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Pioneer Hall dorms stand empty on Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2020. Superblock, which includes Frontier, Territorial, Centennial and Pioneer Halls was evacuated March 8 due to a gas odor.

[Photo] Superblock residence halls allow student re-entry following evacuation due to a gas odor

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published March 8, 2021
Northrop Auditorium as seen on April 5, 2015.

[Photo] Lights, wheelchairs and ramps: Northrop performance series takes dancing to new heights

by Meg Bishop
Published December 3, 2020
City council members Cam Gordon and Steve Fletcher answer questions about affordable housing and share bad landlord experiences during a “Housing Town Hall” event hosted by the MSA at Coffman Memorial Theater, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018.

[Photo] Council member Steve Fletcher continues fight against facial recognition tech

by Samantha Hendrickson, City Reporter
Published November 24, 2020
A bomb threat was reported at TCF Bank Stadium at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.

[Photo] UMPD resolve bomb threat investigation at TCF Bank Stadium

by Jasmine Snow
Published November 12, 2020
Gophers football players sit on the sidelines during a game at TCF Bank Stadium on Oct. 3, 2015.

[Photo] Some Gopher football players remain undecided about 2020 return

by Brendan O'Brien, Sports Reporter
Published October 7, 2020
A view of the retail spaces available for leasing underneath Wahu apartments on Tuesday, May 30.

[Photo] Prospect Park Association seeks to educate renters and students about their rights

by Lydia Morrell
Published October 5, 2020
Boynton Health as seen on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.

Boynton Health as seen on Friday, Feb. 23. Visits to the mental health clinic are up 18 percent compared to fall semester.

[Photo] Boynton Health requests additional student services fees for next fiscal year

Published February 21, 2019
A panel of Board of Regents candidates answer audience questions during the 2018 Regent Candidate Forum at the State Office Building on Wednesday, April 25.

Jeanne Hankerson, center, answers an audience question about tuition during the 2018 Regent Candidate Forum at the State Office Building on Wednesday, April 25.

[Photo] UMN Regent candidates field questions from lawmakers, alumni

Published April 26, 2018
Band members and patrons chat and laugh outside of Arcadia Cafe in Cedar Riverside.

Will Cushman, a freshman journalism student enters song information into the computer during his variety shift at Radio K.

UMN freshmen Gabe Villalobas, Keaton Skaja, Zane Murphy, and Eric Pettett play basketball outside of Territorial Hall.

Students present their research to the public and mingle during the Undergraduate Research Symposium in Northrop Auditorium's lobby.

A bicyclist emerges from a cloud of steam on Northern Pacific Bridge #9 near the Education Sciences Building.

Officer Ashlee Lange, center left, prepares to act as StudioU members and the UMPD Community Engagement Team record updated safety videos for incoming students on the Washington Avenue Bridge.

Craig Ylitalo takes a break from cutting Dillon Ronan's hair to answer the phone at Craig's Como Barber Shop.

Several police cars sit outside of Northrop's east entrance following an incident during Somali Night 2018 on Friday, April 20. Around 25 UMPD and MPD squad cars surrounded Northrop, limiting access to Pleasant and Church St. Friday night.

Minneapolis Police walk towards Northrop following an incident during Somali Night 2018 on Friday, April 20. Around 25 UMPD and MPD squad cars surrounded Northrop, limiting access to Pleasant and Church St. Friday night.

From left, Katherine Spaeth, Cavy Brennan, Celeste Dornfeld and Rosalie Uggla.

[Photo] Street style: The best dressed at The Tower release party

Published April 23, 2018
Several police cars sit outside of Northrop's east entrance following an incident during Somali Night 2018 Friday, April 20. 

Several police cars sit outside of Northrop's west entrance following an incident during Somali Night 2018 Friday, April 20.

Minneapolis Police walk towards Northrop following an incident during Somali Night 2018 Friday, April 20. Around 25 UMPD and MPD squad cars surrounded Northrop limiting access to Pleasant and Church Street Friday night.

Cody Olson talks about his time with the Southeast Como Improvement Association at Bordertown Coffee on Thursday, April 12. Olson began working for the organization through a service-learning class his freshman year at the U and went on to the become its executive director.

