Around 50 University of Minnesota students gathered in Yudof Hall Saturday, taking pictures in a photo booth and posting them with the hashtag #WhoMadeMyClothes, as well as exchanging clothes to promote...
Students’ faces lit up Sunday afternoon as they discovered a pack of corgis shuffling around the grass behind Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota.
The event, called Yudof Hall Pet a Corgi, was...
A longtime University of Minnesota faculty member and adviser to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, also called FIJI, was recognized for nearly 20 years of involvement in the organization.
Amelious Whyte,...
Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee is replacing the Starbucks Coffee in Hanson Hall at the University of Minnesota in the next few months.
By the end of the summer, the Starbucks on West Bank campus will become...
Through taekwondo and a new app, Kappa Alpha Psi is teaching its members — and the wider campus community — how to defend themselves in dangerous situations.
A former member of the fraternity chapter...
The University of Minnesota spent more than $38,000 investigating a 2007 claim of sexual harassment against Regent Darrin Rosha.
The Pioneer Press first reported the story Friday.
In a complaint...
After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Florida in February, a University of Minnesota fraternity was discontent with an apparent lack of healthy discussions on gun control in their community.
The...
Disability resource staff at the University of Minnesota have felt the strain of increasing student needs — and leaders are calling for better data collection and more funding.
The annual student representatives’...
Students in Greek life may feel a stronger connection to the University than their nonGreek counterparts, according to survey data.
According to the Student Experience in the Research University survey...
Several hundred students and community members gathered in the Great Hall of Coffman Union Saturday night to hear two-time Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman speak.
At the event, Raisman spoke about her book,...
Already a leader in fraternity and Army ROTC circles on campus, Jack Thalhuber felt he could make an impact on the greater campus community at the University of Minnesota.
Days before the deadline, Thalhuber...
The University of Minnesota’s student government elections are March 5-7, and the following election guide includes all items on Monday’s ballot.
Any undergraduate, graduate, professional or PSEO student...
As conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s presence on campus was met by protesters in St. Paul, about 40 people gathered on the West Bank at the University of Minnesota to hear presentations and discuss...
As students struggling with food insecurity see increased on-campus help, a new group on campus is bringing light to a different kind of insecurity — a lack of access to menstrual care products.
This...
After a Living Learning Community for African-American men at the University of Minnesota got a new director last year, members are noticing a revised approach to student involvement and community outreach.
Jonathan...
Parents and children from the University Child Development Center gather around Vice President of University Relations Matt Kramer in University President Eric Kaler's office in Morrill Hall on Thursday,...
After an exhibit prompted the University of Minnesota’s student body president to call for the renaming of Coffman Union, students are beginning to take action.
The Minnesota Student Association’s...
Around 20 students gathered at the west entrance of the University of Minnesota’s Morrill Hall Wednesday afternoon to sing songs, sign valentines and advocate for a $15 minimum wage for University student...
As Olympic figure skaters in PyeongChang prepared for a weekend of competition, so did 19 Midwestern college skating teams.
The University of Minnesota’s figure skating club hosted its first-ever intercollegiate...
Controversy over the location of a conservative speaker prompted University of Minnesota officials to call a press conference to clear the air Friday afternoon.
The University held the conference at Northrop...
More than 25 families with small children piled into Morrill Hall and up the stairs to President Eric Kaler’s office at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Four days prior, parents from the University of Minnesota Child...
Undeterred by a 38-hour standoff and a foot of snowfall in the last two weeks at the University of Minnesota, classes remained in session — to many students’ frustration.
After a snow emergency last...
About 20 student volunteers meandered around the room as more than 200 high school students quietly took a mock ACT exam on Saturday morning in Hanson Hall at the University of Minnesota.
The students,...
What started as an attempt to increase the University of Minnesota’s fan base for Gophers women’s basketball games turned into a full-fledged partnership with the sororities on campus.
The partnership...
