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All content by Hailey Colwell

St. Paul students want in on safety talks

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 11, 2013

International students skip short visit home

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 10, 2013

South Africans gather to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 9, 2013

With international voices, Ukraine protests continue

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 4, 2013

Student groups respond to crime alerts

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 4, 2013

Student group looks to help first-year commuters

by Hailey Colwell
Published December 2, 2013

Students fast for climate change awareness after typhoon

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 25, 2013

Kerry defends historic nuclear pact

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 24, 2013

China creates new air defense area in East China Sea

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 24, 2013

Student assaulted, robbed in Stadium Village

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 22, 2013
Hmong Minnesota Student Association members, vice president Kue Thao, secretary Shuazong Vang and Jimmy Her, gather in the multi-use space on the second floor of Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday afternoon. The group had its own space last year but lost it after the floor's renovation.

After Coffman renovation, groups adapt

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 21, 2013

Groups take on typhoon relief

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 19, 2013

Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms strike Midwest

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 18, 2013

International aid reaches storm-hit Philippines

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 17, 2013

Some students, alumni and groups shun nuclear

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 14, 2013

Returning students face challenges, advantages

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 12, 2013
Established in 1958 by the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the Landscape Arboretum is the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest. It displays gardens, woods, prairies and plant collections.

A worldwide footprint

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 12, 2013

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Tokyo area

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 10, 2013
The University of Minnesota's Cloquet Forestry Center is on land that an 1854 treaty granted to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The center's "No trespassing" signs, which caused some conflict with the tribe, were taken down in early October.

U, tribe connect over land dispute

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 7, 2013

Al-Madinah acts as mentor

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 4, 2013

Climate scientists call for safer nuclear power

by Hailey Colwell
Published November 3, 2013

Nice Ride Minnesota ramps up plans for 2014

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 28, 2013

Officials confirm Mandy Matula’s remains

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 28, 2013
University students Austin Kedrowski, Kassi Vickerman, Matthew Ogbeifun and Tarek Abdelkhalig review video footage from a G-Eazy concert at the Roy Wilkins conference room on Wednesday.

Students to rebuild broadcast scene

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 24, 2013

Groups try to branch out

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 22, 2013

JPMorgan Chase, Justice Dept. approach $13 billion deal

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 20, 2013
Seniors Stephanie Zadora and Laura Serrano place flags in the ground for La Raza Student Cultural Center and the American Indian Student Cultural Center's Anti-Columbus Day, Monday at Coffman Union.

Students stake a claim

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 15, 2013

Nobel Peace Prize goes to anti-chemical weapons agency

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 13, 2013

Congress morale low after House Republicans’ talks with White House fail

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 13, 2013

U supports rural majors

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 10, 2013

Pesticides killed bees, analysis shows

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 8, 2013

Clashes and rival demonstrations leave at least 28 dead in Egypt

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 6, 2013

Crowd of 2,000 rallies for immigration reform

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 6, 2013

Students seek marrow donors

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 3, 2013

Group reunites U employees of color

by Hailey Colwell
Published October 1, 2013

MNO musicians: Proposed contract ‘artistically unsustainable’

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 29, 2013

Iranian Pres. returns to cheers, jeers

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 29, 2013

Three vie for GLBTA spot

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 25, 2013

University expands international efforts

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 23, 2013

House passes plan to cut funds from ACA

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 21, 2013

U teams up with Colombian universities

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 18, 2013
Bee Squad coordinator Becky Masterman checks on bees in a hive located in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis on Sunday. Masterman said that increased amount of dead bees is a recent issue, specifically in the Kenwood neighborhood.

U investigates sudden slew of bee deaths

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 16, 2013

U.S., Russia agree to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 15, 2013
Junior Miguel Jimenez studies at the La Raza Student Cultural Center's office in Coffman Union on Friday afternoon in front of the only mural left from the student group's previous office space. Student groups with offices on the second floor of Coffman were not able to preserve the murals after the building's second-floor renovation and were restricted in how they personalize their spaces.

Groups mourn lost murals in Coffman

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 11, 2013

Obama delays vote on Syria

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 11, 2013
Second year PSEO student and high school senior Brandon Luu, center, fills up water balloons with other members of their student group as a part of Asian-American Student Union's picnic, Friday afternoon outside Comstock Hall. Luu was introduced to AASU by a family member and is now an outreach officer for the student group.

