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�I know it�s a problem in our area,� said Tommy Hughes, chef de cuisine at The Lobster Trap Restaurant on Patton Avenue. �There�s no centralized place for Dumpsters, and none of these buildings that have been renovated have loading docks. They�re just not designed for having a lot of trash.�

The Lobster Trap has been sued by neighbors complaining about the seafood smell of their garbage, a case that Hughes says has been settled. Part of the solution has been for the restaurant to switch from a Dumpster behind the building to one that�s in front but about 200 yards away, at the end of a parking lot. More>>

Should the deans notify the parents?

The law says they can't, if the student is at least 18 years old, because the state Data Practices Act considers those situations "educational data" and therefore protected from disclosure.

Administrators in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system would like to see that rule changed, especially after the alcohol-related deaths this fall of three current or former students at MnSCU campuses. A bill allowing the disclosure will again be proposed when the Legislature convenes next month.

"When the families don't know about it and we can't tell them about it, they can't be part of the solution," said Minnesota State University, Mankato President Richard Davenport. More>>