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Jessie Bekker

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A large group of students walk past fraternities on Fraternity Row on March 10, 2017.

UMN greek leaders, advocates say more could be done to tackle sexual assault

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 17, 2017
Break the Silence Day organized a march on frat row along University Ave on Saturday, Mar. 4, 2017 in Minneapolis.

Protesters rally against rape culture in UMN frat row march

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 4, 2017
Haleigh Ortmeier-Clarke and Abby Honold, two University of Minnesota students, describe the aftermath of their sexual assaults.

After reporting their sexual assaults, UMN students say they faced hurdles, distress

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 2, 2017
The Delta Upsilon chapter house on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2016. The fraternity chapter was suspended after issues surrounding sexual assault were reported to its international headquarters.

Delta Upsilon officials were aware of sex assaults 10 months before suspension

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 18, 2017
Ryan Pacyga, attorney for University of Minnesota football player Antoine Winfield Jr., addresses the press in front of the Gibson-Nagurski Football Practice Facility on Saturday. "Their names are attached to these [acquisitions] for the rest of their life," Pacyga said.

Attorney says football players didn’t receive due process in UMN hearing

by Mike Hendrickson, Christopher Aadland, and Jessie Bekker
Published February 6, 2017
Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky addresses reporters at a news conference as his teammates fill the background Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis.

Turbulent month roils football program: Suspensions, boycott, protest, firings

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 17, 2017
Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky addresses reporters at a news conference as his teammates fill the background Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis.

Gophers football players demand ‘due process.’ The U already promises it.

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 21, 2016
Interim head coach Tracy Claeys speaks at a press conference regarding Jerry Kill's resignation on Oct. 25. Kill's departure came as a shock to Claeys and the team.

Claeys on disciplinary process training: ‘We have to do a lot better’

by Mike Hendrickson and Jessie Bekker
Published December 19, 2016
Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, right, addresses reporters at a news conference, announcing the end of the Gophers football team's boycott on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The team boycotted after 10 players were suspended in relation to a Sept. 2 alleged sexual assault.

Gophers football players end boycott over sexual assault suspensions

by Mike Hendrickson and Jessie Bekker
Published December 17, 2016
Screenshots of Twitter responses to the Gophers football team's decision to boycott. Fans, students, and those involved in the athletic program took to Twitter to voice their opinion on the situation.

On social media, survivors, advocates and fans divided over Gophers boycott

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 16, 2016
Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky addresses reporters at a news conference as his teammates fill the background Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis.

Gophers players boycott football activities over sexual assault investigation

by Mike Hendrickson and Jessie Bekker
Published December 16, 2016
on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. Protesters shut down I-94 in response to Donald Trump's election.

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters voice pessimism, call for unity in I-94 protest

by Ryan Faircloth, David Clarey, and Jessie Bekker
Published November 11, 2016
On Twitter, UMPD says they did not respond to University student's alleged campus assault.

On social media, police say they did not respond to University student’s alleged campus assault

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 11, 2016
Two Sigma Phi Epsilon members expelled from the University of Minnesota's chapter called Abby Honold the day after she was raped by their fraternity brother, Daniel Drill-Mellum.

Video: Two expelled Sig Ep members interrogate Abby Honold on details of her rape

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 26, 2016

University suspends four wrestlers for violating team rules

by Brian Edwards and Jessie Bekker
Published October 20, 2016
Former wrestling head coach J Robinson oversees a practice on September 18, 2012.

U athletics department knew of drug problem months before taking action

by Brian Edwards and Jessie Bekker
Published September 28, 2016

State ruling says tenure-track and contingent faculty can form one union

by Layna Darling and Jessie Bekker
Published September 21, 2016

U will not use taxpayer, tuition money to cover faculty unionization legal fees

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 16, 2016

Former University student pleads guilty to two rapes

by Jessie Bekker
Published August 30, 2016

Department of Health investigating illness in Frontier

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 7, 2016
Vee Livermore, who suffers from chronic migraines, drapes their bed with a chemistry-themed blanket. They point to the element Livermorium, named after a distant relative from England.

Though a quarter of young adults experience daily pain, research is slim

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 24, 2016
Computer science fourth-year Jordan Bolton leans back and rubs his neck during a study session with friend Will Huso in Bruininks Hall March on 7 to soothe grinding and stabbing pains. Bolton, who suffers from migraines and pseudotumor cerebri, an unexplained neck, back and skull pain condition, underwent a 10-hour spinal fusion surgery six years ago at the age of 19, leaving him with a scar lining his spine. To avoid excess pain, Bolton rides the elevator to his ninth-floor apartment. "I literally can't do anything in my day without pain...I can't delay doing things because of it," he said. "Its hard for an average person to understand what its truly like."

