Walking out of the Minnesota Daily office on March 4, I marveled at the warming weather. At about 10:15 p.m., it was just over 32 degrees outside, which to us Minnesotans is a sign of spring. Just like...
To the University community,
It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing that the print edition of the Minnesota Daily has been canceled for the summer.
We are choosing to extend this online-only publishing...
Update: The University of Minnesota announced that it will transition to online-only classes on Wednesday.
Seven of the 14 Big Ten schools have canceled classes or moved to online-only instruction...
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel last week to talk about pressing campus topics like tuition, the University’s role in fighting climate change and the rise...
Much like students, 3-feet tall eastern gobblers peruse campus in flocks, searching for food and friendship at the University of Minnesota.
Many call Minnesota’s healthy, 70,000-strong population of...
Brian Palik, site lead for the Cutfoot Experimental Forest, points out different types of trees at the Cutfoot Experimental Forest on Saturday, Sept. 7.
Demonstrators from Teamsters Local 320 gather outside Pioneer Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The group said that more than 30 University employees were unfairly laid off over the summer.
The Minnesota Daily has served as the University of Minnesota’s completely student-run newspaper since it was founded in 1900. Today we cover some of the very same topics the Daily covered in the early...
Those of us working in the news industry adhere to a golden rule: doing our jobs correctly means creating an "open forum" for public discussion. The Minnesota Daily is no different. We have been covering...
Two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were held on probable cause of criminal sexual conduct are not being charged pending further investigation.
The two athletes were released from custody Tuesday...
Two University of Minnesota wrestlers who were held on probable cause of criminal sexual conduct are not being charged pending further investigation.
The two athletes have been released from custody Tuesday...
Waconia High School senior and University of Minnesota golf recruit Connor Glynn follows the ball during the Minnesota state tournament at Bunker Hlils Golf Club in Coon Rapids on Tuesday, June 11.
The Board of Regents will vote Friday on a resolution to decline President Eric Kaler's preliminary recommendations to rename Coffman Union, Nicholson Hall, Middlebrook Hall and Coffey Hall.
The board...
Students and community members filled the lawn outside Northrop Auditorium Friday afternoon to support environmental initiatives and celebrate nearly 50 years of Earth Day.
Fighting climate change...
Wearing orange and yellow vests, a handful of advocates for fair employment and workers’ safety gathered at The Arrow Apartments Monday to protest alleged ongoing issues with workers’ safety and construction...
Ulysses Eldridge gagged from gasoline fumes when he was filling up his car last fall.
A few weeks before, he and two other workers went to the emergency room feeling sick after installing carpeting at...
A tenured neuroscience professor at the University of Minnesota faces disciplinary action for mistreatment of researchers after the University found "grave misconduct" in his lab.
The University’s Medical...
Nils Hasselmo, former University of Minnesota president, died Wednesday at the age of 87, the Star Tribune reported.
Hasselmo joined the University as professor of Scandinavian language and literature...
In a primary election that saw Minneapolis give its highest primary election turnout in almost 50 years, Minnesota finalized its candidates for the general elections in November.
5th Congressional...
A landmark number of people hit the polls in Minneapolis on Tuesday night to cast their votes in Minnesota's primary elections.
The ballots will decide the nominees for several big-ticket government...
A man enters the building at Van Cleave Park, one of several polling locations around the University of Minnesota, to vote in Minnesota's primary elections on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.
A new summer camp at the University of Minnesota is aimed at bridging the college attendance gap for Native American high school students in Minnesota.
The free seven-day program, hosted the University's...
With the search to find a new University of Minnesota president underway after Eric Kaler's resignation announcement in July, former University leaders reflect on Kaler’s time in office and what they...
Hundreds took to the streets in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon to protest the fatal shooting of Thurman Blevins.
Around 200 people gathered to protest the death of 31-year-old Blevins, who was...
Amid a shifting sociopolitical climate in the U.S., a new University of Minnesota research study examined the state of national refugee resettlement organizations in the country.
The study, published earlier...
A University of Minnesota student is in critical condition after being involved in an accident near campus last week.
Around 11 a.m. on Thursday, senior Robert Cook was hit by an SUV while biking near...
The amount of total financial support available to University of Minnesota undergraduate students saw a significant boost in the last year.
Increases in scholarship dollars, along with funding from...
A University of Minnesota chef recently traveled to Hawaii and Guatemala to support ongoing disaster relief efforts following recent volcanic eruptions in the areas.
Gregg Malsbary, the University’s...
The University of Minnesota began rolling out a campus-wide organics recycling plan last week.
The University will implement its plan to scale-up its organics recycling over the next two years in order...
Joining the ranks of other University of Minnesota student groups, Women for Political Change recently gained status as a nonprofit organization.
Formed in 2015 to establish a space for people of all identities...
The Minneapolis Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating the death of an adult male victim early Tuesday by a still-unidentified shooter near the University of Minnesota's West Bank campus.
Police...
