds a guy who didn’t go to St. Olaf for WCAL case

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In an article titled "On third try, Court of Appeals finds a guy who didn’t go to St. Olaf for WCAL case", reporter Chris Stellar reports that the Minnesota Court of Appeals has finally found a third judge to hear SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.

The day after the Minnesota Independent contacted Minnesota Court [...]

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Augustana College (SD) turns over station to MPR

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Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has turned over the signal of their student FM station at to Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Augustana is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a sister institution to St. Olaf College.
An article in the Argus Leader reported:
Augustana officials said broadcasting MPR makes better [...]

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Article in Minnesota Independent: Schedule conflict spares Judge Minge

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The Minnesota Independent's Chris Stellar reports that Judge David Minge will not be a judge in the SaveWCAL appeal. ("Schedule conflict spares Judge Minge question of recusal in WCAL case")
Stellar had contacted Minge and asked if Minge's status as a St. Olaf alum would lead to Minge's recusing himself from the case.
“It’s academic,” Minge told [...]

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Minnesota Court of Appeals sets WCAL hearing panel, date and time

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This morning, SaveWCAL finally received the notice of the date for the oral arguments in SaveWCAL's Appeal of its Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. in courtroom 200 at the Minnesota Judicial Center in St. Paul, Minnesota — located next to the State [...]

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