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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
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
Regent Patricia Simmons speaks during a Board of Regents meeting on July 8, 2015. Simmons announced her resignation from the Board on Wednesday.

Regent Patricia Simmons speaks during a Board of Regents meeting on July 8, 2015.

[Photo] University Regent Patricia Simmons resigns

Published March 7, 2018
A light rail train departs from the Stadium Village station for downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 15, 2017.

[Photo] Changes to light rail prioritize safety, ridership

Published July 6, 2023
Brooks Jackson, vice president for Health Sciences and dean of the UMN Medical School, discuses long-term goals for health sciences facility upgrades at a Board of Regents meeting on July 8, 2015.

[Photo] UMN Medical School dean eyed for University of Iowa job

Published October 9, 2017
University students get on and off the campus connector bus on Tuesday. On December 7, 2017, the campus connectors, along with other metro transit buses, will resume bus service on Washington Avenue for the first time since May 2011.

[Photo] UMN journalism school to be renamed for Hubbard family

Published April 19, 2017
New University faculty member Linda Frizzell poses in front of the School of Public Health's dean office on Monday. Frizzell is implementing a program that will educate public health students on the different needs of Native American tribes and rural communities when making healthcare policies.

[Photo] Classes focus on native communities

Published August 5, 2015
One Stop employee Rebecca Kroening helps two guests in Bruininks Hall on Thursday. This fall, One Stop will begin providing a new service where students can receive advice on personal finance.

[Photo] One Stop adds personal finance options

Published July 29, 2015
University president Eric Kaler sits in his office in Morrill Hall on Friday.

[Photo] Kaler discusses consent policy, tuition

Published July 22, 2015
Norwood Teague, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, speaks about Title lX at Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, July 8. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is currently investigating the University's compliance with Title lX.

[Photo] Sports equity discussions reach Board of Regents Legislators, emergency planners seek oil plan

Published July 15, 2015
Brooks Jackson, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Medical School, discuses long-term goals for health sciences facility upgrades at Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, July 8. The University has been exploring options and setting goals for building upgrades in the health sciences buildings and in Superblock residential halls.

[Photo] Superblock tops health expansion

Published July 15, 2015
Dan Rodriguez performs at Cities97 Oake on the Water at Maynards on Thursday, July 9. Oake on the Water, a summer concert series, takes place at various lakeside restaurants from May through August.

[Photo] Dan Rodriguez to play at Rock the Cause

Published July 15, 2015
Murkury, a local Minneapolis experimental electro-soul band, poses for group shot at Jazz Central Studios on Monday evening.

[Photo] Murkury in retrograde

Published July 14, 2015
Crunchy Kids pose for a group portrait outside their rehearsal space on Sunday. The band is currently in the works of producing a new album.

[Photo] Grimy, grungy Crunchy Kids

Published July 8, 2015
Parvakar Roy hands over drone to Graduate Student Nikolaos Stefas at University Arboretum on last Wednesday. A University group of undergraduates, graduates, and professors is in the process of developing a drone with the capability of aiding farmers by giving them information about their crops.

[Photo] Agriculture’s high-tech future

Published July 8, 2015
Pedestrians pass by Restaurant Alma on a Monday afternoon. Restaurant chef Alex Roberts is working with City Council member Jacob Frey to change current zoning codes to repurpose the newly acquired space to create a coffee shop and a small boutique hotel named The Inn at Alma.

[Photo] City council rethinks hotel ordinances

Published July 8, 2015
A bartender at Saint Dinette takes customers' orders on Thursday evening. The new restaurant recently opened in the Lowertown neighborhood of St. Paul.

[Photo] When the saints go marching in

Published July 1, 2015
A. Pietig Concrete workers, Amaro and Ernesto Lima, work on constructing the foundation of a new patio at Library Bar in Dinkytown on Saturday. The new patio will be one of the largest in Minneapolis.

[Photo] Library Bar to unveil patio

Published July 1, 2015
(left to right) Jack Sadek, Brent Gates Jr. and Tom Novak pose in Mariucci Arena on Monday. The Minnesota Gophers trio was drafted into the NHL on Saturday with Sadek going to the Minnesota Wild, Gates to the Anaheim Ducks and Novak to the Nashville Predators.

[Photo] Three Gophers freshmen drafted to NHL

Published July 1, 2015
On the East Bank campus, Pleasant Street undergoes renovation as workers make progress with construction on Monday afternoon. The project aims to widen the street to allow for safer bike lanes and pedestrian crossings, due for completion in September 2015.

[Photo] Pleasant St. to be revamped

Published June 10, 2015
Graduate student Will Lakey glues together sections of an art piece at Regis Art Center on Tuesday morning for the upcoming art festival Northern Spark. Northrop Auditorium will be hosting the all-night arts festival on June 14.

[Photo] Sparking students’ curiosity

Published June 10, 2015
Muhammad Jiwa and Ruhel Islam speak outside of Gandhi Mahal Restaurant on Thursday afternoon. Members of Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light have been working with communities of many different religious backgrounds to discuss the topic of climate change.

[Photo] Bridging faith and sustainability

Published June 10, 2015
Professor Larry Wackett explains the usage of large-scale laboratory equipment on Friday. University labs have become more commercialized, bridging the gap between research and real-world applications.

[Photo] University to invest in startup companies

Published May 27, 2015
Cooks prepare food at recently opened Nighthawks Diner in South Minneapolis on a Thursday evening.

[Photo] Nighthawks at the diner

Published May 27, 2015
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