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All content by Austen Macalus
The University's Board of Regents convene at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Board of Regents reviews alcohol sales at Mariucci, Williams arenas

by Austen Macalus
Published May 11, 2019
President Eric Kaler speaks during a meeting of the University Senate on Thursday, May 2 at Mondale Hall. The group discussed policy, budgeting and administrative matters. 

President Kaler’s final conversation with the Minnesota Daily

by Austen Macalus
Published May 6, 2019
Regent Abdul Omari listens in on the Board of Regents' special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

Reckoning with history: How the University’s efforts to rename buildings failed

by Austen Macalus and Jake Steinberg
Published May 6, 2019
Regent Abdul Omari listens in on the Board of Regents' special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

Reckoning with history: How the University’s efforts to rename buildings failed

by Austen Macalus and Jake Steinberg
Published May 5, 2019
Professor John Wright faces the Board of Regents after receiving support from the crowd during the special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

‘Frustrating, disappointing and enraging’: Reaction to regents’ decision on renaming

by Austen Macalus
Published May 2, 2019

‘Frustrating, disappointing and enraging’: Reaction to regents decision on renaming

by Austen Macalus
Published May 1, 2019
Professor John Wright faces the Board of Regents after receiving support from the crowd during the special session on Friday, April 26. The board voted against the renaming of four buildings on campus after more than a year of community discussion on the issue.

Regents vote against renaming Coffman

by Austen Macalus and Jake Steinberg
Published April 26, 2019
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

On renaming, regents pursue own historical research

by Austen Macalus and Jake Steinberg
Published April 24, 2019
Illustrated by Abby Adamski

Amid regents’ accusations, some worry about distorted debate over building renaming

by Austen Macalus
Published April 18, 2019
University Regent Linda Cohen poses for a portrait on Saturday, April 13 in her home in Minnetonka. The cardigan she is wearing was her father, Louis Gross' from his time at the University in the 1920s. 

Longtime Regent Cohen set to depart from board

by Austen Macalus
Published April 15, 2019
Eastcliff, the official resident of the president of the University of Minnesota, is seen on Wednesday, April 11 in Minneapolis. The house will get $970,000 in repairs this summer.

University’s presidential residence to get $970,000 in repairs

by Austen Macalus
Published April 11, 2019
Diagram by Morgan La Casse. Photos courtesy of the University of Minnesota

Where do the regents stand on renaming buildings?

by Austen Macalus
Published April 8, 2019
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

Trump’s executive order on free speech raises doubts at UMN

by Austen Macalus
Published April 4, 2019
Coffman Union as seen on Saturday, March 30.

Renaming efforts turn into a contentious debate over the historical record

by Austen Macalus
Published April 1, 2019
President Eric Kaler answers questions for the Minnesota Daily in his Morrill Hall office on Thursday, Feb. 14.

Kaler discusses renaming buildings on campus, mental health and reciprocity

by Austen Macalus
Published March 25, 2019
University President Eric Kaler fields questions after stepping down as president one year before his term is scheduled to end on July 13, 2018 at McNamara Alumni Center.

Kaler reflects on presidency in final State of the University

by Austen Macalus
Published March 14, 2019
The University's Board of Regents convene at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Student representatives ask regents for sustainability, mental health resources

by Austen Macalus
Published March 11, 2019
Dean Garry Jenkins gives a tour of the Law School in Mondale Hall during the Board of Regents' West Bank professional programs visit on Thursday, March 7.

Annual regents tour explores West Bank professional programs

by Austen Macalus
Published March 8, 2019
University of Minnesota Rochester campus.

Implementing a ‘bold’ vision for the Rochester campus

by Austen Macalus
Published March 7, 2019
Passersby walk next to Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

Kaler calls for renaming Coffman, other buildings

by Austen Macalus
Published March 4, 2019
Passersby walk next to Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. 

Kaler calls for renaming Coffman Union and other campus buildings

by Austen Macalus
Published March 1, 2019
Julie Tonneson, associate vice president for budget and finance at the University, looks through years of old files in her office at Morrill Hall on Thursday, Feb. 21.

