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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

STEM education is vital

by Derek Olson
Published August 1, 2012
Keeping a skilled, competitive labor force in the U.S. is necessary in the future economy.

Olympics update: Berg, McCutcheon lead U.S. over South Korea

by Megan Ryan
Published July 31, 2012

The U.S. women’s volleyball team kicked off its Olympics by defeating South Korea three sets to one Saturday. Former Gophers setter Lindsey Berg started, and Gophers head coach Hugh McCutcheon coached...

Olympics update: Whalen and Team USA win opening game

by Megan Ryan
Published July 31, 2012

  Former Gophers basketball player Lindsay Whalen and the rest of the U.S. national team won their first game in the Olympics on Saturday, beating Croatia 81-56. The game was not a blowout by the...

Haula cited for disorderly conduct

by Megan Ryan
Published July 31, 2012

Police cited Gophers hockey forward Erik Haula, 21, for misdemeanor disorderly conduct early Saturday morning. The junior publicly urinated on a street in Stillwater, Minn., after bar closing time, the...

College Kitchen: Cyber Assistance.

by Lucy Nieboer
Published July 31, 2012

Do you find yourself struggling with the most basic techniques in the kitchen? Struggle no more, you information generationers, you. "Sorted" is here to help. The culinary/tech savvy, British...

Hip Midwestern Designs

by Lucy Nieboer
Published July 31, 2012

At the Pitchfork Music Festival this past weekend, there was more to check out than the music.Two huge tents were filled with vendors of all sorts. There was a plethora of records, posters, custom jewelry...

U Polar Geospatial Center provides Google Street View images of Antarctica

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 31, 2012

 Penguins and a handful of researchers used to be the only viewers of Antarctica — until today. Researchers from the University of Minnesota Polar Geospatial Center helped provide Google with...

Duluth flood: FEMA denies individual flood assistance

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published July 31, 2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied individual homeowner assistance to victims of the Duluth flood. In a letter dated Wednesday, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told Minnesota Gov. Mark...

Walker recall cost nearly $81 million

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published July 31, 2012

Republican supporters and Gov. Scott Walker spent nearly $81 million on the recall race, more than twice as much as his challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a report on the race found. Walker and...

Comedy Central extends contracts with Stewart, Colbert

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published July 31, 2012

Comedy Central announced Wednesday it has extended contracts with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. The new deals keep Stewart, host of The Daily Show, through the middle of 2015, and Colbert, host of The...

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