At age 15, Karah VueBenson didn’t see golf caddying as anything more than a promising summer job opportunity.
Now, VueBenson is entering her final semester at the University of Minnesota, thanks to a...
After swastikas were drawn on walls and controversial fliers were distributed around campus at the University of Minnesota-Morris this semester, many students feel unsatisfied with the University’s response.
At...
Typically, an 80,000-word thesis would take nine hours to present, but University of Minnesota Ph.D. students are cramming them into 180-second speeches.
Around 80 spectators filled a room in Walter Library...
Even though Daniel Mendonza grew up speaking English, when he got to the U.S., he said he lacked the confidence to speak with fellow mechanical engineering students at the University of Minnesota.
Through...
A proposed Republican federal tax bill, if enacted, could have serious financial impact on graduate student teaching assistants.
The tax proposal, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last...
For many students, applying to medical school is a tedious and overwhelming process.
Rather than hosting events for students to make this process easier, the University of Minnesota Medical School Admissions...
When Yuko Yadatsu moved from Japan to Minnesota to pursue her master’s degree, she had no plans of having a baby while in school.
Almost two years later, Yadatsu balances classes at the University of...
Ileana Mejia heard about historically low voter turnout in local elections and wanted to do something — even though she no longer lives in the Twin Cities.
Mejia, the vice president of public relations...
After hearing complaints from students, one University of Minnesota professor took it upon himself to increase faculty diversity.
The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship program, started at the University...
More than 20 biology instructors from universities across the country gathered at the University of Minnesota Saturday to brainstorm solutions to inequity in science, technology, engineering and math.
Faculty...
After realizing the current funding system was benefiting some graduate students more than others, the Council of Graduate Students voted to outlaw it last month.
In a meeting on Sept. 25, COGS voted to...
Three years ago, the University of Minnesota was one of the first schools to spearhead an international graduate student survey aimed at major research universities.
Now, the data from the Graduate Student...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler is recommending a tuition hike targeting out-of-state students.
The proposal, which the Board of Regents will discuss at their meeting Thursday, suggests increasing...
In an effort to help small immigrant businesses, Minneapolis will put money toward a new project.In its budget approved Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved the creation of a small business office...
After receiving complaints last week, the University of Minnesota said Monday it pulled advertisements with Breitbart News, a right-wing news and opinion website.The advertisements were for the Athletics...
A lawsuit could halt construction on a proposed luxury condominium tower in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District.A group called Neighbors for East Bank Livability spent recent months raising money to...
The newest in a string of businesses shows pop-up shops can succeed beyond Dinkytown, where one shop popularized the idea for many students.Rebel Donut Bar, a new pop-up doughnut shop in Northeast Minneapolis,...
While a college student and a senior citizen might seem like an unlikely duo, a local nonprofit is working to develop rapport between the two demographics.The group, Southeast Seniors, matches University...
The University of Minnesota is among the top schools nationwide in study abroad participation both at home and abroad, according to a recent report.Data from the Open Doors Report on International Educational...
Because of a dispute over a 1992 lease, the Brian Coyle Center — a Cedar-Riverside community staple — won’t be able to undergo renovation.The Minnesota State Legislature allocated $330,000...
A group of about 40 students gathered at the West Bank outdoor amphitheater near Ferguson Hall Friday afternoon, singing songs like “Lean on Me” and other uplifting, hopeful melodies.Several music...
The University of Minnesota won’t renew its contract with Teach for America, a nationwide alternative teacher education program, the school announced Monday.The University’s College of Education and...
A proposed apartment in Dinkytown that would break ground in the spring has neighborhood residents questioning the city’s approval process for similar projects.Area residents met at the University Lutheran...
After a University of Minnesota chemistry graduate backpacked from California to Minneapolis with 200 pounds of climbing gear, he started selling it from his kitchen.Rod Johnson founded Midwest Mountaineering...
