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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

All content by Jill Jensen
St. Paul Conservatory for the Performing Arts PSEO student Tiller Martin receives a bass lesson from adjunct faculty instructor of double bass Christopher Brown on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Ferguson Hall.

SPCO returns, concerns remain

by Jill Jensen
Published May 1, 2013

U professor teams up with Oreo

by Jill Jensen
Published March 5, 2013

U wins transportation award

by Jill Jensen
Published November 8, 2012

Clinton to return to Minnesota

by Jill Jensen
Published November 2, 2012

Hurricane Sandy death toll rising

by Jill Jensen
Published November 2, 2012

President Kaler to hold session on equity and diversity this afternoon

by Jill Jensen
Published October 17, 2012

Daily Digest: Alcohol pics hurt college applicants

by Jill Jensen
Published October 4, 2012

Surly brewery looks to build near U, seeks help cleaning site

by Jill Jensen
Published September 30, 2012

Behind the Farmer’s Market

by Jill Jensen
Published September 30, 2012

West Nile Virus outbreak on track to be worst ever

by Jill Jensen
Published September 23, 2012

Daily Digest: Drought worsens

by Jill Jensen
Published September 6, 2012

Students can track campus buses via phone or computer this fall

by Jill Jensen
Published August 28, 2012

Faculty debate adding more info to transcripts due to grade inflation

by Jill Jensen
Published May 2, 2012

Data shows gender gap in faculty earnings

by Jill Jensen
Published April 18, 2012

Grad student union debate will be settled in May

by Jill Jensen
Published April 17, 2012

UAW files unfair election practices charge against U

by Jill Jensen
Published April 12, 2012
Some students allege that careless labeling and cross-contamination have resulted in allergic or harmful reactions at University dining halls.

Allergies add work to navigating UDS meals

by Jill Jensen
Published April 3, 2012

Data shows men dominate science and engineering faculty at the U

by Jill Jensen
Published March 6, 2012

At the U, fewer men study abroad

by Jill Jensen
Published March 1, 2012

Schools respond to tough job market, demand for technical industry workers

by Jill Jensen
Published February 28, 2012
Sociology major and senior Andrew Ensign, left, and applied economics major Muqian Tian, junior, chat in English as they walk toward the bus stop Friday afternoon. The students met through the University's TandemPlus program and get together to speak English and Chinese on a regular basis.

U program pairs learning students with native speakers

by Jill Jensen
Published February 21, 2012

For aid, FAFSA neglects students’ special financial circumstances

by Jill Jensen
Published February 16, 2012

D-level grade policies are inconsistent

by Jill Jensen
Published February 14, 2012

Grad student union rally Monday

by Jill Jensen
Published February 13, 2012

Excavators find treasure in Egyptian trash heap

by Jill Jensen
Published February 9, 2012

U competes against Wisconsin to donate most blood

by Jill Jensen
Published February 3, 2012

Daily Digest: Komen reinstates Planned Parenthood funding, Minnesotans high-risk for Lyme disease

by Jill Jensen
Published February 3, 2012

Hot Diggity Dog closes after five months

by Jill Jensen
Published February 3, 2012

U colleges battle for enrollment, tuition dollars

by Jill Jensen
Published February 2, 2012
Communication studies and sociology senior Allison Brenneise was able to find a table for students with disabilities in her sociology class Monday at Blegen Hall. Brenneise said if she would have to sit in an individual desk for the rest of the semester, she would drop the class.

