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Jamal Mashburn Jr. walks to the other end of the court during the second period against Illinois at Williams Arena on Saturday, Feb. 20. Illinois beat the Gophers with a final score of 94-63.

Gophers men’s basketball drops fourth straight, tournament hopes diminish

by AJ Condon, Sports Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
Without their second and third-leading scorers, the Gophers played one of their worst games of the season.
Guard Sara Scalia drives towards the hoop at Williams Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.

Tough defense leads Gophers women’s basketball over Nebraska

by Tony Liebert, Sports Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
A season-low 63 points allowed helped Minnesota knock off a red-hot Nebraska team.
David Buchanan, Minneapolis-based writer and filmmaker, poses for a portrait inside the St. Paul Neighborhood Network building on Tuesday, Feb. 23. His film, "Black in Minneapolis," was retitled and released in response to the events of this past summer.

Q&A with filmmaker David J. Buchanan on his film “Black in Minneapolis”

by Frankie Carlson
Published February 26, 2021
A&E spoke with the filmmaker about what his 2018 film means in today’s social climate.
Black Student Union president Samiat Ajibola poses for a portrait in the BSU room at Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 24. A junior pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Ajibola hopes to continue her education with a Masters in Public Health at the U.

By Black students, for Black students: Black Student Union launches scholarship

by Jasmine Snow, City Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
The group is depending on donations and hopes to raise $20,000 to be doled out to about 40 Black students.
Sunny Thao, Hongfa Norasingh, and Kaysone Syonesa perform a play called “Naga Village” in the 2019 SEAD Project Gala.

Street theater project showcases stories from Southeast Asian communities

by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter
Published February 26, 2021
Artists will draw interviews from cities with some of the largest Southeast Asian populations in the state.
Eaton: The internet knows literally everything about you, and your employers can too

Eaton: The internet knows literally everything about you, and your employers can too

by Emily Eaton
Published February 26, 2021
Can we not make America more like “Black Mirror,” please?
Bethany Hasz runs in the Jack Johnson Women's Gold Race at the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

Amid a season of uncertainty, Bethany Hasz caps a long journey with Big Ten cross country title

by Brendan O'Brien
Published February 25, 2021
After not knowing if there would be a cross country season this year, Bethany Hasz won the individual Big Ten championship in January, the second to do so in women’s program history.
The site of Royal Cigar and Tobacco in Dinkytown on Wednesday, Feb 17 2021. Dr. Dana Carroll, an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health and Sciences, is working with native communities to make a smoking cessation program.

UMN researcher collaborates with American Indian tribes working toward smoking cessation

by Izzy Teitelbaum
Published February 25, 2021
Dr. Dana Carroll and American Indian tribes collaborate to create a five-week, culturally tailored smoking cessation program.
Physicians Dr. Karim Sadak and Dr. Alex Boucher pose for a portrait outside of Masonic Children's Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Dr. Sadak and Dr. Boucher both treat patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

University research could be key to addressing sickle cell patients’ pain without opioids

by Becca Most
Published February 25, 2021
Sickle cell disease remains understudied and predominantly impacts Black people and other people of color.
Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Friday, June 13, 2020. (Minnesota Daily / Jasmin Kemp)

State higher education committees recommend eight candidates for regent elections

by Izzy Teitelbaum, Campus Administration Reporter
Published February 25, 2021
Four of the 12 Board of Regents seats at the University of Minnesota are up for election this year.

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