Research findings from University of Minnesota graduate students are aiding in dialogue regarding support for social programs in the state.
The Humphrey School research project, presented in mid-June,...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision to uphold the Trump administration’s travel ban has raised questions for many at the University of Minnesota.
The ban, which limits travel for people from...
The Minneapolis City Council is seeking dancers' voices to draft ordinances aimed at improving working conditions in the city’s strip clubs.
Looking for added perspective before moving forward...
As more students seek financial aid resources at the University of Minnesota, fewer are graduating with student loan debt, according to data from One Stop Student Services.
One Stop, a financial...
Several faculty from the University of Minnesota recently headed to Germany as part of an sustainable energy partnership between the University’s Institute on the Environment and Germany's government.
Faculty...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced an overhaul of the administrative structure of the University's health sciences network last week.
In a statement sent to University faculty...
University of Minnesota students said they will remember Pioneer Hall's quirks. It had a tub, rooms that were only accessible by multiple staircases and misshapen dorm rooms. Some students saw bats, cockroaches...
An increase in demand for stress management services at the University of Minnesota led to the creation of a new program last spring that hopes to expand its aid to students in the fall.
In April,...
The University of Minnesota's Student Senate passed a resolution on freedom of speech and artistic expression in May, which sparked conversations around the issue.
The proposal asks the University...
University of Minnesota students are organizing a response to the delay of a controversial fellowship.
Last week, University student government leaders launched a petition demanding a reproductive rights...
While a student at the University of Minnesota, Grace Peterson had to work three to four jobs to support herself. Even with these jobs, Peterson lived paycheck to paycheck and graduated in May without...
A University of Minnesota Medical School fellowship application was removed from a University website following controversy surrounding its reproductive healthcare training, which included abortion procedures.
The...
Prime Place Apartments, home to more than 100 University of Minnesota students, continues to face criticism from residents, neighbors and lawmakers for construction issues and safety violations.
Concerned...
Organics recycling will be a full-time part of University of Minnesota residential halls in fall 2018.
Approved on Dec. 4, the new composting program is based on a successful organics recycling pilot...
University of Minnesota researchers quantified the idea that political and group identities can sway students’ acceptance of climate change and other politically charged scientific concepts.
A November...
Average ACT scores for enrolled freshmen at the University of Minnesota are climbing, but some believe the trend is hurting the diversity of incoming students.
As of the fall 2017 semester, 29.4 percent...
Lab experiments and instruction at the University of Minnesota are transitioning from a straightforward recipe to spontaneous learning.
As part of the Campaign for the College of Biological Sciences,...
Peer tutoring in the SMART learning commons at the University of Minnesota’s library system has never been so busy.
If current trends hold, fall 2017 could be the most trafficked semester based...
Investigations of a University-area apartment show developers of the building repeatedly broke deadlines and forced students to keep leases for apartments that shouldn't have been approved to take in any...
In a crowded field of mayoral hopefuls, Jacob Frey led Minneapolis’ election late Tuesday night.
Tuesday’s election was the city’s highest municipal election voter turnout in two decades, and...
University of Minnesota students pulling all-nighters can find immediate stress relief and time management counseling at the click of a button.
Effective U, an online counseling program in its first...
Since transferring to the University of Minnesota this fall, Jordyn Schreiber has requested time off for religious activities twice without problems, despite making requests at short notice.
However,...
A Puerto Rican flag hangs on a wall in Dr. Miguel Fiol’s office at the University of Minnesota — a symbol of his home country and a reminder of his roots.
After seeing Hurricane Maria devastate his...
Moving into a half-constructed apartment clouded with dust and paint fumes a month later than promised was not on Hannah McMahon’s to-do list this fall.
Over 100 students like McMahon, frustrated...
Guided by ongoing talks about campus mental health, the Boynton Health mental wellness clinic at the University of Minnesota saw more traffic than last fall.
The clinic reported an 18 percent overall rise...
In the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the earthquakes in Mexico this September, University of Minnesota students with family or personal ties to those areas are pulling together to show support.
The...
Every Monday night, students and community members fill an auditorium at the University of Minnesota to listen and learn from nationally renowned vocal artists at no cost.
“Mondays @ MN,” a vocal concert...
An exhibit explaining the importance of treaties between Native peoples and the U.S. government has traveled the state for the past seven years, finally making its way to the University of Minnesota last...
University of Minnesota students launched #UMN4DACA on Sept. 18 — a letter-writing and photo campaign to rally students to protest the Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals repeal.
The events on...
On Sundays and Fridays at the East River Flats, a group of college students can be seen “flying” around on PVC pipe brooms and throwing deflated balls through towering vertical hoops.
These students...
After firecrackers were taped in his mouth and lit, severely burning his face, Raha, a sighthound-shepherd mix, survived malnourishment and traveled from Iran to the University of Minnesota for special...
A glittering, three-part sculpture that hides a scientific puzzle made by University of Minnesota professors welcomes students entering the east side of the newly renovated John T. Tate Hall, which opened...
