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Minnesota allowed 21 unanswered points to begin the game in their loss to Michigan.

Gophers football leaves themselves with uphill battles

by Andrew Cornelius
Published October 4, 2024

Gophers football has yet to click early in games leading to early deficits and uphill battles that led to losses in Big Ten play.Minnesota has not scored a touchdown in the first quarter in any of...

Student Group allocations ranged from $0 to $32,000 per group, and about $240,000 in leftovers are some of last year’s funding highlights.

UMN student group money distribution and its complications

by Sam Hill
Published October 2, 2024

Of the 110 student groups that applied for Student Services funding (SSF) during the 2023-2024 academic year, 103 received a total of about $950,000 for events and operations while seven were denied funding,...

The job market trend is affecting minimum wage and first professional jobs.

Minnesota’s job openings down since pandemic, students feeling the effects

by Grace Aigner
Published September 30, 2024

Job openings decreased throughout Minnesota in July, leaving University of Minnesota students and recent graduates to enter a more competitive job market.Minnesota’s job market has largely recovered...

Thomas Troupe and Gina Christ attempt to record evidence of a spirit in the basement of the Black Forest Inn.

Haunted places near you

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 30, 2024

Minneapolis is home to countless reports of ghosts, ghouls, spirits, specters, phantoms and paranormal activity.From the scornful spirits skulking around a historic skyscraper to the clueless ghost...

Club members hold discussions and student-led fundraisers to raise money for scholarships. Courtest of UMN She's the First.

She’s the First empowers women locally and globally

by Sophie Eydis
Published September 30, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s She’s the First club (STF) is part of a national organization creating scholarships to support education for women in low-income countries. The club holds fundraisers...

Sibley Park is named after General Sibley, who was a leader in the U.S.-Dakota War.

Efforts to rename Sibley Park continue

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published September 25, 2024

The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board is hosting discussions with local Indigenous communities about renaming Sibley Field Park. The Board began renaming efforts for Sibley Field Park in 2021,...

Lillie Della Penna, the lead singer of Babe Haven, performs "Final Girl" at Zhora Darling, on Sept. 20.

Punk concerts for the uninitiated

by Sophia Arndt
Published September 23, 2024

Minneapolis restaurant Zhora Darling hosted four punk bands in their backroom venue on Sept. 20 for a night of genre-bending music featuring local artists whenthedustsettles and Ice Climber, as well as...

Students can expect updates to Course Works for the spring semester.

UMN Bookstore reflects on Course Works program

by Mady Leick
Published September 22, 2024

The opt-out deadline for Course Works was Sept. 16, leaving students who opted in with the University of Minnesota’s new textbook service introduced this fall. With a flat rate of $279, the new...

Protestors silenced Cunningham’s inaugural speech for over four minutes as members of staff struggled to contain activists in Northrop Hall.

Protesters disrupt President Cunningham’s inauguration

by Olivia Hines and Tyler Church
Published September 18, 2024

President Rebecca Cunningham’s inauguration on Wednesday started as a success. There are 2,692 seats in Northrop Auditorium according to Andria Waclawski, and over two-thirds of them were filled with...

A student in a "Legalize eating ass" hat poses for a picture with Sister Cindy.

After two years, Sister Cindy is back. Here are some of her new quotes.

by Eitan Schoenberg and Sam Hill
Published September 18, 2024

Evangelist and influencer Cindy Smock, known as Sister Cindy, appeared in front of Tate Hall at the University of Minnesota on Monday afternoon. From noon to 4 p.m., she preached to a fluctuating crowd...

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