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UMN students host clothing swap to promote sustainable fashion

by Eliana Schreiber
Published May 2, 2018
A corgi waits to be petted at the Corgi Racing Society's Pet a Corgi event in Yudof Hall on Sunday, April 29.

50 corgis help students de-stress at Yudof Hall

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 30, 2018

FIJI advisor wins IFC Advisor of the Year award

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 30, 2018
Starbucks employee Hanna Okhrimchuk takes down a customer's order.

Starbucks in Hanson Hall to become Caribou Coffee

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 26, 2018

UMN fraternity uses app to encourage campus safety

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 18, 2018
Regent Darrin Rosha speaks during a meeting on June 8, 2017.

UMN spent over $38,000 investigating sex harassment claim against Regent Darrin Rosha

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 13, 2018
PHC President Kaela Juarez speaks to the Minnesota Daily on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.

Political talk a split subject at Greek events

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 12, 2018
The lobby of the Disability Resource Center as seen Dec. 5, 2017 at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Disability resources feel strain of increasing student needs

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 5, 2018
Dogs roam around Phi Sigma Kappa as they hold there second annual fundraising event for the Special Olympics on Sunday, Sept. 24.

Survey shows Greek students feel more connected to UMN than non-Greeks

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 3, 2018
Two-time Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman speaks at Coffman Union on Saturday, March 24.

‘This is just the very beginning’: Aly Raisman speaks at Coffman

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 25, 2018

MSA pushes for involvement with Greek life, ROTC

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 21, 2018
From left, Simran Mishra, Mina Kian, Larranz Guider and Dobbs DeCorsey

The all-campus elections start today. Here’s what is on the ballot.

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 5, 2018
University graduate student Noel Gordon Jr. speaks at the "White Supremacy in the Age of Trump" Anti-Racist Teach In at the Humphrey Forum on Monday, Feb. 26.

Grad students host anti-racist teach-in during Shapiro event

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 27, 2018
Moussa Hatav, left, and Gabe Sinner add a design to the Period.MN table with finger paint in Coffman Union on Wednesday, Feb. 21. After painting, organizers offered them either a napkin to clean their hands or a cookie, to help understand the decisions homeless women have to make between being clean and having menstrual care products.

Student group advocates for menstrual product accessibility

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 26, 2018
The 17th Avenue Residence Hall as seen on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017.

Huntley House members see positive change

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 22, 2018
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, Feb. 8.

[Photo] Graduate student government group advocates for University child care centers

Published February 22, 2018
Students relax outside of Coffman Union on Tuesday, Sept. 19. MSA is working on a resolution to rename the building which will be presented in March.

Student government committee drafting resolution to rename Coffman Union

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 15, 2018
Members of the 15 for Student Workers group sing outside of Morril Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Two students were eventually let in to deliver the large valentine card the group the created to University President Eric Kaler.

Students blocked from protest in Morrill Hall

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 15, 2018
Freshman Olivia Kaus competes in the Novice Free Skate group during the first collegiate-level skating competition hosted by the figure skating club at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Sunday, Feb. 11.

UMN hosts first intercollegiate skating competition

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 12, 2018
Commentator Ben Shapiro speaks at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center on June 26, 2016 in Pasadena, California.

UMN hosts press conference surrounding Ben Shapiro rumors

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 9, 2018
Parents and children from the University Child Development Center gather around Vice President of University Relations Matt Kramer in in University President Eric Kaler's office in Morrill Hall on Thursday, Feb. 8.

Parents and children protest UMN Child Development Center closure

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 9, 2018
A group of people stand outside the bounds of police tape, looking on at the developing situation at the Graduate Hotel on Tuesday.

Despite 38-hour standoff, classes stay in session

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 1, 2018

Fraternity’s ACT prep program finds its footing

by Eliana Schreiber
Published January 25, 2018
Students hold light sticks for a "light out" before the women's basketball game against Wisconsin on Thursday. University of Minnesota sororities asked members to attend the game to raise attendance and awareness of Gopher women's sports, with more than 300 attending in response.

Sororities partner with Gophers women’s basketball

by Eliana Schreiber
Published January 19, 2018

Evans scholar house seeks to increase diversity

by Eliana Schreiber
Published January 18, 2018

UMN-Morris students unhappy with administrative response to racist incidents

by Eliana Schreiber
Published December 12, 2017
Four University of Minnesota Ph.D. students presented their thesis projects in the 3-Minute Thesis competition on Friday, Dec. 1 in Walter Library. The competition challenges students to present their research in a way that any audience can understand. 

Grad students compete in Three-Minute Thesis competition

by Eliana Schreiber
Published December 4, 2017
First year Ph.D student in Computer Science, Matheus Araújo, poses for portraits on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

International student TAs conquer language barriers

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 29, 2017
Lisa Fazzino, a University grad student, talks about the tuition tax change in a small group on Tuesday Nov. 21 in the Tate lab on East Bank.

