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77-478: William Mitchell was the product of five predecessor schools, all in the Twin Cities , which ultimately merged in 1956. Although they varied in size and location, each one was originally established as a part-time, evening-program law school. This was meant to open the doors of the legal profession to men and women working full-time to support themselves and their families. William Mitchell's first predecessor,

154-544: A classical station and a contemporary station, The Current , which plays music from regional and other contemporary artists. The MPR program A Prairie Home Companion , hosted by Minnesota native Garrison Keillor , aired live for many years from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul . The show ended its run in 2016, with its successor Live from Here also airing from the same venue. This radio program

231-486: A Vermont native, had read law with New York Court of Appeals Judge John K. Porter and graduated from Columbia Law School. When former Justice William Mitchell of the Minnesota Supreme Court died before assuming the deanship, Stevens took his place. Halbert came from New York, having graduated from Yale Law School. Tighe, also from New York, earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale, where he

308-602: A broad overview of critical skills like client interviewing and counseling, contract negotiation and drafting, dispute mediation, and pretrial litigation. As 2Ls or 3Ls, students must take Advocacy, a course designed to teach basic litigation skills. Students are instructed in conducting discovery, examining witnesses, introducing exhibits, presenting opening and closing arguments, and presenting written and oral appellate arguments. Legal Practicum and Business Practicum are upper-level courses in which students, pairing up to form two-person law firms, hone their legal skills by handling

385-452: A focus of international attention after MPD officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost ten minutes. The murder sparked local , nationwide and international protests against racism and police brutality, bringing considerable attention to the MPD. Minneapolis–Saint Paul was the site of the second-costliest act of civil disobedience in U.S. history, after

462-668: A half-million volumes, affords electronic access to thousands of additional documents, and provides extensive study space. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor accompanied Chief Justice Burger to the dedication. Continuing its tradition of attracting adjunct faculty from the state and federal bench, Donald Lay , Paul Magnuson , Donovan Frank , Edward Toussaint, Jr. and others have taught and continue teaching at WMCL. In 2010, William Mitchell launched an intellectual property law journal, Cybaris . In 2000, to celebrate its one hundred years of legal education, Governor Jesse Ventura declared November 19–25 "William Mitchell Centennial Week" throughout

539-459: A professor at the St. Paul College of Law from 1935 to 1941. Years later, after the merger, Justice Blackmun also served as a Trustee of William Mitchell. Others were Minnesota Supreme Court Justices George Bunn and Oscar Hallam , both of whom served as deans of the law school while on the bench. Four Minneapolis law schools formed, all of which would eventually merge into William Mitchell. They were

616-439: A series of simulated cases. Each case requires mastery of integrated substantive and procedural law, and each firm must successfully participate in oral arguments, motion arguments, mediation, arbitration, negotiation, in-chambers settlement conferences, and a full-day jury trial. Students interview clients, conduct depositions, prepare pleadings and motions, compose memoranda, and draft various transactional documents. The coursework

693-610: A single summer. The lowest temperature ever reported at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was −34 °F (−37 °C) on January 22, 1936; the highest, 108 °F (42 °C), was reported on July 14 of the same year. Early settlement records at Fort Snelling show temperatures as low as −42 °F (−41 °C). Recent records include −40 °F (−40 °C) at Vadnais Lake on February 2, 1996 (National Climatic Data Center). Precipitation averages 29.41 inches (74.7 cm) per year, and

770-639: Is Warren E. Burger , the fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States (graduated St. Paul College of Law, LL.B. 1931) Other notable William Mitchell graduates include: 44°56′31″N 93°8′17″W  /  44.94194°N 93.13806°W  / 44.94194; -93.13806 Twin Cities Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwestern United States centered around

847-518: Is a collaboration between experienced negotiation practitioners and leading scholars in conflict and dispute resolution. Its mission is to explore, develop, and advance the connection between principled negotiation and social justice. WMCL has more than 12,000 alumni, active in both the private and public sectors. More than one hundred current members of the Minnesota judiciary have graduated from William Mitchell. William Mitchell's most famous alumnus