Behind the budget: Julie Tonneson’s ‘invaluable’ expertise as UMN budget director

by Austen Macalus
Published February 28, 2019
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

UMN looks to revamp long-standing lib ed requirements

by Austen Macalus
Published February 25, 2019
The University of Minnesota Law School is seen on Tuesday, June 5.

Rising enrollment, applications a good sign for Law School

by Austen Macalus
Published February 20, 2019
President Eric Kaler answers questions for the Minnesota Daily in his Morrill Hall office on Thursday, Feb. 14.

Kaler discusses tuition increase, building names, presidential transition

by Austen Macalus
Published February 15, 2019
The University's Board of Regents convene at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019.

Conflicting priorities emerge as UMN works to readjust tuition

by Austen Macalus
Published February 12, 2019
Powell was up for reelection this year but was not recommended by the Regent Candidate Advisory Council.

Regents approve tuition surcharge for CSE students

by Austen Macalus
Published February 8, 2019
University President Eric Kaler answers questions from the Minnesota Daily on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in his office at Morrill Hall. Kaler told the Daily his favorite part about the fall semester is watching Gopher football and volleyball games.

In final semester, Kaler maintains a full agenda

by Austen Macalus
Published February 7, 2019
University President-designate Joan Gabel shakes the hand of Regent Ken Powell after being voted into the job on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at McNamara Alumni Center.

UMN presidential transition already underway

by Austen Macalus
Published February 4, 2019
Passersby walk next to Coffman Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. 

Examining the past: UMN efforts to rename buildings among longest in nation

by Austen Macalus
Published January 28, 2019

Examining the past: UMN efforts to rename buildings delayed again

by Austen Macalus
Published January 27, 2019
A University of Minnesota Health sign is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Long-awaited academic health restructure goes into effect

by Austen Macalus
Published January 24, 2019
President Eric Kaler fields questions in his office in Morrill Hall on Thursday, Oct. 18.

University of Minnesota sexual misconduct prevention efforts show signs of success

by Austen Macalus
Published January 21, 2019

Presidential finalist Joan Gabel wins over UMN community

by Helen Sabrowsky and Austen Macalus
Published December 13, 2018
Members of the Board of Regents converse during their meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 5, where they discussed the finalists for the next presidential of the University.

Concerns persist about another lone presidential finalist at UMN

by Austen Macalus
Published December 12, 2018
University Joan Gabel visits the Twin Cities campus on Monday, Dec. 10.

UMN presidential finalist comes to campus

by Austen Macalus
Published December 11, 2018
University Joan Gabel visits the Twin Cities campus on Monday, Dec. 10.

[Photo] Joan Gabel takes over as University of Minnesota president

Published July 1, 2019

UMN works to fend off international student decline

by Austen Macalus
Published December 10, 2018
A provost at the University of South Carolina, Joan Gabel is the sole finalist in the presidential search at the University of Minnesota.

Joan Gabel: lone UMN presidential candidate

by Helen Sabrowsky and Austen Macalus
Published December 6, 2018

UMN student, professor combine efforts on environmental advocacy

by Austen Macalus
Published December 6, 2018
Minneapolis Police drive downtown on Tuesday, June 26.

UMN student hit by car on St. Paul campus

by Austen Macalus
Published December 5, 2018
With inflation rising, pay raises at UMN remain 'modest'

With inflation rising, pay raises at UMN remain ‘modest’

by Austen Macalus
Published December 3, 2018

UMN pays $137,500 settlement to student sexually assaulted in Cuba

by Austen Macalus
Published November 28, 2018

UMN members advocate for disability training

by Austen Macalus
Published November 28, 2018
David McMillan speaks during the University's Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Sep. 14 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Will UMN name multiple finalists? The question re-emerges as the presidential search enters its final stages

by Austen Macalus
Published November 26, 2018
Horticultural Science Ph.D candidate Seth Wannemuehler explains the science behind fruit breeding on Thursday, Nov. 15 on Saint Paul campus.