GOP tax bill could harm graduate student finances

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 22, 2017

UMN Med School podcast addresses application stress

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 21, 2017
First year masters of public health student Yuko Yadastu views the primates exhibit at Como Park Zoo on Sunday, Nov. 19 in St. Paul. Yadastu received a grant from the University to supplement child care payments, a grant that was previously not available to international students like herself.

New grant assists international student parents

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 20, 2017
Ileana Mejia poses for a portrait on Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

Grad students assess diversity in local elections

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 6, 2017

UMN professor paves way for faculty diversity

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 6, 2017
Associate Professor in Biology, Teaching and Learning Sehoya Cotner leads a discussion with biology professors from around the country about the Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM initiative in Bruininks Hall on Saturday.

UMN program aims to reduce inequality in STEM

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 30, 2017

Grad students ban old funding system

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 25, 2017

U of M nationwide leader in graduate student survey

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 18, 2017
President Eric Kaler fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in his office in Morrill Hall on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Kaler recommends 15 percent nonresident, non-reciprocity tuition hike

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 10, 2017

City approves small business office

by Eliana Schreiber
Published December 14, 2016
A screenshot of breitbart.com from Monday, Nov. 12.

University pulls ads from breitbart.com after backlash

by Eliana Schreiber
Published December 13, 2016
A 42-story luxury apartment tower spurred the group, Neighbors for East Bank Livability, to file a lawsuit against Alatus LLC. The tower would be located on Central Avenue Southeast, as represented here with through a superimposed rendering.

Group files lawsuit over proposed 42-story St. Anthony Falls tower

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 22, 2016
Vince Traver, owner of Rebel Donut Bar, sells mini donuts to customers at Tin Whiskers Brewery in St. Paul on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.

Rebel Donut Bar capitalizes on pop-up trend

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 21, 2016
Julia Turnbow, left, and Mary Alice Kopf, right, converse over pizza and soup at Mary's home in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.

Non-profit bridges gap between students and seniors

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 21, 2016

U leads in study abroad participation, int’l student enrollment

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 16, 2016
Members of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood's sixth grade girls basketball team pose for a picture at the Brian Coyle Center on April 8. The center and its programs have been strained by a high level of community use with lack of space to accommodate all programming.

Brian Coyle Center renovation stalled amid lease dispute

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 14, 2016

Students hold music event in wake of election

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 12, 2016

Brian Coyle Center renovation stuck amid lease dispute

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 9, 2016

University won’t renew contract with Teach for America

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 7, 2016
Late-night crowds line up for a slice of Mesa Pizza during homecoming weekend Oct. 14, 2012, in Dinkytown.

In planning debates, neighborhoods feel left out

by Eliana Schreiber
Published November 2, 2016
Midwest Mountaineering founder and owner Rod Johnson poses for a portrait in his store on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 on West Bank. Johnson started his business in 1970 to get climbing gear at wholesale and began selling out of his kitchen for the first 6 months. After that, he opened a store on Hennepin Avenue, and in 1976, moved to the current West Bank location.

For nearly four decades, Midwest Mountaineering owner serves local climbers

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 31, 2016

University of Minnesota neighborhoods look for more student input

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 25, 2016

University of Minnesota to appeal state faculty union ruling

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 19, 2016
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks with University professor Robert A. Stein at Northrop Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. The lecture was part of an annual series professor Stein and his wife established to bring lawyers and judges to the University.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor visits Northrop Auditorium

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 18, 2016

University of Minnesota appeals state’s faculty union decision

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 18, 2016
Journalist and author Bill Huntzicker poses with his newly released book, "Dinkytown" on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 in Minneapolis.

Local journalist explores Dinkytown’s rich history

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 17, 2016
Steve Stokowski interviews artist Michael Johnson for his podcast "Artists @ A-Mill" at the A-Mill Artist Lofts on Oct. 13, 2016.

Neighborhood podcast highlights artists in A-Mill

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 17, 2016
Founders of Sigma Beauty, Simone Xavier and Rene Xavier Filho in the company offices in Mendota Heights on Friday, October, 7, 2016. Xavier said transitioning from being a professor to running a business has been a challenge every day. "That's why we innovate, nothing we do is conventional," she said.

University PhD sells makeup for breast cancer research

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 7, 2016

UDA responds to neighborhood association criticism

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 6, 2016

Neighborhoods push to educate residents on new duplex rules

by Eliana Schreiber
Published September 21, 2016

Intentional Communities spur debate

by Eliana Schreiber
Published September 13, 2016
Officers prepare to spray the crowd when individuals started throwing plastic bottles and liquid on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 in Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

HBO show “Mogadishu, Minnesota” stirs controversy in Cedar Riverside

by Eliana Schreiber
Published September 12, 2016
Officers prepare to spray the crowd when individuals started throwing plastic bottles and liquid on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 in Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

Concerned about portrayal in upcoming TV show, protesters disrupt concert

by Eliana Schreiber
Published September 11, 2016
The West Bank mudslide area is shown on Sept. 1, 2014. The mudslide, which occurred at the base of the University of Minnesota’s Fairview Medical Center in June of 2014, will re-open Thursday evening to let bicyclists and pedestrians use the West Bank trail.