Groups connect PSEO students to campus

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 10, 2013

Egypt deemed unsafe for student travel

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 5, 2013
Sophomore Kevin Ward, left, and sophomore Emily Myers, right, take a break from their Welcome Week duties Thursday morning in the new office for the student group Commuter Connection, located in Coffman Union. Their student group regained an office on Coffman's second floor after the summer renovation.

Groups return to remodeled Coffman

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 3, 2013
Suhaib Elkholy holds a political cartoon on a poster in protest, Friday afternoon downtown Minneapolis.

‘Egypt, Egypt, hear our voice’

by Hailey Colwell
Published September 3, 2013
A sale at University Lutheran Church of Hope sells gently used household items to University of Minnesota students and community members on Saturday. The church, located in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, hosted live music and served food throughout the day.

After remodel, student groups return to Coffman’s second floor

by Hailey Colwell
Published August 30, 2013

As health care costs increase, University employees try to save

by Hailey Colwell
Published August 7, 2013
Steff Yorek visits her partner Jess Sundin during one of her treatments at the Phillips Wangensteen Building on East Bank, Tuesday morning. Formally married in Washington, their marriage will be legally recognized in Minnesota on August 1st.

With DOMA down, tax lifted for U employees with domestic partner

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 31, 2013
Steff Yorek visits her partner Jess Sundin during one of her treatments at the Phillips Wangensteen Building on East Bank, Tuesday morning. Formally married in Washington, their marriage will be legally recognized in Minnesota on August 1st.

U lifts tax on same-sex marriage benefits

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 31, 2013
Brian Buhr, recently named interim dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Science, stands with current Dean Allen Levine outside St. Paul Campus' Haecker Hall on Monday July 22nd, 2013.

In transition, interim deans take the reins

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 24, 2013
Accounts Specialist Anh Pham in her office on Tuesday July 23rd, 2013. Under the proposed changes to the University's healthcare plan, Pham would have to pay more for the speciality care she and her husband need.

As U preps for Affordable Care Act, faculty and staff worry

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 24, 2013

As the University goes paperless, some employees are left behind

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 17, 2013
The University of Minnesota Libraries archives hold objects including books, documents and drawings in the climate-controlled "High Bay," which is 80 feet below ground at the Elmer L. Andersen Library on West Bank.

The University’s archives and special collections advance with technology

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 17, 2013

Profs want University to rethink course approval process

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 10, 2013
Physics professor Tim Lodge in his office Monday, July 8, 2013, in Smith Hall. Professor Lodge and Professor Stephen Polanksy were both awarded a Regent Professorship in June.

New regents profs plan future research

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 10, 2013
English and literature graduate teaching assistant Katie Sisneros compares Chaucer and Beowulf with her Historical Survey of British Literature class on July 1, 2013, in Follwell Hall.

In CLA dean transition, liberal arts must defend themselves

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 3, 2013
Sophomore animal science major and research assistant Andrew Hetke carries a hose through the Dairy Barn on St. Paul Campus Monday, July 1, 2013.

In U’s hottest jobs, employees keep safety in mind

by Hailey Colwell
Published July 1, 2013

Minneapolis City Council to hold hearings on forming municipal utility

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 29, 2013

DOMA, Prop 8 Supreme Court rulings prompt rections from around the web

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 26, 2013

Faculty say U discourages community-engaged research

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 26, 2013

University Honors Program cap prompts mixed feelings for students

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 26, 2013

Faculty aim to standardize program reviews

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 19, 2013

Individualized degrees teach students to market skills, selves

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 19, 2013

Unions to appeal layoffs before Regents meet

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 13, 2013
Professor Tom Stinson explains process of filing state reports at his office in St. Paul on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

U econ professor steps down as state economist

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 12, 2013

Unions appeal OIT employee layoffs

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 12, 2013

U reassesses lecturers’ health benefits

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 5, 2013
Executive Director of Parking and Transportation Services Bob Baker discuses details of the transition with assistant director of finance Dennis Miller May 30, 2013 in the Transportation and Safety Building. Baker, who instituted programs like the UPass, is retiring in early June after 40 years with the University.

