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Folwell Hall on Saturday, March 21. 2020.

Students, faculty respond to summer classes moving online

by Niamh Coomey
Published April 12, 2020
University President Joan Gabel announced that classes will continue online-only through the summer due to COVID-19 concerns.
Sarah Mai

U, partners take steps to keep students connected online during the pandemic

by Nat Jacobwith
Published April 12, 2020
The University of Minnesota is providing students with resources to stay online, like computers and internet access.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in her office on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

UMN announces virtual commencement for Class of 2020

by Jasmine Snow
Published April 10, 2020
President Joan Gabel announced the move in an email Friday.
The empty theater of Northrop Auditorium on Tuesday, March 17.

University announces online commencement

by Jasmine Snow
Published April 10, 2020
The University is currently planning a “systemwide, virtual celebration” to take place on May 16.

Hayden trains for postponed Olympic trials, helps others

by Nolan O'Hara
Published April 10, 2020
Gophers junior diver Kristen Hayden took an olympic redshirt this year to train for the Olympics.
Players on the Gophers bench observe those on the court at Williams Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Minnesota defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 75-69.

Gophers land grad transfer Brandon Johnson from Western Michigan

by Nick Jungheim
Published April 10, 2020
Johnson averaged 15.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game last season.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

State lawmakers, officials aim to safeguard financial aid for students

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published April 10, 2020
A bill passed by the Legislature late last month includes provisions to ensure students continue receiving state financial aid.
Construction is conducted in Minneapolis on Monday, April 6, 2023.

Developments around the University, including housing, could stall amid COVID-19

by Caitlin Anderson
Published April 10, 2020
Since the start of the public emergency in Minneapolis on March 16, consideration of land use applications have been suspended for 60 days.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

University sophomore Nibir Sarma to take on Jeopardy!

by Frankie Carlson
Published April 10, 2020
Sarma competes for $100K on Jeopardy! College Championship on April 10 on NBC.
Sarah Larsson poses for a portrait on Sunday, April 6. Larsson says, “I sing traditional music as a way to access part of my history. I can’t ask my great-grandmothers what it felt like to be a young woman in Poland, but I can channel some of those stories in these songs.”

The Nightingale Trio serenades with Slavic songs

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published April 10, 2020
The trio keeps traditional Eastern European folk songs alive while paying homage to ancestry.

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