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Former Gophers standout Erin Chastain set to become women’s soccer head coach

by Tony Liebert
Published June 22, 2021
Chastain is set to become the fifth head coach in Minnesota’s program history after a storied playing career at the school.
Luul Boru profile

Boru: Cries for help are falling on deaf ears

by Luul Boru
Published June 22, 2021
Our city is bleeding from homicide and violence, and those in power are not preventing these tragedies.
Harper McIntyre, daughter of Grace Riley's partner, holds the bearded dragon Riley found near her house.

A bearded dragon’s day out: the journey of a reptile who toured the city

by Macy Harder
Published June 21, 2021
The dragon had quite the adventure exploring south Minneapolis before finding its way to the Standish neighborhood, where a resident took it into her care.
Agriculture communication major Elaine Dorn in the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 24. Dorn was planning to show her sheep at this year’s fair before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is back for summer 2021

by Megan Phillips
Published June 21, 2021
The fair returns a year after its 2020 cancellation due to COVID-19 concerns.
People gather in the PlantyQueens parking lot for the Twin Cities Houseplant event on Sunday.

PlantyQueens host parking lot plant pop-up

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published June 21, 2021
The women-owned shop aimed to bring the community together at the Twin Cities Houseplant Event on Sunday.
Mykela Jackson poses for a portrait at the Black Business Pop-up Shop’s second annual Juneteenth event.

Keiko’s Kitchen cultivates community with free vegan food

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published June 21, 2021
23-year-old Mykela (aka Keiko) Jackson serves “real food for the soul” at Juneteenth pop-up.
Photo courtesy of Jerica Berge, Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota

UMN researchers awarded $5 million grant to study racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity

by MaryKate Fenstermaker and Sonja Kleven
Published June 21, 2021
The team will use multiple intervention methods to encourage healthy family food habits.
As summer heats up, many head inside to enjoy Dinkytown eating establishments on Sunday, June 13.

Mask or no mask: Dinkytown restaurants discuss end of mask mandate

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 21, 2021
Minneapolis lifted the mask mandate on June 1, leaving many businesses feeling both elated and nervous.
UMN faculty leadership reflect on challenges and silver linings from year of online operations

UMN faculty leadership reflect on challenges and silver linings from year of online operations

by Maia Irvin
Published June 21, 2021
University governance committees will continue to meet remotely through fall 2021.
Amber Schwarzrock, known as @ThatMidwesternMom on the popular social media app TikTok, shows off her famous Pineapple Cottage Cheese Fluff Surprise salad made with lemon Jell-O, cottage cheese, Chool Whip, pineapple and mandarin oranges. Photo courtesy of Schwarzrock.

Which Midwestern Mom? That one.

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published June 21, 2021
@thatmidwesternmom talks TikTok fame and Snickers salad, among other things.

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