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Who benefits from suspension of loan payments and interest?

Who benefits from suspension of loan payments and interest?

by Jasmine Snow
Published April 2, 2020
University of Minnesota students should carefully consider possible benefits of loan reprieve, according to experts.
Adjunct faculty see support from the University during online course transition

Adjunct faculty see support from the University during online course transition

by Niamh Coomey
Published April 2, 2020
The University has been providing technology support and other help to adjunct faculty, many of whom are working professionals in their fields.
Halal Mini Market, one local business that is limiting the number of customers that come into the store at a time, is seen on West Bank on Monday, March 31.

Attorney general tackles ‘pandemic profiteering’

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published April 2, 2020
Local retailers are contending with increasing demand as state officials enforce Gov. Walz's executive order prohibiting price gouging.
Head coach Lindsay Whalen reacts to a scored point at Williams Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Gophers fell to Missouri State 69-77.

University of Minnesota ranks among the highest in hiring women’s head coaches

by Paul Hodowanic
Published April 1, 2020
Minnesota has been given a "B" grade every year since the Tucker Center created its report eight years ago.
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

Plans underway to create campuswide arboretum at UMN

by Farrah Mina
Published April 1, 2020
Faculty and students in CFANS are transforming the entire Twin Cities campus into an arboretum.
Sophomore Austin Morrow completes the last lap of his run at Hidden Ponds Park in Eden Prairie on Saturday, March 28. “Running is a big part of physical fitness,” he said.

Despite pandemic, ROTC adapting to help students enter the military

by Niamh Coomey
Published April 1, 2020
ROTC courses are now online, and students are asked to complete physical training on their own.
Nurse Johannah Bjorgaard takes her kids Islie (7) and Sullivan (4) to Powderhorn park in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 31. They live nearby and frequent the park to help the kids get their energy out.

Medical students step up to support healthcare workers during pandemic

by Becca Most
Published April 1, 2020
MN COVIDsitters pairs students with health care workers in need of services like child care, pet care and grocery runs.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researchers to study link between crime and overservice of alcohol

by Abbey Machtig
Published April 1, 2020
The study will look at data from bars, restaurants and sports arenas around Minnesota.
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.

State lawmakers call for 90% room and board refund

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published March 30, 2020
Lawmakers discussed a proposed bill on Monday that would apply to the University of Minnesota. The University said last week it would provide $1,200 in refunds for students who have left the dorms early.
Nucleic acid testing is conducted near the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Saturday, March 21. Courtesy of Shaochen Jin.

What it is like being a quarantined UMN student in China?

by Jiang Li
Published March 30, 2020
Two University international students are balancing student life and quarantine in China.

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