University’s transportation man calls it a career

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 5, 2013

CFANS Dean Allen Levine to step down

by Hailey Colwell
Published June 4, 2013
Newly announced Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Danita Brown will replace Jerry Rinehart beginning July 31st.

New vice provost balances marriage, moving with new job

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 29, 2013

IT employees question job reclassifications

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 29, 2013

Parking and Transportation Services Executive Director to retire

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 26, 2013
Recent University graduates Siri Simons and Christy Newell will be biking the length of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Itasca this summer. Along the way, they will visit a number of different cities and farms so that they can discuss new ideas, educate young people about food, and encourage them to be interested in agriculture and farming.

U grads to bike Miss. River for farms

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 9, 2013

Students forage St. Paul campus to de-stress

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 8, 2013

U Landscape Arboretum to host world’s largest tree hug

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 6, 2013

Klobuchar, panel talk BRAIN Initiative

by Hailey Colwell
Published May 1, 2013

University groups push for divestment from the fossil fuel industry

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 29, 2013
Hundreds rally at the state Capitol to support sustainable energy Monday, April 22, 2013, in St. Paul. University students attended the rally in support of renewable energy bills.

Ralliers pack Capitol for Earth Day

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 23, 2013
Members of the Food Coalition, MSA Facilities, Housing and Transit committee, and others looks through coupon pages from Madison Fresh Market Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Coffman Union. The student groups met with Madison Fresh Market Jeff Maurer to discuss possibilities for a grocery store in the new UTEC building, which is scheduled to open in 2014.

University of Wisconsin campus grocery could reach Dinkytown

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 22, 2013
Animal science junior Emily Boser walks Comet, a llama, down Church Street Tuesday, April 16, 2013, afternoon as a part of Agriculture Awareness Day.

Ag. Day brings St. Paul to East Bank

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 17, 2013

Every 28 days, going green

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 15, 2013

U prof travels to Arctic for climate change

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 10, 2013
Director of the Minnesota Senate Information Office Scott Magnuson explains policy procedures to students from CFANS in the Minnesota State Senate Chambers on Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the State Capitol. A new CFANS policy engagement program allows students to learn about the political process as it relates to agriculture and the environment.

CFANS students visit state Capitol

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 8, 2013
Architecture senior Alice Yonke and phD student Joey Reid paint with watercolors on sheets on paper on Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Institute on the Environment in St. Paul. Yonke encouraged students to paint their representation of sustainability.

Sustainability symposium features art

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 8, 2013

Defining the St. Paul student

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 3, 2013

Student art to headline IonE’s Sustainability Symposium

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 1, 2013
High school student Deqa Mahamoud, right, from Youth Farm in South Minneapolis tries on a beekeeping suit on Friday, March 29, 2013, at Hodson Hall. About 100 high school students visited the St. Paul campus from a variety of different urban farming programs throughout the Twin Cities area.

Youth taste healthy food and higher ed

by Hailey Colwell
Published April 1, 2013

Vet School to honor sustainable dairy farmers

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 27, 2013
Marlena Needham of the Minneapolis Energy Options campaign prepares to call Minneapolis residents at the campaign's office Thursday, March 21, 2013. The campaign supports exploring alternative energy resources after the city's contracts with Xcel and CenterPoint Energy expire.

MPIRG’s effort turns to energy for Mpls.

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 27, 2013

Group discusses state’s environment

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 25, 2013
Seniors Jacob Achen and Kyle Mathews rub a brown sugar cure on hams at the Meat Lab on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Andrew Boss Laboratory/Meat Science building.

Beefing up cattle counts

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 14, 2013
University sophomore Christian Boomgaarden and senior Troy Marschall spread ice melt Monday, March 11, 2013, on the University's East Bank.

U considers environmental impact in de-icing

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 12, 2013

Environmental Congress to outline state climate goals

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 10, 2013

Students plan to create grocery co-op on campus

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 7, 2013

Renewable energy grants will end

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 5, 2013
Members of Fossil Free Minnesota discuss their current campaign on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at STSS. The student group's current campaign aims to make fossil fuel corporations burn less than 565 gigatons of CO2 in order to stay below the 2 degrees celsius of global warming.

Students push for fossil fuel divestment

by Hailey Colwell
Published March 5, 2013
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