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Student Representative to the Board of Regents Austin Kraft poses for a portrait outside of Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Newly-elected Board of Regents student representatives look to upcoming year

by Sunny Lim
Published October 8, 2018
New student representatives to the board were elected recently after a disputed election process.
Rod McDavis of the newly selected firm, AGB Search, addresses the senate in Mondale Hall on Thursday, Oct. 4. AGB Search will head up the University's search for a new president following Eric Kaler's resignation at the end of the 2019 academic year.

UMN Senate questions new presidential search firm

by Austen Macalus
Published October 8, 2018
The University Senate’s first meeting of the semester focused on the ongoing presidential search.
Todd Gramenz addresses the crowd at a demonstration put on by Students for a Democratic Society. The event, held on Thursday, Oct. 4 outside of Coffman Memorial Union, opposed Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Students protest ahead of Kavanaugh vote

by Emma Dill and Jordan Willauer
Published October 5, 2018
Students and community members organized against the Supreme Court nominee Wednesday and Thursday.
Psychiatry Assistant Professor Kristina Reigstad drops her 4-year-old Eve off at the University of Minnesota Child Development Center before heading to campus on Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Minneapolis. The University announced that the daycare would close last January, but reversed the decision after backlash from parents.

Child care center to stay open, concerns remain

by Theresa Mueller and Austen Macalus
Published October 4, 2018
Waitlists remain long despite an upcoming integration to the Shirley G. Moore Lab School.
Supporters of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gathered at Northrop Plaza for a vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 3. 

Students participate in vigil against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

by Sunny Lim
Published October 4, 2018
The vigil was held outside of Northrop Auditorium on Wednesday night.
Provost Karen Hanson listens during a Board of Regents meeting at McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.

Regents respond to search for interim executive vice president and provost

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published October 4, 2018
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will name the interim this fall.
The third floor of Sanford Hall as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Flooding in Sanford Hall caused by flying disc

by Austen Macalus
Published October 4, 2018
Residents playing with a flying disc appear to be responsible for flooding Tuesday night.

Park Board looks to up student engagement

by J.D. Duggan
Published October 4, 2018
The Minneapolis Park Board's Community Engagement Policy is currently receiving feedback to improve equity and input throughout city parks.
The University's Board of Regents convene on Friday, Sep. 14, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

UMN Board of Regents hires new firm for presidential search

by Katrina Pross
Published October 3, 2018
AGB Search will replace Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates.
Blue House, a girls' orphanage in rural Uganda, partnered with an apparel design course at the University to create clothing items for the girls in need.

UMN class makes clothes for girls in Uganda

by Lew Blank
Published October 3, 2018
The Technical Design Studio class creates clothes for girls at Blue House orphanage in Kazo, Uganda.

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