Better, sweeter, stronger: UMN’s fruit research program

by Austen Macalus
Published November 21, 2018
Illustrated by Hailee Schievelbein

As search for next president narrows, diversity brought to the forefront

by Austen Macalus
Published November 19, 2018
Abdul Omari speaks during the University's Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Sep. 14 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

UMN presidential search committee announces short list of candidiates

by Austen Macalus
Published November 17, 2018

Changes to sabbatical policy run into headwinds

by Austen Macalus
Published November 15, 2018
Abdul Omari speaks during the University's Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Sep. 14 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Concerns about vetting loom over search for new UMN president

by Austen Macalus
Published November 12, 2018
Voters make their way into the gym on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Marcy Open School in Minneapolis.

Voters start early in UMN campus area

by Austen Macalus
Published November 6, 2018
Voters entering University Lutheran Church of Hope in Dinkytown right after polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Incoming Vice President of Research Chris Cramer.

New VP of research looks to future of research funding

by Austen Macalus
Published November 6, 2018
Illustrated by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN looks to aid struggling Minnesota farms

by Austen Macalus
Published November 5, 2018
Faculty provide input on the future of the St. Paul campus on Friday October 24, 2018 in Ruttan Hall.

University members provide feedback on St. Paul revamp plan

by Austen Macalus
Published November 1, 2018
Lecturer Marta Shore addresses false negatives in her graduate level biostatistics course on Monday, Feb. 26 in Bruininks Hall.

University members to look at non-tenure faculty member treatment

by Austen Macalus
Published October 31, 2018
Grant Zastoupil sends his absentee ballot on Friday, Oct. 12 in Dinkytown. Zastoupil, a fourth-year student from Fargo, is voting in North Dakota for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. “My vote would physically mean more in North Dakota,” Zastoupil said. “I felt confident enough that the district would be blue and stay blue that I felt my vote was more needed in North Dakota.”

Despite historically low turnout, students’ voices could make the difference

by Austen Macalus
Published October 31, 2018
Secretary of College Democrats at the University Abdinasir Nourkadi, 19, fills out his absentee ballot on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Coffman Memorial Union. Nourkadi said he is voting for Ron Case for Mayor of Eden Prairie. Case was Nourkadi's math teacher.

Voting where it matters: amid close races, University students prepare for midterms

by Austen Macalus
Published October 29, 2018
Doug Snyder of the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization explains how water flows through the East Bank campus into the Mississippi River on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

New exhibit at UMN highlights impact of water in Minnesota

by Austen Macalus
Published October 18, 2018
Illustrated by Jane Borstad

Despite recent declines, cheating persists on campus

by Austen Macalus
Published October 15, 2018

UMN sees out-of-state student enrollment decline

by Austen Macalus
Published October 12, 2018
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
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
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
Illustrated by Jane Borstad

Revised grading policy enters final stages

by Austen Macalus
Published October 1, 2018
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein 

University researchers working in the Boundary Waters face an uncertain future

by Austen Macalus
Published September 25, 2018
Delayed fellowship potentially a breach of academic freedom according to UMN committee

Delayed fellowship potentially a breach of academic freedom according to UMN committee

by Austen Macalus
Published September 24, 2018
Illustrated by Jane Borstad

University Senate launches comprehensive academic dishonesty review

by Austen Macalus
Published September 20, 2018
Em Conway and Luna Johnson pose for a picture on the University of Minnesota campus.

Proposed UMN gender expression policy still in progress

by Austen Macalus
Published September 17, 2018

UMN professors balance political commentary and academia

by Austen Macalus
Published September 10, 2018

Two finalists selected to lead the UMN Office of Equity and Diversity

by Austen Macalus
Published September 10, 2018

Top journal suspends submissions, hurting UMN academia

by Austen Macalus
Published September 5, 2018

UMN sexual assault prevention training updated for older students

by Austen Macalus
Published September 4, 2018
Dan Schlissel, founder of Stand Up! Records.

Records with resilience

by Austen Macalus
Published May 5, 2016
Local comedian and host of "Magnotronic," Maggie Faris who will be headlining Comedy Corner Underground this weekend.

A sucker for silly

by Austen Macalus
Published May 3, 2016
Left to right, graduate students Nai-Cha Chen, Maria Mannone, Nathaniel Akers, William Heinze and Yan Pang pose in a rehearsal room in Ferguson Hall on Saturday afternoon. They will be performing their Composition Recital this Friday to present their original works.