[Photo] From neighborhoods to transit, UMN alum Cody Olson to leave SECIA director role

Published April 19, 2018
Cody Olson talks about his time with the Southeast Como Improvement Association at Bordertown Coffee on Thursday, April 12.

Editors and other staff members of The Tower meet and prepare for this year's magazine launch in Lind Hall on Tuesday, April 17. The Tower's 2018 art and literary magazine launches on Thursday night at the Wiseman Art Museum.

[Photo] The Tower prepares to launch with its biggest edition yet

Published April 19, 2018
Attendees of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities wait for the first speech to begin at McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30.

Bharat Pulgam, the founder of three companies and a freshman at the University of Minnesota, delivers the first speech of the evening as part of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities, at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30.

[Photo] TEDxUMN tells the story of the Twin Cities at McNamara

Published April 2, 2018
Hosts Meghan Baumler and Taranvir Johal introduce the next speaker of TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities at McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30. The event was organized and almost entirely run by UMN students.

TEDxUMN: A Tale of Twin Cities takes place at the McNamara Alumni Center on Friday, March 30. The event sold out with more than 500 attendees and featured seven speakers, as well as live music performances.

Gun control advocates gather in front of the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24.

Gun control advocates cross the Wabasha Street South bridge on their march to the State Capitol as part of March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24.

Gun control advocates listen to speeches in front of the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24.

Gun control advocates hold a sea of signs at Harriet Island Regional Park for March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24.

Eccentric participants tote a novelty AR-15 assault rifle as part of March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. Marchers donning a large skull, a Donald Trump head, and other costumes also joined the march.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, left, speaks with a colleague at Harriet Island Regional Park, as the March for Our Lives Minnesota crowd begins to move on Saturday, March 24. Frey spoke with many of the teenagers and children that were in the front line of the march.

Gun control advocates listen to speeches in front of the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. Numerous speakers from the University of Minnesota, State and local political offices, and victims of gun violence delivered speeches to the crowd of thousands.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, left, speaks with a colleague at Harriet Island Regional Park, as the March for Our Lives Minnesota crowd begins to move on Saturday, March 24. Frey spoke with many of the teenagers and children that were in the front line of the march.

Gun control advocates cross the Wabasha St. S bridge on their march to the State Capitol as part of March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. The march drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

Gun control advocates hold a sea of signs at Harriet Island Regional Park for March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. The march to the State Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

Gun control advocates gather at Harriet Island Regional Park for March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. The march to the State Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

Children stand on a wall above the crowd of gun control advocates during March for Our Lives Minnesota at Harriet Island Regional Park on Saturday, March 24. The march to the State Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

Participants tote a novelty AR-15 assault rifle as part of March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24.

Gun control advocates gather in front of the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. Numerous speakers from the University of Minnesota, State and local political offices, and victims of gun violence delivered speeches to the crowd of thousands.

Supporters cheer on March for Our Lives Minnesota participants from a skyway as the crowd moves towards the State Capitol on Saturday, March 24.

Gun control advocates listen to speakers and chant at the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. The march to the Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

CLA Senator-elect Austin Berger speaks to the crowd at the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. Numerous speakers from the University of Minnesota, State and local political offices, and victims of gun violence delivered speeches to the crowd of thousands.

Gun control advocates listen to speakers and chant at the State Capitol during March for Our Lives Minnesota on Saturday, March 24. The march to the Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

A teenager in a banana suit participates in March for Our Lives Minnesota at Harriet Island Regional Park on Saturday, March 24. The march to the State Capitol drew thousands of participants including many children, teachers, and individuals personally impacted by gun violence.

Thousands of protesters, many of them teenagers, gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol to speak out against gun violence on Saturday, March 24.

[Photo] Thousands of Minnesotans hold March for Our Lives rally in St. Paul

Published March 24, 2018
Actor Ajuawak Kapashesit fires a prop rifle, while Marisa Carr stands behind him during a tech rehearsal at the Southern Theater on Tuesday, March 6. Almighty Voice and His Wife will open at the Southern Theater on Friday, March 9.