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924-731: Is a major industry in the region and the southeasterly city of Rochester , as the University of Minnesota has joined other colleges and hospitals in doing significant research, and major medical device manufacturers started in the region (the most prominent is Medtronic ). Technical innovators have brought important advances in computing, including the Cray line of supercomputers . Many Twin Cities residents own or share cabins and other properties along lakes and forested areas in central and northern Minnesota, and weekend trips "up North" happen in

1001-570: Is featured. There are numerous lakes in the region, and some cities in the area have extensive park systems for recreation. Organized recreation includes the Great River Energy bicycle festival , the Twin Cities Marathon , and the U.S. pond hockey championships. Some studies have shown that area residents take advantage of this, and are among the most physically fit in the country, but others have disputed that. Medicine

1078-506: Is most plentiful in June (4.34 inches (11.0 cm)) and least so in February (0.79 inches (2.0 cm)). The greatest one-day rainfall amount was 9.15 inches (23.2 cm), reported on July 23, 1987. The cities' record for lowest annual precipitation was set in 1910, when 11.54 inches (29.3 cm) fell throughout the year; coincidentally, the opposite record of 40.15 inches (102.0 cm)

1155-602: Is named after James J. Hill , a railroad tycoon who settled on Summit Avenue in Saint Paul in what is now known as the James J. Hill House . Like many Northern cities that grew up with the Industrial Revolution , Minneapolis and St. Paul experienced shifts in their economic base as heavy industry declined, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. With the economic decline of those decades came population decline in

1232-526: Is performed under the supervision of two faculty members, as well as practicing lawyers and judges from the Twin Cities area. The school belongs to the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), in partnership with California Western School of Law , New England School of Law , and South Texas College of Law . CILE is the only program of its kind in the United States, offering students an opportunity to participate in programs and classes at any of

1309-492: Is sometimes used to refer to the seven-county region governed by the Metropolitan Council regional governmental agency and planning organization. The United States Office of Management and Budget officially designates 15 counties as the "Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN– WI Metropolitan Statistical Area". It is the 16th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. and third-largest metropolitan area in

1386-540: The William Mitchell Law Review . This journal later formed half of the merged Mitchell Hamline Law Review . By 1980, William Mitchell began offering traditional daytime classes and the option of full-time enrollment. In 1990, the school completed work on its campus additions, which included a new classroom building and the Warren E. Burger Law Library. The library houses WMCL's collection of nearly

1463-434: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots . Local protests and riots caused an estimated $ 550 million in damages and affected around 1,600 businesses. Minneapolis and Saint Paul have competed since they were founded, resulting in some duplication of effort. After Saint Paul completed its elaborate cathedral in 1915, Minneapolis followed up with the equally ornate Basilica of St. Mary in 1926. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,

1540-638: The Metropolitan Council . Counties that are italicized were added to the metropolitan area when the Office of Management and Budget revised its delineations of metropolitan statistical areas in 2013. Sibley County was included in the metropolitan statistical area from 2013 to September 2018. The Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN–WI Combined Statistical Area is made up of 19 counties in Minnesota and two counties in Wisconsin. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas and four micropolitan areas . As of

1617-465: The Midwest , with a population of 3,690,261 at the 2020 census . The larger 21-county Minneapolis–St. Paul MN–WI Combined Statistical Area , the nation's 16th-largest combined statistical area, had a population of 4,078,788 at the 2020 census. The first European settlement in the region was near what is now the town of Stillwater, Minnesota , about 20 miles (30 km) from downtown Saint Paul and on

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1694-632: The NHL Winter Classic was played at Target Field in 2022. The Final Four Men's National College Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball tournament has been hosted by Minneapolis four times—1951, 1992, 2001 and 2019—and the Women's twice, in 1995 and 2022. The Frozen Four Men's NCAA hockey tournament has been hosted by the Twin Cities nine times—1958, 1966, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2011, 2018 and 2024. Major golf tournaments hosted in

1771-694: The Northwestern College of Law and the Minneapolis College of Law in 1912, the Minnesota College of Law in 1913, and the YMCA College of Law in 1919. Their apparent lack of institutional stability stands in contrast to the history of the St. Paul school. Among them they occupied more than a dozen different locations in downtown Minneapolis and were often beset by financial difficulties. The Northwestern school

