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The Van Cleve Park sign sits in Van Cleve Park on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

Como Cookout to return on October 3

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published September 30, 2021

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in the date of the event due to the weather forecast. The Como Cookout, a neighborhood barbeque event, will return on Oct. 3 from 1 p.m...

A lone goose wanders Van Cleve Park on Tuesday, April 28 2020.

What to know about the park board for the November election

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published September 30, 2021
All nine park board positions are up for election this year — make sure to be an informed voter.
Closing the information gap between faculty in and out of leadership

Closing the information gap between faculty in and out of leadership

by Maia Irvin
Published September 25, 2021
Among other priorities for the 2021-22 academic year, the Faculty Consultative Committee is prioritizing improving communications between the FCC and faculty to ensure important concerns are heard and brought to senior leadership.
University President Joan Gabel poses for a portrait over Zoom.

Gabel talks University’s continued pandemic response and public safety

by Matthew Voigt
Published September 25, 2021
The University President also addressed concerns about mandates and COVID-19 classroom procedures.
New state grants for students pursuing degrees in “high-need careers”

New state grants for students pursuing degrees in “high-need careers”

by Olivia Stevens
Published September 25, 2021
Eligible career paths include health care, business, STEM and education.
University of Minnesota's Pillsbury Hall reopens after years of renovations on Friday, Sep. 17.

Reopening of Pillsbury Hall highlights liberal arts community engagement and student experience

by Gabrielle Lombard and Matthew Voigt
Published September 23, 2021
The four-year renovation process added the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub and spaces for student groups to meet to the building.
UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

UMN grad students voice health, safety concerns with in-person classes

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
Graduate student instructors expressed concerns about teaching in-person amid the COVID-19 pandemic in an open letter to the University.
Lyft recently suspended the Nice Ride program in Minnesota.

Students earning financial aid eligible for $5 bike memberships

by Olivia Stevens
Published September 23, 2021
New this year, Nice Ride for All is offering discounted bike rides to all University students who receive federal grants.
UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

UMN faculty weigh in on returning to campus; pandemic safety considerations

by Maia Irvin
Published September 23, 2021
As the fall semester begins, faculty presented a mixed bag of reactions to in-person classes, including careful trepidation and some frustration, but also excitement for a lack of Zoom and sense of normalcy.
Walter F. Mondale Hall on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

UMN student named first recipient of the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship in Law

by Bella Carpentier
Published September 15, 2021
The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, a scholarship offered to Black law students at the University, named the first-ever recipient since its founding a year ago.

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