[Photo] Turtle Theater Collective elevates Native voices

Published March 8, 2018
Actors Marisa Carr and Ajuawak Kapashesit, right, practice their parts at the Guthrie Theater classrooms on Saturday, March 3. The actors are a part of director Katherine Pardue's production of Almighty Voice and His Wife, written by First Nations playwright Daniel David Moses.

A six-story apartment building is planned for Cedar-Riverside near the Masonic Children's Hospital. The apartment building will replace three homes and a commercial space along Riverside Avenue.

New apartment proposed for Cedar-Riverside draws concerns from residents

by Carter Blochwitz
Published March 5, 2018
UCSD's Zor performs a series of dances centered around The Giving Tree book and and a brother and sister struggling to cope with loss, at the Orpheum Theater during Jazba 2018 on Saturday, March 3.

[Photo] Jazba receives one of the highest student services fees fund amounts, focuses on philanthropy

Published December 13, 2018
UCLA's Bollywood and Hindi-film dance team Nashaa celebrates after winning first place at Jazba 2018 on Saturday March 3. The team won over judges with its complex choreography, creative lighting displays, and compelling story of forbidden love.

Georgia Tech's GT Qurbani performs a dance honoring Simratpal Singh, a Sikh who overturned a US Army ban on turbans in active duty, at the Orpheum Theater during Jazba 2018 on Saturday, March 3.

Boynton Health as seen on Friday, Feb. 23. Visits to the mental health clinic are up 18 percent compared to spring semester 2017.

[Photo] More UMN students seeking mental health services

Published March 5, 2018
The sun sets on Riverside Park, Monday Feb. 26. Neighbors have opposed the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's decision to rename the park after one of the longest-serving board members, Annie Young, who passed away earlier this year.

Cedar-Riverside residents dispute renaming of neighborhood park

by Carter Blochwitz
Published March 1, 2018
James Farnsworth leads a meeting of Gophers to Washington D.C. in Coffman Union, Tuesday Feb. 27. Farnsworth started a fundraiser and is raising money for UMN students to participate in March for our Lives in Washington DC on March 24.

[Photo] Students organize to march against gun violence in Washington

Published March 1, 2018
James Farnsworth leads a meeting of Gophers to Washington D.C. in Coffman Union, Tuesday Feb. 27. Farnsworth started a fundraiser and is raising money for UMN students to participate in March for our Lives in Washington DC on March 24.

Student Nicole Lyren gets a flu shot at a walk-in clinic at Boynton Health Dec. 8, 2015.

Severe flu season strikes UMN campus

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 26, 2018
University President Eric Kaler fields questions during an interview with the Minnesota Daily on Thursday, Nov. 16.

Kaler announces postponement of UMN Child Development Center closure

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 23, 2018

Student conservatives feel quieted by UMN’s handling of Shapiro event

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 22, 2018
University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler answers questions from members of MSA during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.

[Photo] Past University of Minnesota leaders reflect on Eric Kaler's time in office

Published August 3, 2018
Allen Christian works on a "little library" made out of an old Star Tribune box, keyboard keys, and many other spare parts in his Cedar-Riverside gallery, House of Balls, Saturday, Feb. 10. Christian is developing several ideas for art installations along Cedar Ave as part of WBBA's effort to bring more art to the street.

West Bank organization calls for more art along Cedar Avenue

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 12, 2018
Visitors explore the Mike & Judy Wright football team locker room in the Football Performance Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

Gallery: Athletes Village is complete. Here’s what’s inside.

by Jack Warrick and Carter Blochwitz
Published February 11, 2018
Visitors explore an athletic medicine center in the Football Performance Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

Pools as seen on a tour of an athletic medicine center in the Football Performance Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

Visitors and media cross the threshold onto the new football practice filed in Athletes Village on Saturday, Feb 10.

Visitors stand in a classroom as part of the Athletes Village Leadership Center Saturday, Feb. 10. The center's goal is to expose athletes to all potential career options in the Twin Cities.

Athletes use the Robert K. Eddy Practice Court during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10. The court is a replica of the Williams Arena floor with additional space and ball racks built into the walls.

Visitors and media stand on the new football practice filed in Athletes Village on Saturday, Feb 10. The facility has boasted more natural light than most indoor facilities.

