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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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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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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About comments on SaveWCAL's site and why we rickroll trolls…

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On October 24, 2008 a SaveWCAL reader posted a comment to "SaveWCAL Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust Court Hearing Session No. 1":
"There are 10 comments showing here, but the top of the comment bar indicates 12 comments on the posting. Why is that?"
The question reminded us that on February 28, 2008 an individual posted a [...]

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Who used the Skifter (Radio) Building?

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Before St. Olaf cut off SaveWCAL's access to the college archives in December 2007, SaveWCAL was able to acquire information that demonstrated that the WCAL donors had provided all the funds used to construct Skifter (Radio) Building in stages between 1931 and 1991. (See more posts about WCAL's history.) This information was submitted to the [...]

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Article in Manitou Messenger: SaveWCAL sparks ticket controversy

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On Friday, November 14, 2008 the St. Olaf College student newspaper, Manitou Messenger, published a half-page article by Executive Editor Eric Anderson titled "SaveWCAL sparks ticket controversy: President chooses to bar group from online request procedure" about President David Anderson's '74 decision to deny Christmas Festival tickets to SaveWCAL board members.
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Was the sale of WCAL meant as fundraising for St. Olaf's science complex?

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The Special Master's Investigation Report Finding of Fact #39 released in March 2008 essentially confirms what SaveWCAL has suspected for a long time.
It states:
By selling WCAL, St. Olaf would be able to add a significant amount to it's "unrestricted funds" account. The addition of $10,500,000 to that account would be a welcome addition. [Then] President [...]

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The national significance of the WCAL case

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SaveWCAL was frankly suprised at the Minneapolis StarTribune's interest in and eventual coverage of the refusal of St. Olaf College President David Anderson '74 to allow members of the SaveWCAL board of directors attend the Christmas Festival, which was then picked up and distributed by the Associated Press. The article has brought literally hundreds of [...]

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October 1, 2008: St. Olaf President denies Christmas Festival tickets to SaveWCAL supporters

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In a personal email from St. Olaf College President David Anderson '74 to a SaveWCAL board member who is an alumnus, the college has announced that it will deny any requests for tickets to the renowned St. Olaf Christmas Festival (called "Christmas Fest" in recent years) from SaveWCAL Board members. It is not known if [...]

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March 1949: St. Olaf granted FM construction permit for WCAL

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From the St. Olaf College Alumni Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 3 March 1949:

St. Olaf granted FM construction permit
With the long awaited news from Washington that a construction permit has been granted the college for the operation of WCAL-FM, plans are going ahead full-speed at the radio station for full-time operation. On January 18, the Federal [...]

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Arbitron/Edison report tells the truth about AM/FM radio

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Recently, Edison Media Research and Arbitron released the latest in their series of annual Infinite Dial studies, titled The Infinite Dial 2008: Radio's Digital Platforms, that "[explores] the digital audio platforms (online radio, satellite radio, HD Radio, and podcasting among others) that expand the radio market, their impact on AM/FM radio, and implications for advertisers [...]

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