Although it took an hour of debate and a rousing pep talk by Regent and ex-Gov. Wendell Anderson, the University's Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to send the school's two-year budget request to Gov. Arne Carlson. U opens biomedical research building The University's own bridge to the future was dedicated Friday with the grand opening of the new Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building. His girlfriend, University sophomore Liberty Eggink, said seeking help for depression was a big step for Griffin. The suicide rate among people ages 15-24 has tripled in the past 40 years, from 4.5 per 100,000 population in 1950 to 13.2 in 1990.
Suicide is now the third-leading cause of death among adolescents.
Powwow honors scholarship donor Rapid drumbeats drove the footsteps of 40 dancers in the normally quiet North Star Ballroom in the St. Paul Student Center. The jingle dresses of some female dancers provided a musical accompaniment, filling the room with sound and motion. From this year forward, the annual fall celebration will be called the Ethel Curry Fall Welcome Feast and Powwow. This is the powwow's fourth year. The American Indian Learning Resource Center sponsored the event, which was attended by more than 250 University students and faculty who joined with their families and friends in attending the event.