1848-680: The Rock Island Railroad , brought more than a thousand curious travelers into the area by rail and steamboat in 1854. In 1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published The Song of Hiawatha , an epic poem based on the Ojibwe legends of Hiawatha . A number of natural area landmarks appear in the story, including Lake Minnetonka and Minnehaha Falls . Tourists inspired by the coverage of the Grand Excursion in eastern newspapers and those who read The Song of Hiawatha flocked to

1925-606: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra are full-time professional musical ensembles . The Guthrie Theater is a world-class regional theater overlooking the Mississippi River. The Minnesota Fringe Festival is an annual celebration of theatre , dance , improvisation , puppetry , kids' shows, visual art , and musicals. The Twin Cities is also the home of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) , the nation's second-largest public radio station. It has both

2002-641: The St. Paul Saints , both baseball teams of the American Association . In the 1950s, both cities competed for a major league baseball franchise (which resulted in two rival stadiums being built), and there was a brief period in the mid-1960s when the two cities could not agree on a common calendar for daylight saving time , resulting in a few weeks when people in Minneapolis were one hour "behind" those in Saint Paul. The cities' mutual antagonism

2079-469: The central city areas , white flight to suburbs, and, in the summer of 1967, race riots on Minneapolis's North Side. But by the 1980s and 1990s, Minneapolis and Saint Paul were often cited as former Rust Belt cities that had made successful transitions to service, high-technology, finance, and information economies. In May and June 2020, the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area became

2156-658: The 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 3,682,928 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed it at 3,691,918). In 2013, the Owatonna Micropolitan Statistical Area was added. Note: Owatonna MSA was not part of CSA in 2010. There are approximately 218 incorporated municipalities in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. This includes census-designated places and villages in Wisconsin , but excludes unincorporated towns in Wisconsin, known as civil townships in other states. Population numbers are from

2233-902: The 2020 census. Principal cities Places with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants Places with 10,000 to 24,999 inhabitants Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants The Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area fine art museums include the Minneapolis Institute of Art , the Walker Art Center , the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum , Minnesota Museum of American Art and The Museum of Russian Art . Other museums include American Swedish Institute , Science Museum of Minnesota , Minnesota Children's Museum , Bell Museum (natural history and planetarium) and The Bakken Museum (science and technology). The Minnesota Orchestra and

2310-467: The ABA) united with the St. Paul College of Law to become William Mitchell College of Law. The consolidated Board of Trustees selected the name to honor the St. Paul school's unofficial "first" dean, William B. Mitchell , who had been widely regarded as one of the finest U.S. jurists of the late nineteenth century. The most pressing issue for WMCL Trustees after the merger was finding a new, permanent home for

2387-620: The Minneapolis College of Law. Similarly, the YMCA school ceased functioning in 1934, despite discussions of a formal merger with the Minnesota College of Law. Although incorporated in 1912, the Minneapolis school did not offer any formal classes until 1925. Its existence was dominated by funding issues, which were only alleviated by a formal merger with the Minnesota College of Law in 1940. The Minnesota school had been

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2464-599: The Minneapolis-Minnesota Trustees that he could ensure ABA approval so long as the school agreed to merge with the St. Paul College of Law. Conversely, Hervey hinted to the St. Paul Trustees that their school could lose ABA approval if they didn't agree to move forward with the merger. In July 1956, after renewed negotiations prompted by Hervey, the Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law (armed with provisional approval from

2541-486: The Mississippi. Saint Paul was long at the head of navigation on the river, until a lock and dam facility was added upriver in Minneapolis. Passenger travel hit its peak in 1888, with nearly eight million traversing to and from Saint Paul Union Depot . This amounted to approximately 150 trains daily. Soon, other rail crossings were built farther south and travel through the region began to decline. In an effort by

2618-534: The Rapper , Bon Iver , The Flaming Lips , Wilco and Sonic Youth . The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis hosts the annual Basilica Block Party , another music festival, which has featured nationally recognized artists such as Weezer , Andy Grammer , Death Cab for Cutie and Panic! at the Disco . The festival is used as a fundraiser for the restoration of the basilica. The event draws about 25,000 people to

