> Emilie Quast > SE Como and University of Minnesota responded to Jay Clark with > We ARE lucky enough in Minneapolis (and St. Paul) to have an accessible > "taste of country" just a bus ride away (and it's University bus and they > are still running). The St. Paul Campus DOES give city dwellers a nearby > escape to the country (don't overlook all the pocket gardens created by > non-facilities staff and faculty in competition with the grounds facilities > people. It's a great win-win-win competition. Meanwhile the Minneapolis > campus gives kids fresh off the farms and small towns of rural Minnesota a > taste of life in what is arguably the finest cultural center of North > America. Kids attending the U can have it all.
An excellent response, Emily! But if Jay thinks we lack a true rural experience then I must remind you of the U of M campus in Morris MN. You can watch the cows graze outside your dorm room and stable your horse in the barn. Steve Nelson Willard Hay REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
