The University of St. Thomas is enforcing a new ban of signs and decorations on windows in campus housing. The move has some students questioning whether the Catholic university is trying to keep anti-marriage amendment signs off campus grounds.

On a recent trip to the North Dakota oil boomtown of Williston, 18-year-old Evan Jensen noticed that something smelled kind of funny: the workers. The huge rush of people to the region to work on the oil boom has created a shortage of many things, including the ability to take a shower. So, the enterprising young musician came up with a clever idea that he hopes will cover the bills this fall at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. CNN puts him in the spotlight.

The University Avenue Betterment Association says the city isn't doing enough to help them with their struggling businesses -- trapped in the middle of the construction. St. Paul officials say they'll review their programs to help those merchants next month.

The Washington Post takes a look at colleges that use dogs on campus to a create a more relaxed atmosphere, including Macalester College in St. Paul.

Classes can overwhelm many college students, but Michael Mockler juggled his courses with chemotherapy as he battled brain cancer. The student at Saint Mary's University in Winona is set to graduate today.

Students at Minnesota's state colleges and universities say they'd lose $76 million in aid if proposed cuts in the Pell Grant program are enacted. They're petitioning the Congressional delegation to reject the cuts, which they say would push students deeper into debt.

Rental property owners in St. Paul claim the city's housing code will drive up their costs and limit their ability to rent to African-Americans, who make up a disproportionate share of low-income renters. The property owners claim the city is violating the Fair Housing Act by aggressively enforcing the code. City officials say it's the landlords who are trying to evade the fair housing rules by avoiding maintenance and renting out dilapidated housing.