2695-518: The St. Paul College of Law, was founded in 1900 by five attorneys in Ramsey County . They intended the school to be an alternative for legal education in the state, with the only others being the University of Minnesota Law School and the outmoded nineteenth-century practice of "reading" law with a licensed practitioner. Three of the five were transplants from the east coast: Hiram F. Stevens , Clarence Halbert , and Ambrose Tighe . Stevens,

2772-562: The Twin Cities include: U.S. Open —1916, 1930, 1970, 1991; U.S. Women's Open —1966, 1977, 2008; PGA Championship —1932, 1954, 2002, 2009; Women's PGA Championship , 2019; Walker Cup , 1957; Solheim Cup , 2002; and the Ryder Cup , 2016. The Ryder Cup is scheduled to return in 2028. William B. Mitchell Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

2849-419: The Twin Cities three times—1965, 1987 and 1991—as have three Major League Baseball All-Star Games —1965, 1985 and 2014. NHL All-Star games were hosted in 1972 and 2004, NBA All-Star game in 1994, WNBA All-Star game in 2018 and MLS All-Star game in 2022. The Stanley Cup Finals have been played in the Twin Cities twice, in 1981 and 1991. The NHL Stadium Series had a game in the Twin Cities in 2016, and

2926-525: The Twin Cities to be named for Minnesota as a whole. In terms of development, the two cities remain distinct in their progress, with Minneapolis absorbing new and avant-garde architecture while Saint Paul continues to carefully integrate new buildings into the context of classical and Victorian styles. Like much of Minnesota, the Twin Cities area was shaped by water and ice over millions of years. The area's land sits atop thick layers of sandstone and limestone laid down as seas encroached upon and receded from

3003-654: The Twin Cities. Other memorable Twin Cities weather-related events include the tornado outbreak on May 6, 1965, the Armistice Day Blizzard on November 11, 1940, and the Halloween Blizzard of 1991. In January 2019 , Minnesota experienced its coldest temperatures since 1996, when a polar vortex dropped temperatures as low as −56 °F (−49 °C) in Cotton, Minnesota , with wind-chill temperatures lower than −60 °F (−51 °C) in much of

3080-721: The United States. But due to their southern location in the state and the urban heat island , the Twin Cities are among Minnesota's warmest places. The average annual temperature recorded at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is 45.4 °F (7.4 °C); 3.5 °F (1.9 °C) colder than Winona, Minnesota , and 8.8 °F (4.9 °C) warmer than Roseau, Minnesota . Monthly average daily high temperatures range from 21.9 °F (−5.6 °C) in January to 83.3 °F (28.5 °C) in July;

3157-511: The area in the following decades. At one time, the region had numerous passenger rail services, including both interurban streetcar systems and interstate rail. Due to the river's width at points farther south, the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area was briefly one of the few places where the Mississippi could be crossed by railroad. Much commercial rail traffic also ran through the area, often carrying grain to be processed at Minneapolis mills or delivering other goods to Saint Paul to be transported along

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3234-523: The average daily minimum temperatures for those months are 4.3 °F (−15.4 °C) and 63.0 °F (17.2 °C) respectively. Minimum temperatures of 0 °F (−18 °C) or lower are seen on an average of 29.7 days per year, and 76.2 days do not have a maximum temperature exceeding the freezing point. Temperatures above 90 °F (32 °C) occur an average of 15 times per year. Higher temperatures at or above 100 °F (38 °C) are recorded once every 4-5 years on average, and sometimes during

3311-977: The balance between safety and liberty in America. The Forum has hosted events and seminars featuring current and former officials from the Department of Justice , Department of State , the National Security Council , the Central Intelligence Agency , and the Federal Bureau of Investigation . Notable judges, professors, and journalists have also contributed to the Forum. The Rosalie Wahl Legal Practice Center directs William Mitchell's clinic, externship, and skills programs. The clinical programs are designed to offer hands-on experience in practicing law, as well as convey

