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St. Cloud State alumna Jamie Trachsel was named head coach of the University of Minnesota softball team on July 24, 2017.

New head coach, but the Gophers still have big goals

by Drew Cove
Published February 8, 2018
Jamie Trachsel is in her first year as head coach after the Gophers went 56-5 in 2017.
Dustin Dorris instructs students on how to walk the runway in Rapson Hall on Friday, Feb. 2.

CDES celebrates 50 years of student fashion

by Kate Drakulic
Published February 8, 2018
Seniors prepare collections to be revealed at Saturday’s 50th anniversary fashion show.
The exterior of Varsity Theater in Dinkytown on Wednesday, April 26. The theater was sold for over $2 million by former owner Jason McLean following four lawsuits alleging child sex abuse.

Varsity Theater to reopen after more than a year of no public shows

by Kassidy Tarala
Published February 8, 2018
The Dinkytown theater will host its reopening party on Friday under new management.
Political science freshman Katie Szarkowicz signs up to be a delegate at the state convention during the DFL Caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Murphy Hall. Szarkowicz said she attended the caucus because she thinks democracy and being engaged in one's community are important. 

UMN students caucus on campus

by Tiffany Bui
Published February 7, 2018
University students caucused at several campus locations on Tuesday night.

Heart-stopping poison could be a promising male birth control, UMN study shows

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published February 7, 2018
The scientifically engineered version of the poison has no side effects and isn't toxic.
Prime Place Apartments, recently re-branded as The Arrow Apartments, seen under construction on Sunday, Nov. 12. 

Tenants of apartment complex formerly known as Prime Place in ongoing legal negotiations

by Max Chao
Published February 7, 2018
Some tenants are hoping to be reimbursed for inconveniences they faced while awaiting construction to finish.
Audience members during a MSA forum on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

MSA Grants Committee budget decreases

by Maraya King
Published February 7, 2018
The committee gives out about 100 individual grants to fund student group events.
Launched in 2010 through a partnership between two University graduate students and the University Lion Research Center, the Snapshot Safari program utilizes camera traps and public input to identify animals from Serengeti Park, Tanzania.

UMN launches new citizen science wildlife research program

by Ella Johnson
Published February 7, 2018
The program relies on cameras set up across eastern and southern Africa to capture images of wildlife.

Ride-sharing could improve Uganda vaccination rates, UMN researchers say

by Michelle Griffith
Published February 7, 2018
The project is funded by a $100,000 grant.
Freshman guard Isaiah Washington darts around Nebraska forward Isaiah Roby during the game against Nebraska on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at Williams Arena.

Gophers lose sixth straight at Williams Arena against Nebraska

by Jack Warrick
Published February 7, 2018
The Gophers are now 3-10 in the Big Ten.

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