Email Author Andy Mannix

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 16, 2011

  "RNC Piggy Bank"

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

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2010 Stories by Andy Mannix

• Chi Psi adopts house dad to boost public image

  published Oct 20, 2010

  This already sounds like the makings of a straight-to-video National Lampoon movie. In hopes of boosting its public image, the University of Minnesota's Chi Psi fraternity -- known as "The Lodge" --... More >>

• U of M president skirted the details on Troubled Waters fiasco

  published Oct 19, 2010

  In response to Minnesota Data Practice Act requests, the University of Minnesota unloaded a deluge of e-mails on reporters over the weekend related to the college's decision to cancel the "Troubled Wa... More >>

• U of M student beaten up for talking to women

  published Oct 15, 2010

  Two men paid a steep price for talking to the wrong women early this morning in Dinkytown. Around 4 a.m., two men -- at least one of them a University of Minnesota student -- struck up a conversation... More >>

• Drunken St. Cloud woman falls out window chasing cat

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Drunkenly climbing onto a 20-foot-tall ledge to save an escaped cat is probably putting yourself in more danger than it's worth. Seriously. If it falls, a cat tends to land on its feet. Humans, on t... More >>

• Cockroach infestation closes Kim Huoy Chor Asian Cuisine

  published Oct 14, 2010

  The owners of Kim Huoy Chor Asian Cuisine in St. Paul just couldn't beat the roaches.Yesterday, the St. Paul City Council voted unanimously to revoke Kim Huoy Chor's license. From the sounds of thin... More >>

• Margaret Anderson Kelliher no longer to be unemployed

  published Oct 11, 2010

  Margaret Anderson Kelliher will not be unemployed come January. The outgoing Minnesota House Speaker landed a job as president of the Minnesota High Tech Association, a non-profit that advocates for... More >>

• Abdiaziz Hirsi sentenced for good Samaritan beatdown

  published Oct 08, 2010

  Beating the crap out someone simply for being a good Samaritan does not look good in front of a judge. It definitely did not help Abdiaziz Hirsi. A judge sentenced Hirsi to 3 1/2 years in prison yes... More >>

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  Chris Kallal's attorney wants to jump ship

  published Oct 07, 2010

  Grant Scott Smith -- the attorney representing Twincy co-founder Chris Kallal -- filed a motion yesterday to withdraw from his case, says Santo Cruz, Hennepin County Attorney's Office media relations ... More >>

• Minnesota Daily publishes creepy rape cartoon

  published Oct 06, 2010

  Reports of sexual assaults at fraternities near the University of Minnesota have made for big headlines in all the local newspapers these past few days. In Tuesday's paper, the Minnesota Daily's edito... More >>

• Chris Kallal's secret life

  published October 6, 2010

  Chris Kallal was celebrating. It was the last Friday of April, and the 29-year-old had organized a party at Rinata Restaurant in Uptown... More >>

• Wisconsin felons could be hauled to jail for voting

  published Oct 05, 2010

  David Lewis and Ramon Martinez are both apparently very passionate about the democratic process. So much that they weren't going to let a little thing like the law get in the way of making sure their ... More >>

• Crookston cops call hanging statue a colorblind prank

  published Oct 04, 2010

  A University of Minnesota-Crookston student really missed the mark on the whole college prank thing this weekend. The student decided to steal a statue from a classmate that is "carved and painted i... More >>

• Ron Johnson isn't buying all the global warming hype

  published Oct 01, 2010

  These days, pretty much every mainstream scientist out there recognizes the existence of global warming. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for example, cites multiple studies all in agreement ... More >>

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  James O'Keefe's dildo prank on CNN's Abbie Boudreau falls limp

  published Sep 29, 2010

  The latest bizzaro hidden camera stunt orchestrated by conservative filmmakers James O'Keefe and Ben Wetmore has, by all accounts, epically failed.According to CNN, O'Keefe planned to lure corresponde... More >>

• Barack Obama loves Bob Dylan

  published Sep 28, 2010

  Apparently, Barack Obama is a huge fan of Bob Dylan. In a Q & A featured in the Oct. 15 issue of Rolling Stone, Obama tells magazine co-founder Jann Wenner that Dylan is a perennial on the president... More >>

• Minnesota flood victims flush bodily waste into rivers

  published Sep 28, 2010

  Twenty-four Southern Minnesota towns hit hard by flood waters are diverting their bodily waste into the rivers that temporarily closed their sewage treatment plants. Dumping the sewage and other wast... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty calls Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a nut job

  published Sep 24, 2010

  Tim Pawlenty is not pleased with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's suggestion at the United Nations summit yesterday that most people around the world believe 9/11 was an inside job. On his ra... More >>

• Edina's a better place than the Twin Cities for young people

  published Sep 23, 2010

  A new survey from America's Promise Alliance counts five Minnesota cities in its top-100 "Best Communities for Young People" in the country. Unfortunately, Twin Citians, Minneapolis nor St. Paul made ... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty scores 6 percent in 2012 presidential poll

  published Sep 22, 2010

  For all his national political posturing, Tim Pawlenty is still light years away from even being considered a serious contender in the 2012 presidential race. A new poll indicates only 6 percent of ... More >>

• Jeff Backer enemies use swastika in attack posters

  published Sep 21, 2010

  If there's any truth to the power of subliminal messaging, this probably isn't District 9 state Senate candidate Jeff Backer's ideal way to be making headlines. Posters featuring the Republican and ... More >>

• Bill Clinton endorses Tarryl Clark and begs for cash

  published Sep 20, 2010

  Tarryl Clark picked up a big endorsement today to aid in her battle for Minnesota's 6th District Congressional seat. Former President Bill Clinton penned a letter to 6th District constituents reques... More >>

• Mark Dayton, Tom Emmer and Tom Horner pledge new Vikings stadium

  published Sep 16, 2010

  Gubernatorial candidates Tom Emmer, Mark Dayton and Tom Horner don't agree on much. And with Election Day fast approaching, none wasted much time with pleasantries at last night's debate. Independenc... More >>

• Rob MacIntyre discovers bottled-urine graveyard near his house

  published Sep 15, 2010

  Rob MacIntrye made an unpleasant discovery late last week: The wooded area near his north Minneapolis house was being used as a dump site for bodily fluids. It's not that someone had merely been usin... More >>

• Tom Petters' employees told to give back the bonuses

  published Sep 14, 2010

  Tom Petters must be one of the worst bosses of all time. First, the guy gets busted in a $3.5 billion Ponzi scheme that makes anything Petters-related an epic negative on the resume. Now, his ex-empl... More >>

• Suspicious canisters set off bomb scare on University Avenue

  published Sep 13, 2010

  Sept. 11 is a weird day to find something that looks a lot like a bomb in an unattended piece of luggage. On Saturday, two University of Minnesota students were waiting at a bus stop near the corner ... More >>