3388-569: The confluence of the Mississippi , Minnesota , and St. Croix rivers in the U.S. state of Minnesota . It is commonly known as the Twin Cities after the area's two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul . Minnesotans often refer to the two together (or the seven-county metro area collectively) simply as "The Cities". The area is Minnesota's economic, cultural, and political center. Minneapolis and Saint Paul are independent municipalities with defined borders. Minneapolis sits mostly on

3465-485: The downtown area. The Twin Cities area has a number of venues where artists come to perform. Minneapolis is home to First Avenue . First Avenue is known for being the starting venue for many famous artists and bands from the area, including Prince , The Replacements , Atmosphere , and Manny Phesto . It became one of the most recognizable venues in Minnesota after the release of the Prince movie Purple Rain , in which it

3542-489: The eastern side of the Mississippi, a few villages such as Pig's Eye and Lambert's Landing grew to become Saint Paul. Natural geography played a role in the two cities' settlement and development. The Mississippi River Valley in the area is defined by a series of stone bluffs that line the river. Saint Paul grew up around Lambert's Landing, the last place to unload boats coming upriver at an easily accessible point, seven miles (11 km) downstream from Saint Anthony Falls ,

3619-629: The geographic feature that, due to the value of its immense water power for industry, defined Minneapolis's location and its prominence as the Mill City. The falls can be seen from the Mill City Museum , housed in the former Washburn "A" Mill , which was among the world's largest mills in its time. The phrase "St. Paul is the last city of the East, Minneapolis the first city of the West" alludes to

3696-544: The historical difference. The state's oldest farms are in Washington County . The county borders the St. Croix River and Wisconsin on the eastern side of the metropolitan area. Joseph Haskell was Minnesota's first white farmer, harvesting the first crops in the state in 1840 on what is now part of Afton Township on Trading Post Trail. The Grand Excursion , a trip into the Upper Midwest sponsored by

3773-712: The importance of public service. They were established in 1973, one of the first at an American law school. The Tobacco Law Center works to improve tobacco control laws and policies at local, national, and international levels. Through research, policy development and analysis, technical assistance and consulting, the center aims to help lawmakers, nonprofit organizations, advocates, and health professionals address tobacco-related legal issues. The Center for Elder Justice & Policy provides advocacy groups with resources, technology, and information to help seniors and their families. The Center also supports William Mitchell's elder law curriculum. The Center for Negotiation & Justice

3850-408: The most solvent of the four, so the two surviving Minneapolis law schools became one, the Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law. Discussions of a merger between the St. Paul College of Law and the Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law began in 1952, but it wasn't until 1955 that they yielded tangible results. Due to shortcomings in the size of the faculty and its physical location, Minneapolis-Minnesota

3927-404: The nation's healthiest metropolitan area. The Twin Cities is one of 12 American metropolitan areas with teams in all four major professional sports —baseball (MLB), football (NFL), basketball (NBA) and ice hockey (NHL). Including Major League Soccer (MLS), it is one of 11 metro areas with five major professional sports teams. To avoid favoring either city, most teams based in the area use only

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4004-725: The other three law schools. Through CILE, opportunities to study abroad are available in summer and semester programs. Summer programs are offered at the University of Edinburgh , Charles University in the Czech Republic , the University of Malta , and the National University of Ireland, Galway , while semester programs are offered at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the University of Aarhus in Denmark . The Intellectual Property Institute advances

4081-625: The percentage of the Class of 2013 who are unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Tuition at William Mitchell for the 2014–2015 academic year is $ 38,620. The estimated cost of living provided by the school is $ 19,450. Assuming no tuition increases, a typical three-year course of study at William Mitchell therefore costs $ 174,210, or $ 58,070 per year. William Mitchell's 2012 entering class had 260 students, 81% of whom attended full-time. The median undergraduate GPA

4158-550: The rail companies to combat the rise of the automobile, some of the earliest streamliners ran from Chicago to Minneapolis/Saint Paul and eventually served distant points in the Pacific Northwest . Today, this interstate service is served by Amtrak 's Seattle / Portland -to- Chicago Empire Builder route, running once daily in each direction, and supplemented by the Borealis route to Chicago. The Empire Builder