Young and aching

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 24, 2016

Zika virus spreads, hits United States

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 8, 2016

Smith Hall chemical spill a false alarm

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 22, 2016

Dayton announces bonding proposal

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 18, 2016
Jenny Thull, University of Minnesota Horticulture Research Center vineyard manager, picks grapes rich in color at the University's vineyard in Excelsior, Oct. 1. Jenny and her husband, John Thull, also a vineyard manager, oversee the school's grape breeding program's 11 acres of research vineyards.

UMN takes lead in breeding nation’s wine grapes

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 4, 2015
Jenny Thull, University of Minnesota Horticulture Research Center vineyard manager, picks grapes rich in color at the University's vineyard in Excelsior, Oct. 1. Jenny and her husband, John Thull, also a vineyard manager, oversee the school's grape breeding program's 11 acres of research vineyards.

Between the vines

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 3, 2015

UMMC, state health department to establish Ebola treatment center

by Jessie Bekker
Published June 12, 2015

Grad students study Fairview visitors

by Jessie Bekker
Published May 7, 2015
MN Pharm co-founder Dave Roeser explains the process of using a tobacco plant to organically grow medicine.

CSOM group helps cancer research

by Jessie Bekker
Published May 5, 2015

Minnesota’s first medical marijuana labs approved to open soon

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 30, 2015

Overseas teaching grows international reach

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 30, 2015

STD cases rising across both state and campus

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 27, 2015

Researchers investigate antibiotic resistance

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 21, 2015

Herpes could help flu vaccine

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 16, 2015
Four-year-old Sophia Thill shows her freshly-painted puppy face to her younger brother at the University's College of Veterinary Medicine's annual Dog Olympics.

In a new arena, puppy lovers compete

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 13, 2015

After a crisis, support worked

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 9, 2015

NIAID determines Ebola vaccines safe

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 9, 2015

Mental health insurance coverage still a concern

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 6, 2015

Officials consider “aid-in-dying” policy for Minnesota

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 6, 2015

Nursing to stop taking transfers

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 2, 2015

Obama requests aid for antibiotic-resistant bacteria research

by Jessie Bekker
Published April 2, 2015

Patients aren’t made aware of Alzheimer’s diagnosis, report says

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 25, 2015

Adverse events up, report says

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 12, 2015

Resolving a heart paradox

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 5, 2015

Risk aside, students are abroad

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 4, 2015

University, Target partner for aspirin use

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 2, 2015

Medical marijuana aimed at multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and cancer patients

by Jessie Bekker
Published March 2, 2015

Midwives preferred, study says

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 25, 2015

U testing Ebola vax in Liberia

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 18, 2015

Boynton survey gets reworked

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 16, 2015

Vet college seeking lab upgrades

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 12, 2015

Law, policy leave room for vaccine exemptions

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 10, 2015

Pregnant inmates may get law change

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 5, 2015

Fairview CEO resigns after 15-month term

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 4, 2015

Medical School ups diversity

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 3, 2015

Measles case no longer contagious

by Jessie Bekker
Published February 2, 2015

Nurses get freedoms with change

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 29, 2015

U professor’s online course targets chronic pain

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 27, 2015

Measles outbreak in Disneyland growing

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 24, 2015

CDC: Flu vaccine 23 percent effective

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 21, 2015

Sunday fire rekindles on Tuesday

by Jessie Bekker
Published January 20, 2015

Two plead guilty in armed robbery of U students

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 23, 2014

Operating trains on the Green Line is ‘not for everyone’

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 10, 2014

Study: Full-day preschool better prepares children

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 4, 2014

University students design lid to connect communities over I-35W

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 2, 2014

NIH proposes rules for research

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 26, 2014

MN ranks fifth in student debt

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 20, 2014

Final Four on its way to Minneapolis

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 17, 2014

Minneapolis awaits Final Four announcement

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 14, 2014

Pointergate outrage continues, protests outside Augsburg College

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 14, 2014

Bus service to be enhanced in 2015

by Jessie Bekker
Published November 12, 2014

Independent entity to ease international relations

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 29, 2014

Green Line doesn’t add to crime

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 21, 2014

Clinton rallies University students

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 13, 2014

Askar takes on 21-term incumbent Kahn

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 9, 2014

Nice Ride adding keys

by Jessie Bekker
Published October 7, 2014

Election Day voting changes take effect

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 30, 2014

Study will help bus stop creation, design

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 17, 2014
City of Minneapolis volunteer Dave Paulson tallies bicycle and pedestrian traffic on West Bank Tuesday. Counting occurs annually to monitor safety, traffic and infrastructure.

Bike count informs city planning

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 11, 2014

Kaler talks student debt, U funding on C-SPAN

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 10, 2014

Recession aside, Twin Cities jobs promising

by Jessie Bekker
Published September 3, 2014
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