Composing original classics

by Austen Macalus
Published April 28, 2016
Comedian Kurt Braunohler, who will be headlining Acme Comedy Club through Saturday.

Constant comedy

by Austen Macalus
Published April 26, 2016
Superior Siren, a four piece Duluth-based band who will performing at the "Twin Cities Invasion."

Minneapolis under siege

by Austen Macalus
Published April 21, 2016
Comedian Mary Mack who will performing in "Crash & Burn" and will headline a week at Acme Comedy Club in June.

Let’s see how this goes

by Austen Macalus
Published April 19, 2016
Pat Susmilch

Validation after all these years

by Austen Macalus
Published April 14, 2016
Comedian Emily Galati

Quick on the draw

by Austen Macalus
Published April 12, 2016
University alumnus Brady Knudson sells movie tickets at the St. Anthony Main Theatre on Tuesday night. The theatre is one of the venues hosting the 35th annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival from April 7-23.

Around the world in 300 films’

by Austen Macalus
Published April 7, 2016
Left to right, Kenny Bernard, Milo Bonacci, Rebecca Zeller, Wesly Miles and Mathieu Santos.

Rolling with the changes

by Austen Macalus
Published April 5, 2016
Tommy Ryman

Up close and personal

by Austen Macalus
Published March 31, 2016
The cast of Shakespeare's King Henry VI run through a dress rehearsal at the Rarig Center on Monday night. The play opens March 30 and runs through April 4.

400 years later, Henry VI restaged

by Austen Macalus
Published March 29, 2016
Daniel Kibblesmith, left, and Eliot Rahal.

It’s a real job, we promise

by Austen Macalus
Published March 24, 2016
Local sketch comedy group LESTARIL works on an upcoming video on Sunday.

Sketch in the city

by Austen Macalus
Published March 22, 2016

Comedy and controversy

by Austen Macalus
Published March 10, 2016
Left to right, Michael "McDuck" Olson, Rachael Price, Bridget Kearney and Michael Calabrese.

Dive into success

by Austen Macalus
Published March 8, 2016
Perfume Genius

A live monster

by Austen Macalus
Published March 1, 2016
Producer Katrah-Quey, left, sits with local rapper and community activist Guante.

Getting his “hands dirty”

by Austen Macalus
Published March 1, 2016
Local band Poolboy runs through songs in their practice space on Tuesday night, ahead of their EP release show at the 7th Street Entry on Feb. 28.

Taking a dip

by Austen Macalus
Published February 25, 2016
Local comedian Robert Fones performs at an open mic at the Comedy Corner Underground on West Bank on Friday night.

Humor with humility

by Austen Macalus
Published February 23, 2016
Actresses, left to right, Noa Beckham-Chasnoff, Simone Williams, Holo Lue Choy, Atlee Jensen, Alyssa DiVirgilio, and Jillian Duffy of GIRL Theatre rehearse "Into the Red" in the Bryant Lake Bowl & Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. "Into the Red" premieres Thursday Feb 18 and will run until February 27.

‘What womanhood is’

by Austen Macalus
Published February 18, 2016
Left to right, Paul Rutledge, Paul LaNave and Spencer H. Levin.

‘Deceptively simple’

by Austen Macalus
Published February 16, 2016
Jug band musicians, left to right, Amanda "Standalone" Nygard, Kris Garwick and Bob Fyfe play a song together at Eagles Club #34 on Friday, Feb. 5. This weekend marks the 34th annual Battle of the Jug Bands, which will be held at the Cabooze on Feb. 13 and 14.

Everything but the kitchen sink

by Austen Macalus
Published February 11, 2016

The only girls in the room

by Austen Macalus
Published February 9, 2016
Anthony Atamanuik, left, and James Adomian, right, as Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

Arguing for laughs

by Austen Macalus
Published February 4, 2016
Local comedian Adam Quesnell performs at Sisyphus Brewing on Saturday night. Quesnell will be performing two nights at the Comedy Corner Underground this weekend.

Starting the year off right at home

by Austen Macalus
Published February 2, 2016
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