Under pressure to include more student voices, University of Minnesota neighborhood organizations are taking steps to be more inclusive.Members of Prospect Park Association and Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood...
The University of Minnesota will appeal a state decision from last month that grouped tenure code and non-tenure track faculty together in a potential faculty union at the school.On Monday, the school...
Pacing through the aisles of Northrop Auditorium Monday evening, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shared her experience as a younger justice on the Court, her thoughts on Justice Antonin Scalia’s...
The University of Minnesota will appeal a state decision from last month that grouped tenure and non-tenure track faculty together in a potential faculty union at the school.On Monday, the school announced...
The Daily sat down Friday with Bill Huntzicker, author of “Dinkytown: Four Blocks of History.”Huntzicker talked about his experience as a University student in the 1970s and how the area has changed.Dinkytown...
After moving into the A-Mill artist lofts a year ago, one tenant wanted a way to explore and document the work of his neighbors.To do this, Steve Stokowski created “Artists @ A-Mill,” a podcast where...
When she moved to Minneapolis to start her PhD, a young professor never imagined her patents would extend past veterinary medicine and into makeup brushes.Now, Simone Xavier and her husband Rene Xavier...
Following criticism from the Prospect Park Association (PPA), the University District Alliance (UDA) passed a resolution for more joint planning between area neighborhoods and the University of Minnesota.Amid...
After a City Council ordinance cut the size of duplexes allowed in certain
Twin Cities locales, residents of University of Minnesota neighborhoods are
unsure what affect the policy change will have...
Some Minneapolis residents are challenging a housing ordinance that limits how many non-family members can live within the same house.At a meeting organized by the University District Alliance on Monday,...
A block party concert in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood Saturday was disrupted by protesters concerned about how an upcoming TV show will depict their community.The headliner of Saturday’s concert,...
A block party concert in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood Saturday was disrupted by protesters concerned about how an upcoming TV show will depict the community.At least three people were detained by police...
A popular area for Minneapolis bicyclists reopened more than two years after heavy rain caused a mudslide that closed the area to traffic.The West River Parkway mudslide and Franklin Avenue Bridge...
Five new faces joined the West Bank Community Coalition Board of Directors in June as its executive director prepared to leave the group.The WBCC now has a full board after months of turnover and elected...
A 26-year-old man has been charged in the late-June shooting of two Somali men near the University of Minnesota. Anthony Sawina, of Lauderdale, was charged in Hennepin County District Court Friday...
From a young age, Henry Cervantes and his seven siblings were pushed to succeed by their single mother.Now, Cervantes — a California native — has collaborated with the University of Minnesota...
As the popularity of “Pokemon Go” increases, University of Minnesota-area businesses are cashing in on the extra foot traffic.Many local Minneapolis businesses have considered, or implemented, special...
After nine months of negotiations, a merger between University of Minnesota Physicians and Fairview Health System was nixed last week.
The University’s Board of Regents last Wednesday terminated...
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has received a positive review from the school’s Board of Regents.
The board’s brief 2015-16 performance report — prepared and discussed in...
City officials from the Falcon Heights City Council held an emergency meeting Friday afternoon, following the fatal police shooting of St. Paul man, Philando Castile.
On Wednesday night, Castile was shot...
In an effort to improve housing in the neighborhood, Marcy-Holmes will soon introduce a new loan program.
The new zero-percent loan program will be administered by the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation...
The Minnesota State Fair is holding its first job fair Wednesday to fill hundreds of open positions for this year’s festivities.
The fair hopes to fill 600 positions on Wednesday, said...
The Minnesota Daily will implement a new strategy to better engage readers and reach a wider audience beginning this fall.
A new Daily website will be launched by the start of the upcoming fall semester,...
Since the early 1980s, food carts were only allowed in Minneapolis’ downtown area. Now, a City Council vote could let vendors spread across the city.
Last week, Ward 5 Council Member Blong Yang introduced...
A Cedar-Riverside favorite is in danger of closing in coming weeks over a landlord-tenant dispute.
