By Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Oct. 14--Several cell phones rang simultaneously throughout a room at the College of St. Scholastica on Friday. College staff members received an alert, sent seconds before, testing a new emergency notification system.

By Steve Kuchera, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 20--With an estimated 1 billion speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the world's most spoken language. Now, two local colleges are involved in efforts to increase that number ever so slightly.

By Steve Kuchera, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jan. 21--According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, three out of every four American jobs created in the coming years will involve science, technology, engineering or math. But many students may not be prepared for that future.

By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Nov. 11--President Kathleen Nelson drove a Bobcat on Thursday afternoon to break ground for an addition to Lake Superior College. The college celebrated the start of construction of an $11.2 million, 46,000-square-foot academic and student services addition.

By Scott Thistle, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Oct. 18--Mark Winson, Duluth's recently fired chief administrative officer, has landed a temporary job at Lake Superior College. Winson was named Monday to the post of interim vice president of finance and administration, college officials said.