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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.

Freshmen bid premature farewell to dorms

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published March 21, 2020
First-year University of Minnesota students are packing up or hunkering down in a premature end to their first year of college.
The dog park's construction ended in June.

Your dog’s poop is harmful to the environment, public health

by Becca Most
Published March 21, 2020
A UMN researcher is working with Minneapolis Park and Recreation to promote picking up dog waste.
Members of the University's Synchronized Swimming Club participate in a practice session in Cooke Hall on Wednesday, March 4.

Diving in headfirst: Inside the University’s synchronized swimming club

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published March 21, 2020
In the ever-changing sport, collegiate teams lead the way.
Dawn Winslow, LPN, sits as Mary Earm, RN, checks supplies at the COVID-19 screening table at the entrance to the East Bank Boynton Health clinic on Friday, March 20.

Here’s where to get screened for COVID-19 near UMN

by Natalie Cierzan
Published March 21, 2020
Both Boynton Health and M Health Fairview can screen patients for COVID-19.
Pioneer Hall's newly renovated dining hall as seen on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Campus dining halls adjust to COVID-19; Sanford and Comstock to close

by Abbey Machtig
Published March 21, 2020
Sanford and Comstock Hall dining locations will close March 23 with Pioneer, Middlebrook, Bailey and 17th Avenue locations remaining operational.
Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses an audience in Cowles Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The event centered around her “Pathway to Peace,” a package of seven bills which aim to reorient U.S. foreign policy.

Omar introduces economic assistance package for COVID-19 relief

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published March 19, 2020
The legislation includes $1,000 monthly payments to all adults and financial assistance for small businesses.
Hailee Schievelbein

University expands to pass/fail option

by J.D. Duggan
Published March 19, 2020
University undergraduates can choose to be graded pass/fail and still receive credit toward major and minor requirements.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

University demotes student, suspends program after backlash from ‘zombie’ coronavirus skit

by Jasmine Snow
Published March 19, 2020
Multiple University of Minnesota stakeholders have publicly denounced a skit depicting people infected with coronavirus turning into zombies.
Partnership looks to increase STEM graduates of color

Partnership looks to increase STEM graduates of color

by Abbey Machtig
Published March 19, 2020
A partnership of 14 Minnesota universities, colleges and three community partners is looking to increase the number of students of color graduating with degrees in STEM.
Illustration by Sarah Mai

Amid study abroad chaos, students share experiences about coming back home

by Niamh Coomey
Published March 19, 2020
Students are required to return to the U.S. by March 20.

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