Afro Deli — a cultural hub and West Bank food staple — could close its Minneapolis location...
In a statement Monday, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler expressed support for the LGBT community and encouraged the University community to unite against terror and violence in wake of the...
For decades, writer James Lenfestey has been enraptured by bees — and he isn’t the only one.
Last month, the poet published “If Bees Are Few” — an anthology of poems with...
The University of Minnesota announced the appointment of Samuel Mukasa as the new College of Science and Engineering dean Tuesday.
Mukasa will serve as chief executive officer and chief academic officer...
St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter died Monday evening after he crashed into a guard rail on I-694 and flipped his car.
Potter was on his way to the Twin Cities for a meeting with the...
A man was assaulted by two others on Monday night near campus, according to a University of Minnesota public safety statement.
The victim was approached around 9 p.m. near the intersection of 15th Avenue...
When Whitney VerMeer got an offer to style celebrity hair at Coachella, she quit her day job and booked a flight.
Two days after she got back, she opened her own one-chair salon in Marcy-Holmes.
Housed...
An Uber-like moving app that employs college students has recently seen a significant surge in its Twin Cities demand.
Bellhops, a Tenneseebased company, modeled itself after Uber when it started five...
A University of Minnesota’s Law School study found that subsidized artist housing could attract white, residential populations at high rates.
According to the study by the Law School’s...
After a decade of dormancy, the Viking Bar — a West Bank music venue — opened its doors to a crowd of blues-loving fans last Wednesday.
Closed since 2006, the historic Riverside Avenue bar...
When Jeff Zeitler was laid off from his job as a landscape architect, he went back to his roots — wine-making.
Now, Zeitler and his wife Gita manage Urban Forage Winery, where they...
An increase in global meat consumption could have negative impacts for both the environment and people.
A paper published last month by the World Resources Institute found shifting global...
Scientists are one step closer to figuring out the mystery of monarch butterfly migration patterns.
To navigate their 2,400-mile trek from the northern United States and Canada to central...
Though demand for food will only continue to surge, college students are wary of entering the agricultural industry.
By 2050, the world population is expected to rise to about 10 billion...
A virus with unknown source landed some University of Minnesota freshmen in the hospital Wednesday.
More than 30 cases of Norovirus — a common virus causing nausea, vomiting and...
The Minnesota Daily’s Board of Directors has selected the Office of the Publisher staff for the upcoming academic year. Starting late next month, Dylan Scott and Elizabeth Luke will assume their positions...
A food industry giant is setting the tone in a nationwide push for transparency surrounding genetically modified organisms.
In the next several months, grocery stores across the country will...
Trees might be better at adjusting to increased temperature than previously thought, according to findings from a University of Minnesota study.
The University’s Department of Forest...
A controversial Iron Range mining project is one step closer to the approval of its permitting process.
Next month, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will lay out the permitting...
While K-Cups are convenient to use, the single-serving coffee pods aren’t as easy on the environment.
Researchers and environmental activists are alarmed about the impacts of packaging...
Warmer winters have caused America’s national bird to stop seeking out more southern nesting places.
Over the past several years, mild winters in Minnesota have triggered bald eagles...
The United States Department of Justice will review how the Minneapolis Police Department handled the 18-day 4th Precinct encampment protest following the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark in November.
Mayor...
From shampoo to Girl Scout cookies, palm oil is an ingredient widely used in U.S. products. Now, University of Minnesota experts are exploring its possible negative environmental impacts.
The...
Controversial oil pipelines slated to run through the state will be delayed following a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling.
Canada-based company Enbridge announced last month to investors...
Recent events like the Flint, Mich., water crisis are forcing government officials nationwide to take precautions about water safety.
To comply with federal guidelines set for drinking water...
Minneapolis is dumping its former recycling provider for a more localized and sustainable option.
Eureka Recycling, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit recycling company, will replace Waste Management...
