North Central President Scott Hagan announced the suspension of all on-campus classes, activities, and spring sports for the remainder of the semester March 18 to protect the North Central community from the global COVID-19 pandemic. In an email sent to the campus in March, Hagan said that it would be safer for students, faculty and staff to...
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A Better Connection
NCU Plans to Upgrade Wi-Fi It’s no secret that North Central University’s Wi-Fi has not been steady. Frequently, the system would experience outages campus-wide, resulting in stressed students, faculty, and staff. But in chapel, President Scott Hagan announced that North Central would be getting a new Wi-Fi system. He explained the system currently, and why...
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Increase in auto thefts for Elliot Park Neighborhood in 2019 leaves some students without transportation
A North Central student had his car stolen from a campus Jan. 13 in a crime all too familiar with other students and Elliot Park residents. According to the Minneapolis Police department, auto thefts are not uncommon on North Central’s campus and its surrounding neighborhood. Sophomore business major David Englar parked his car in the...
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Drinking and Snapping: Students caught in alcohol violation after sharing party video on SnapChat
A group of students who shared pictures of themselves drinking alcoholic beverages at an on-campus party have prompted administrators to move two students to different halls. The party was held in a men’s suite in Phillipps Hall. In a shared Snapchat video, nine men and women can be seen together drinking out of clearly-labeled bottles in...
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Catholic Charities Exodus 2.0: Elliot Park Residents Voice Their Concern
Augustana Healthcare Center, at the corner of 10th Avenue South and East 14th Street has been sold to Catholic Charities to be remodeled into permanent housing for people who have struggled with homelessness. The voices of Elliot Park residents and business owners showed a mixture of anger, praise, and concern during the Building, Land Use,...
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North Central student passes away on campus; funeral held in F.J. Lindquist Sanctuary
President Scott Hagan comforts Steve Pennington in the F.J. Lindquist Sanctuary at North Central University during Micah Pennington’s funeral service on Jan. 18, 2020. Senior at North Central, Micah Pennington, passed away at his residence in Carlson Hall due to natural causes. A senior interdisciplinary studies major at North Central University who was nine credits...
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Wi-Fi Outages Continue
NCU continues to experience Wi-Fi outages, keeping students struggling to turn in homework Throughout the semester, students and faculty have noticed a continuing problem with Wi-Fi outages. Multiple times this semester, the Wi-Fi has gone out, leaving people frustrated as they are unable to finish their work. Although Wi-Fi outages have happened on campus in...
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English Professor Leslie Evens Retires
After 38 years of teaching poetry, grammar, literature, and writing classes, Professor Evens is retiring from North Central Professor Leslie Evens announced her retirement this December. The long-serving English professor has taught at North Central for 38 years. She will not return full-time in the spring semester, but said she may still adjunct various English...
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Four New Policies Have Been Approved For North Central University
North Central’s Policy Advisor Committee put forward new polices that affect employees and prospective students of the University The Policy Advisor Committee at North Central University announced four new issue policies that were approved by the President’s Council on November 11, 2019. These new policies are Admission for Undergraduates; established admission criteria for potential students,...
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Augustana Nursing Home Sold to Catholic Charities; New Homeless Shelter Planned
Non-profit Catholic organization plans to convert Augustana nursing home into a clinic and shelter for more than 200 homeless. The Augustana Health Care Center is closing its doors. Catholic Charities bought the Augustana nursing home building on 1007 E 14th St., and they plan to do a $65 million renovation for a homeless housing project....