4235-458: The region. Erosion caused natural caves to develop, which were expanded into mines when white settlers came to the area. During Prohibition , at least one speakeasy was built into these hidden spaces—eventually refurbished as Saint Paul's Wabasha Street Caves . Lakes across the area were formed and altered by the movement of glaciers . This left many bodies of water in the region, some with unusual shapes. For example, Lake Minnetonka , toward

4312-405: The reservation on the river's east side. For several years, the only European resident to live on the west bank of the river was Colonel John H. Stevens , who operated a ferry service across the river. When the military reservation was reduced in size, settlers quickly moved to the land, creating the new village of Minneapolis. The town grew, with Minneapolis and Saint Anthony eventually merging. On

4389-475: The rivalry became so intense that an architect practicing in one city was often refused business in the other. The 1890 United States Census even led to the two cities arresting and/or kidnapping each other's census takers, in an attempt to keep each city from outgrowing the other. The rivalry occasionally erupted into inter-city violence, as at a 1929 game between the Minneapolis Millers and

4466-421: The school truly unified under one roof. The next few decades saw rapid expansion for the school and its programs. By 1976, William Mitchell had outgrown the space at St. Thomas and required larger facilities. The administration successfully purchased the building at 875 Summit Avenue , a former Catholic secondary school called Our Lady of Peace. In 1974, William Mitchell had launched its flagship legal journal,

4543-482: The school was housed in three different locations, all in downtown St. Paul. Classes were originally held in the top floor of the former Ramsey County Courthouse , which had stood at Fourth and Wabasha Streets before being torn down. In 1917, the school moved to the McColl Building , which still stands today, at Fifth and Jackson Streets. Finally, from 1921 until after the merger, the law school occupied what

4620-402: The school's IP program, which features a curriculum focused on patent, trademark, and copyright law. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office chose William Mitchell as one of six law schools to participate in its Law School Clinical Certification Program. Students are allowed to practice before the agency under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The National Security Forum examines and debates

4697-507: The school. The school reached an agreement with the University of St. Thomas to purchase land and construct its own building on the latter's undergraduate campus, located at 2100 Summit Avenue . In the interim, students enrolled at what was in name the same law school attended classes in different cities, with the Minneapolis students at their downtown campus and the St. Paul students at the Berkey Mansion. It wasn't until 1958 that

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4774-486: The state. Later, William Mitchell became one of two law schools in the country that refused to let military recruiters on campus in protest against the Solomon Amendment . According to William Mitchell's ABA-required employment disclosures, 59.1% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term employment requiring a J.D. William Mitchell's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 19.1%, indicating

4851-636: The state. These temperatures are colder than those found on the surface of Mars . (See: Department of Natural Resources - Cold Outbreak: January 27-31, 2019 ) A normal growing season in the metro extends from late April or early May through the month of October. The USDA places the area in the 4a plant hardiness zone . The Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area , or Twin Cities, includes 15 counties, of which 13 are in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin. The Minnesota portion accounts for almost two-thirds of Minnesota's population. Note: Counties that are bolded are under jurisdiction of

4928-639: The surrounding smaller cities, feature lakes, hills, and creeks. Originally inhabited by the Ojibwe and Dakota people, the cities were settled by various Europeans. Minneapolis was strongly influenced by early Scandinavian and Lutheran settlers, while Saint Paul was settled predominantly by the French , the Irish , and German Catholics . Both urban areas are home to new immigrant communities, including Mexicans , Somalis , Hmong , Indians , Oromo , Vietnamese , Cameroonians , and Liberians . "Twin Cities"

5005-522: The warmer months. Ice fishing is a major winter pastime, although overambitious fishers sometimes find themselves in danger when they venture onto the ice too early or too late. Hunting, snowmobiling, ATV riding and other outdoor activities are also popular. This connection to the outdoors also brings a strong sense of environmentalism to many Minnesotans. In 2011 and 2012, the American College of Sports Medicine named Minneapolis–Saint Paul

5082-635: The west side of the Mississippi River on lake-covered terrain. Although most of the city is residential neighborhoods, it has a business-dominated downtown area with some historic industrial areas, the Mill District and the North Loop area. Saint Paul, which sits mostly on the east side of the river, has a smaller business district, many tree-lined neighborhoods, and a large collection of late- Victorian architecture . Both cities, and

