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Gophers football head coach P.J. Fleck speaks during a press conference on Friday, Jan. 6 at TCF Bank Stadium.

UMN to self-report minor NCAA violation involving P.J. Fleck

by Jack White
Published March 9, 2017
The violation stems from communication head football coach P.J. Fleck had with a player at Western Michigan.
Though a new design has been chosen, some features of the 5th Street SE pedestrian bridge are still being decided on.

Design for Marcy Holmes’ new pedestrian bridge nearly complete

by Emun Solomon
Published March 8, 2017
The MnDOT has narrowed down its options to a final design, with features to be decided on with citizen feedback.
Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota on April 5, 2015.

Former UMN student begins trial for sexual harassment case

by Mike Hendrickson
Published March 8, 2017
Opening statements were made in U.S. District Court Monday.
The current layout of clinics within the Phillips-Wangensteen Building is not conducive for the workflow of physicians, residents and nurses. The University of Minnesota Medical School, the University of Minnesota Physicians and Fairview will partner to fund a new site.

New legislation could grant more funding for UMN clinical training

by Max Chao
Published March 8, 2017
The state Legislature may approve a number of clinical training grants worth up to $300,000 over three years.
Students resume their day outside Anderson Hall on West Bank Monday late afternoon

After four years, employees say OHR is recognizing job reclassification concerns

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 7, 2017
About 1,600 positions were reclassified through 2013-2015, causing outcry over benefits and other resulting changes.
A view of the Alpha Chi Omega house at the University of Minnesota from Oct. 2016.

UMN sorority will now extend membership to transgender women

by Olivia Johnson
Published March 7, 2017
Alpha Chi Omega is the first sorority to allow transgender women to join its chapters.
University Mechanical engineering sophomore Evan Humphreys explains the how new waterjet cutter works in one of the Anderson Innovation Labs on Thursday, Mar. 2, 2017. The three new labs, built in Fall of 2016, provide College of Science and Engineering students with the latest equipment to materialize their ideas.

UMN opens new 10,000 square feet, state-of-the-art engineering labs

by Neha Panigrahy
Published March 6, 2017
The new labs cost $2 million and are now open to University students.
A lone student treks across the pedestrian mall in subzero temperatures while school was closed Jan. 27.

UMN officials trying to fix gap between white, black student graduation

by Raju Chaduvula
Published March 6, 2017
The University has a 23.8 graduation gap between white and black students. according to a new study.
The University of Minnesota has seen an uptick in bias responses since the presidential election.

UMN sees increase in bias-related incidents on campus

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 6, 2017
About 20 percent of all reports to the University’s bias response team occured in February.
University President Eric Kaler fields questions from the audience at his State of the University address in Coffman Memorial Union on Thursday, March 2, 2017.

Administrative cuts at UMN are growing difficult to make, officials say

by Kevin Beckman
Published March 6, 2017
President Kaler’s “Operational Excellence” plan has reduced spending by $68.5 million, but the last third of the goal could be most challenging.

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