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University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in her office on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019.

BREAKING: Proposed significant pay increase on the horizon for UMN President 

by Maia Irvin
Published December 15, 2021
The Board of Regents announced it will consider a new contract that includes an increase in annual compensation for President Joan Gabel at its upcoming meeting. 
The Metro Transit 6 Bus is seen along 4th St SE on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.

$818 million in federal funds to support Minnesota public transportation

by Olivia Stevens and Karisa Erickson
Published December 12, 2021
The money will create jobs for students and improve campus transportation options.
Cam Gordon, the former council member for Ward 2, poses for a portrait on Thursday, Dec. 9. Gordon represented the eastern part of Minneapolis for 15 years.

Ward 2 residents reflect on 15 years with Cam Gordon

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published December 10, 2021
he Green Party member will be leaving office come January.
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.

Low-income Minneapolis residents to receive $500 a month

by Caleb Hensin
Published December 9, 2021
A new city-wide initiative tests a guaranteed basic income program for Cedar-Riverside and other neighborhoods.
Courtesy photo of Karson Janssen

UMN student remembered as caring friend and active student following death on St. Paul campus

by Maia Irvin
Published December 3, 2021
University students and friends remember Karson Janssen for his humor, distinctive laugh and courageous smile.
Students gather in a common area inside the Carlson School of Management on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.

Carlson staff writes letter on ‘egregious and problematic’ comments from Dean Sri Zaheer during meeting

by Ava Thompson
Published November 30, 2021
The comments made, the letter states, were “dismissive” of people with COVID-19 concerns, “disrespectful” to Carlson staff.
The Gophers take a group picture at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday, Nov. 24. The Gophers beat the Badgers 37-15 for the first time since 2003.

Gophers win the Axe for the first time since 2018

by Matthew Kennedy, Sports Reporter
Published November 28, 2021

Since 2003, Minnesota has been walloped by Wisconsin who has dominated ownership of Paul Bunyan’s Axe in the 21st century. On Saturday, the Gophers threw away all of that wretched history and beat the...

Shane Wiskus competes on Day Two of the men’s U.S. Olympic Artistic Gymnastics Team Trials on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at The Dome in St. Louis, Mo. Photo courtesy of John Cheng.

After 2020 elimination of several UMN athletics programs, student athletes and coaches continue the fight for their sports

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published November 22, 2021
Student athletes, coaches and alumni are establishing new club athletic organizations, looking for new funding sources and talking to state legislators in hopes of preserving the legacy of the eliminated sports programs.
Minneapolis Police drive downtown on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Mental health 911 response teams to begin Nov. 29

by Karisa Erickson
Published November 18, 2021
After a unanimous vote by City Council, Minneapolis is rolling out a new method of alternative policing, though the start date has been delayed for several months.
Frontier Hall on Monday, Nov. 8 2021.

Students at Frontier Hall report feeling uneasy after unknown person was spotted attempting to film student in shower

by Madison Roth and Ava Thompson
Published November 17, 2021
A series of “inappropriate incidents” occurred in Frontier and Comstock residence halls where an individual attempted to record students in the shower on two separate occasions

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