5159-521: The western bank of the St. Croix River , which forms the border of central Minnesota and Wisconsin. Another settlement that fueled early interest in the area was the outpost at Fort Snelling , which was constructed from 1820 to 1825 at the confluence of the Minnesota River and the Mississippi River . The Fort Snelling military reservation bordered both sides of the river up to Saint Anthony Falls . The town of Saint Anthony grew just outside

5236-415: The western side of the Twin Cities, consists of a complex arrangement of channels and large bays. Elevations in the area range from 1,376 feet (419 m) above sea level in the northwest metro to 666 feet (203 m) at the edge of the Mississippi River in the southeast. Owing to their northerly latitude and inland location, the Twin Cities experience the coldest climate of any major metropolitan area in

5313-403: The word "Minnesota" in their names, rather than "Minneapolis" or "St. Paul". Minneapolis was the site of two Super Bowls — Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 and Super Bowl LII in 2018. It is the farthest north that a Super Bowl has ever been played. The Minnesota Vikings have played in four Super Bowls— IV in 1970, VIII in 1974, IX in 1975 and XI in 1977. The World Series has been played in

5390-611: Was 3.38 and the median LSAT score was 155. 51% of the class were men and 49% were women. 13% listed themselves as minorities. Total enrollment of 930 students made it one of the largest law schools in the Midwest at the time. In 2013, the school was unranked by U.S. News & World Report . The school's part-time program in 2010 was ranked 40th. All 1Ls participate in a comprehensive course called Writing and Representation: Advice & Persuasion, or simply "WRAP." It focuses on legal research, reasoning, and writing, while providing

5467-555: Was a member of the college's Skull and Bones society. The other two founders, Thomas O'Brien and Moses Clapp , came from Minnesota and Indiana. O'Brien read law in St. Paul and later served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court . Clapp graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School, served three terms as Minnesota Attorney General , and later represented Minnesota in the United States Senate . The St. Paul College of Law's first class had twenty students and annual tuition amounted to $ 60. During its official existence,

5544-487: Was founded by George Young, a University of Minnesota law graduate and local entrepreneur. When the University of Minnesota began to consider discontinuing its part-time evening program in 1912, Young sensed an opportunity and stepped into the breach to provide a similar service. Northwestern operated without incident until 1926, when Young died. By 1928, the school had declared bankruptcy and its students transferred to

5621-535: Was known as the Berkey Mansion, at Sixth and College Streets. That building, also long since torn down, was located in the middle of the current Kellogg Boulevard, just south of the entrance to the Minnesota History Center . Until 1938, when it was accredited by the ABA, the law school relied entirely upon local attorneys and judges for its faculty and administration. One of them was Harry Blackmun ,

5698-775: Was largely healed by the end of the 1960s, aided by the simultaneous arrival in 1961 of the Minnesota Twins of the American League and the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League , both of which identified themselves with the state as a whole (the former explicitly named for both Twin Cities) rather than either city (like the earlier Minneapolis Lakers ). Since 1961, it has been common practice for any major sports team based in

5775-529: Was repeatedly unsuccessful in gaining ABA approval. Without it, their students were not eligible for tuition assistance through the G.I. Bill . John Hervey, long-serving adviser to the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, used the situation to help accomplish his goal of "improving legal education by pruning away the weak law schools and strengthening those that remained." Hervey intimated to

5852-443: Was set the next year. At an annual average of 56.3 inches (1,430 mm), snowfall is generally abundant. The Twin Cities area takes the brunt of many types of extreme weather, including high-speed straight-line winds, tornadoes, flash floods, drought, heat, bitter cold, and blizzards. The costliest weather disaster in Twin Cities history was a derecho event on May 15, 1998. Hail and wind damage exceeded $ 950 million, much of it in

5929-523: Was the basis of the 2006 film A Prairie Home Companion . The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater is a sketch and improvisational comedy theater in Minneapolis. It is the nation's oldest comedy theater. The Current and the Walker Art Center host the annual music festival Rock the Garden , which features nationally recognized and local artists. The festival has been held annually since 2008 and has featured artists such as Lizzo , Hippo Campus , Chance

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