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Sarah*, who began using the site SeekingArrangement to help compensate for lost wages after being laid off, poses for a portrait near campus on Monday, May 4.  

Stuck at home and unemployed, some students seek out sugar dating for companionship, financial support

by Natalie Rademacher and Jasmine Snow
Published May 7, 2020
Amid the pandemic, the service SeekingArrangement has seen a rise in new membership.
Courtesy of  Elise Radspinner.

Directing duo keeps film Coool

by Alex Strangman
Published May 7, 2020
Jake Nokovic and John TerEick have teamed up to create a rad new creative project.
Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development scientists, from left, Andrew J. Goode and Dr. Ricardo Gallardo-Macias standing with sanitizer. 

UMN collaboration produces thousands of gallons hand sanitizer

by Natalie Cierzan
Published May 7, 2020
The College of Pharmacy and M Health Fairview partnered to help provide the University hospital system with a steady supply.
Ahmed Jamal, the first muezzin to give the adhan from the roof of Dar Al-Hijra Mosque in Cedar-Riverside on Thursday, April 23. Courtesy of Abdirahman Mukhtar.

Observing Ramadan during the pandemic

by Farrah Mina
Published May 7, 2020
University of Minnesota students navigate social distancing during Ramadan — a month of fasting, community prayer and shared meals.
Aneedda Xiong prepares an order for a customer at the Mill City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 2.

Running to the market: A&E’s guide to safely enjoy farmers markets

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published May 7, 2020
How to keep yourself, and others, safe this farmers market season.
Freshman Marissa Mazzetta loads her belongings in preparation for her return to Illinois with her father, Jim Mazzetta, at Middlebrook Hall on Saturday, March 21. Mazzetta, like many freshmen at the University of Minnesota, is moving out of University Housing as a result of COVID-19, otherwise known as the Coronavirus.

The University’s best, moderate and worst case COVID-19 response scenarios

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published May 7, 2020
The University is grappling with rapidly changing circumstances around COVID-19 and looking for possible paths forward.
Lawmakers seek to reduce COVID-19 spread at the polls ahead of November voting

Lawmakers seek to reduce COVID-19 spread at the polls ahead of November voting

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published May 7, 2020
Despite a split on universal voting by mail, other measures to protect voters and poll workers passed in the House on Monday.
Gophers Head Coach P.J. Fleck talks to reporters after the game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Minnesota took the bowl game with a 31-24 win over the Auburn Tigers. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

Talented 2021 recruiting class has Gophers optimistic about football program’s future

by Nick Jungheim
Published May 7, 2020
Minnesota's 2021 recruiting class currently ranks in the top 10 nationally.
New online workshop helps students cope with COVID-19 stress

New online workshop helps students cope with COVID-19 stress

by Jiang Li
Published May 7, 2020
Coping with COVID is an online semiweekly session for students to discuss how life as a college student has changed during the pandemic.
Scheffler: Ventura 2020

Scheffler: Ventura 2020

by Nick Scheffler
Published May 7, 2020
The third party candidate is a conspiracy theorist and former professional wrestler.

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