The Nutrition Center, as seen during a tour of the Athlete's Village on Saturday, Feb. 10. Once open, the center will be available to all UMN students as a weekday dining hall option.

Video game systems sit near a window as part of the student-athlete lounge in the Football Performance Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

The entrance of the men's basketball lounge and lockerroom as seen during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10.

The football team meeting room in the Football Performance Center on Saturday, Feb 10.

Part of the men's basketball lounge as seen during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10. The lounge features an adjoining film study room.

The window of a student athlete lounge as seen from a new football practice field in Athletes Village on Saturday, Feb 10. The window in the upper left is a student athlete lounge.

Part of the men's basketball lockeroom as seen during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10. Lockers are organizied in a circle with special compartments that require a passcode give to each athlete.

Athletes use the Robert K. Eddy Practice Court during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10. The court is a replica of the Williams Arena floor with additional space and ball racks built into the walls.

The statue of a football player stands in the Athletes Village Minnesota Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Feb. 10.

A cardio and low-impact training area in the Athletes Village Football Performance Center as seen on a tour Saturday, Feb. 10.

Visitors walk to the Nutrition Center dining area in Athletes Village Saturday, Feb. 10.

A sign in the recruitment lounge detailing the academic achievement of women's basketball players at the University of Minnesota as seen on a tour Saturday, Feb. 10.

Jake Ricker, director of strategic communications for UMN Athletics, answers a question about the Athletes Village's Nutrition Center during a tour on Saturday, Feb. 10. Once open, the center will be available to all UMN students as a weekday dining hall.

A group of students air grievances to University President Eric Kaler and Regent David McMillan during the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Feb. 9. Their concerns stem from a possible change in the Student Conduct Code.

[Photo] Discontented students interrupt February Board of Regents meeting

Published February 9, 2018
Shirley Arendt, right, offers a hot beverage and snacks to students in Como on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Every Wednesday morning, Arendt and other volunteers from Southeast Christian Church prepare and distribute coffee, hot chocolate and cookies to commuters and Como residents along 15th Avenue.

Como church serves students coffee and cookies at bus stop

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 5, 2018
Shirley Arendt, far right, offers a hot beverage and snacks to students in Como on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Every Wednesday morning, Arendt and other volunteers from Southeast Christian Church prepare and distribute coffee, hot chocolate and cookies to commuters and Como residents along 15th Avenue.

An LED streetlight illuminates a house along Malcolm Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park Tuesday, Jan. 30. Neighbors have expressed concern over the brightness of the new light fixtures as more are built in the neighborhood.

Prospect Park residents look to dim night lights

by Carter Blochwitz
Published February 1, 2018
City counselors Cam Gordon (Ward 2) and Steve Fletcher (Ward 3), as they answer questions about affordable housing and share bad landlord experiences during a “Housing Town Hall” event hosted by the MSA at Coffman Memorial Theater, Wednesday Jan. 31.

City council members Cam Gordon, Ward 2, and Steve Fletcher, Ward 3, answer questions about affordable housing and share bad landlord experiences during a “Housing Town Hall” event hosted by the MSA at Coffman Memorial Theater, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018.

[Photo] UMN-area officials, neighborhoods look to reimagine public safety

Published June 23, 2020
An LED streetlight illuminates Malcolm Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park Tuesday, Jan. 30. Neighbors have expressed concern over the brightness of the new light fixtures as more enter the neighborhood.

Attendees of the Vanishing Ice preview party at the Weisman Art Museum view a visual representation of Earth's rising carbon dioxide levels on Friday, Jan. 26. The exhibit offers perspectives on why ice matters through artistic works ranging from photography to installation.

A tent and other supplies used by UMN professor Dr. Aaron Doering and his team to cross the Arctic were on display as part of the Vanishing Ice preview party at the Weisman Art Museum on Friday, Jan. 26.

"Melting Ice" by artist Jyoti Duwadi sits outside of the Weisman Art Museum along East River Road on Friday, Jan. 26. The installation, which will slowly melt over the next few months is part of the Vanishing Ice exhibit that opened at the Weisman on Saturday, Jan. 27.

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