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Head coach Ben Johnson is entering his fourth season with the Gophers.

Ben Johnson is relying on old guys this season

by Champ Howard
Published September 30, 2024

Gophers men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson expects significant improvement from his team this season as they return to practice. With only five players returning from last season, Johnson prioritized...

Julia Hanson delivered the game-winning kill in the Gophers volleyball matchup on Sept. 25.

Gophers volleyball splits opening stint of Big Ten play

by Emmett Laurent
Published September 30, 2024

Tensions were high at Maturi Pavilion on Wednesday. Fans were at the edge of their seats as the Gophers traded the final points in the fifth set against their border rivals, the Wisconsin Badgers.In...

Visitors of all backgrounds attended Saturday’s opening day of “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)” at the Weisman.

WAM and Kara Walker: What is history?

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 30, 2024

This year’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM) fall exhibition peers into the shadows of America’s glorified history and beckons forth what has been disremembered.WAM opened “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial...

The words “May Peace Prevail On Earth” are painted on the side of the building in six different languages.

Como’s ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’ building stands tall

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 30, 2024

Second-year University student Izzy Walker lives in the Como neighborhood and constantly passes by a peculiar-looking, nearly all-white building.“It’s like a sore thumb sticking out in the middle...

Como Backdoor is the place to head-bang and mosh.

Como Backdoor’s first fall show reveals queer punk hub

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 29, 2024

Off a dimly lit street in Como, you would not be able to tell the difference between one house and the next on a Saturday night. Except for one house with a sign on the front door that says, “It’s...

Chloe Primerano had three points in her Gopher debut against UConn. Courtesy of Parker Jelen, Gopher Athletics.

New faces of Gophers women’s hockey find their role in series sweep

by Eitan Schoenberg
Published September 29, 2024

Seven players made their Gophers women’s hockey debut as the team opened their season with a road series sweep over the No. 9 UConn Huskies Saturday.Two scored their first goals as Gophers over the...

Faculty say the economic impact study helps quantify the good they do.

UMN faculty push for new economic impact study

by Mady Leick
Published September 29, 2024

The last economic impact study about the University of Minnesota was completed in 2017, which found the overall economic impact of the University to be $8.7 billion. The study details the total jobs...

The Gophers scored 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Gophers second-half madness falls short of retaining Little Brown Jug

by Andrew Cornelius
Published September 29, 2024

Gophers football gave themselves too much of a mountain to climb in the second half as Michigan staved off their furious comeback and won 27-24.Minnesota trailed 21-0 in the first half, but in the...

The next Poet Laureate will serve for a two-year term.

Minneapolis Poet Laureate application open

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 27, 2024

The Minneapolis Arts and Cultural Affairs Department and the Loft Literary Center are partnering to choose Minneapolis’ 2025-2026 Poet Laureate. Whoever is chosen will become the second Poet Laureate...

Griffin will perform in Minneapolis on Oct. 11. Courtesy of Jen Rosenstein.

Kathy Griffin is forgiven and touring

by Alexis Letang
Published September 27, 2024

At first glance, she looks like country singer Reba McEntire, but she is Kathy Griffin. In order to jog some memories, Griffin has hosted 20 stand-up comedy specials, holding the Guinness Book of World...

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