Two years after landslide, West River Parkway finally set to reopen

by Eliana Schreiber
Published September 1, 2016

West Bank Coalition sees influx of new members

by Eliana Schreiber
Published August 29, 2016

Charges filed against Anthony Sawina in alleged Dinkytown hate crime

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 27, 2016
Henry Cervantes' roller skate design uses spherical balls instead of wheels and has an internal braking system that makes shopping easier.

Businessman Henry Cervantes reimagines roller skates

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 20, 2016
Left to right, Sam Hirsch, Cian Newport and Tyler Blase stop for a moment while playing Pokémon Go in front of Sencha Tea Bar at the Stadium Village Mall on Washington Ave. on July 18. Sencha Tea Bar is one of several restaurants that are offering promotions to help attract users of Pokémon Go.

With ‘Pokemon Go’, businesses see boost

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 20, 2016

Board of Regents completes Kaler’s performance report

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 13, 2016

Board, Fairview end merger talks

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 13, 2016

Following death of Philando Castile, Falcon Heights city officials hold emergency meeting

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 8, 2016

Marcy-Holmes launches loan program for home improvements

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 6, 2016
Applicant Kaley Byrd shakes hands with potential employers following an interview with Blue Barn at the State Fair Job Fair on Wednesday, June 30.

MN State Fair holds first-ever job fair

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 29, 2016

Minnesota Daily implements changes

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 29, 2016
Jimmy Young, a Nibbles hotdog food cart operator prepares a hotdog for a customer in downtown Minneapolis on the afternoon of 27 June. The Minneapolis City Council ruled to change an ordinance that had previously restricted the operating area of food carts.

Sidewalk food may see more traffic

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 29, 2016
Afro Deli owner Abdirahman Kahin stands in his restaurant in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Kahin is currently in a legal dispute over the restaurant ownership with Nasibu Sareva, the owner of the African Development Center.

Dispute could close Cedar-Riverside mainstay

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 22, 2016

Man assaulted in Dinkytown Monday

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 15, 2016

After Orlando shooting, Kaler asks U to unite against violence

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 15, 2016
Former Star Tribune editorialist Jim Lenfestey poses with copies of his anthology of bee-related poems at his home on Monday. The anthology, titled "If Bees Are Few", was published with the University of Minnesota Press, and all proceeds will be donated to the University's Bee Lab.

Lenfestey’s poem anthology creates buzz

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 15, 2016

CSE appoints Samuel Mukasa as new dean

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 15, 2016

St. Cloud State University President dies in car crash

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 15, 2016
Hairstylist Whitney Vermeer cuts Jesse Williams' hair at New Aesthetic, her one-chair men's salon in Marcy Holmes on June 6. Vermeer has been nominated as one of five people for the North America 2016 Men's Hairstylist of the Year NAHA finalists, and will be heading to Las Vegas in July for the finals award ceremony.

One chair, space for all

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 8, 2016

Moving service hires college students

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 8, 2016
Viking Bar owners Patrick Johnston, Aaron Britt and Amy Britt pose for a portrait in their Cedar Riverside bar on the evening of May 28. The Viking Bar reopened under new management on May 25 after closing its doors 10 years ago.

Revelling in the blues, again

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 1, 2016

Study shows artists lofts intensify segregation

by Eliana Schreiber
Published June 1, 2016

Turning weeds into wine

by Eliana Schreiber
Published May 25, 2016

Less animal meat might feed more

by Eliana Schreiber
Published May 5, 2016
A monarch butterfly caterpillar crawls cross a swamp milkweed stalk in the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab in Skok Hall on Tuesday afternoon.

Sun helps guide monarchs home

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 27, 2016

Students chosen for agriculture internship

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 21, 2016

Nearly 30 in Superblock hit by virus

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 11, 2016

MN Daily announces new EIC and BOO

by Eliana Schreiber
Published April 4, 2016

General Mills to label foods with GMOs

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 31, 2016
A grove of trees sit in Propsect Park on Monday. According to a new university study, trees can adapt to climate change by shifting their metabolism.

U study: Trees adapt to climate change

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 29, 2016

PolyMet to begin permitting process

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 23, 2016
Sophomore Cece Sjoquist places a K-Cup in the Keurig she shares with her roommates in her Dinkytown apartment on Monday.

K-Cups pile up in landfills

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 22, 2016

Mild winters affect eagle migration

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 8, 2016

Justice Dept. will review Mpls protest

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 7, 2016

Website explores the effects of palm oil

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 3, 2016

Enbridge says oil pipeline plan delayed until 2019

by Eliana Schreiber
Published March 1, 2016

MDH updates water sample procedures

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 24, 2016

Minneapolis switches recycling provider

by Eliana Schreiber
Published February 23, 2016
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