Classroom seating lacks options for overweight students

by Jill Jensen
Published February 1, 2012

International students evicted from ND university for poor English skills

by Jill Jensen
Published January 26, 2012

Access to Success could expand to all undergraduate colleges, all four years

by Jill Jensen
Published January 26, 2012

Carlson adds new MBA admissions program for honors undergrads

by Jill Jensen
Published January 24, 2012

Provost Sullivan seeks University of Vermont presidency

by Jill Jensen
Published January 24, 2012

U can’t keep up with influx of int’l students

by Jill Jensen
Published January 19, 2012

Grad assistants file petition to form union, ask Kaler to file joint petition

by Jill Jensen
Published January 17, 2012

Facing lawsuit, website operator removes U’s personality test

by Jill Jensen
Published January 17, 2012

U sues over psych test copyright

by Jill Jensen
Published January 10, 2012

Architecture grads face highest unemployment of all majors, study finds

by Jill Jensen
Published January 5, 2012

Studham announced as new VPCIO

by Jill Jensen
Published January 3, 2012

Grad Assistant Unionization Panel held Thursday

by Jill Jensen
Published December 13, 2011

CEHD plays catch-up in four-year grad rates

by Jill Jensen
Published December 12, 2011

U is 9th in nation for most undergrads

by Jill Jensen
Published December 10, 2011
Thomas L. Alexander III, a diversity department manager at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, speaks on Dec. 2 in Appleby Hall as a finalist for the director position of the University of Minnesota's Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence.

Four vie for director positions in diversity office

by Jill Jensen
Published December 8, 2011

U will admit fewer transfers come ’12

by Jill Jensen
Published December 6, 2011

U student wins Orbit design contest

by Jill Jensen
Published December 2, 2011

Dziedzic tops candidates for funds in quick SD59 election

by Jill Jensen
Published December 1, 2011

GLBTA and MCAE director finalists, public forums announced

by Jill Jensen
Published November 23, 2011

Finalists chosen in MCAE search

by Jill Jensen
Published November 23, 2011

ESL program cut draws ire from faculty, graduates

by Jill Jensen
Published November 23, 2011

Daily Digest: Occupy Wall Street arrests, Turkey Day travel up

by Jill Jensen
Published November 17, 2011
Professor Bobak Ha'Eri shares his experiences and diverse path to law Tuesday morning in Coffman Union. In the style of Elle Woods, Ha'Eri's admission essay for law school had the personality and attitude he's demonstrated throughout his careers and current teaching style.

Quirky Law School professor engages students

by Jill Jensen
Published November 17, 2011

U boosts effort to woo out-of-state students

by Jill Jensen
Published November 15, 2011
Professor John Hart shows the different model planes he used to teach other sailors with during World War II Saturday morning at his home in Edina. Planes like these helped sailors determine enemy planes from American.

WWII vet leads an old-fashioned classroom

by Jill Jensen
Published November 10, 2011
Freshman Julia Ennen walks across the Washington Ave. Bridge to her 8 am music class on West Bank early Thursday morning.

Early birds get better grades

by Jill Jensen
Published November 7, 2011

Class scheduling changes for 2012-13

by Jill Jensen
Published November 7, 2011

Minnesota 4th in student loan debt

by Jill Jensen
Published November 3, 2011

Some call student loan reform ‘welcome relief’

by Jill Jensen
Published November 2, 2011

Local chefs have fish to fry

by Jill Jensen
Published November 1, 2011
A semi-truck collided with a University of Minnesota campus connector bus on the Transitway Monday. The truck was southbound on Westgate Dr. when it hit the middle of the eastbound bus. Four people were injured.

Truck hits campus connector, four injured

by Jill Jensen
Published November 1, 2011

Cain denies sexual harassment claims

by Jill Jensen
Published October 31, 2011

Law schools brought to court over job rates

by Jill Jensen
Published October 27, 2011

U honors feels strain of more STEM students

by Jill Jensen
Published October 25, 2011
Co-chair of lactation advocacy committee Susan Warfield points out the fridge used to store breast milk outside the lactation room in Appleby Hall Tuesday evening. The room is intended to provide a safe, clean environment for nursing mothers to be able to pump during the day and store it in it's own refrigerator.

A peaceful place to pump

by Jill Jensen
Published October 19, 2011

Health care benefits cost more for GLBT employees

by Jill Jensen
Published October 18, 2011

Schwartz takes office at Humphrey School

by Jill Jensen
Published October 12, 2011

U faculty: efficiency can’t be quantified

by Jill Jensen
Published October 12, 2011

Increased U admin costs equal higher tuition, says finance analyst

by Jill Jensen
Published October 9, 2011
U professor a ‘homegrown jewel’

U professor a ‘homegrown jewel’

by Jill Jensen
Published October 6, 2011

Minnesota is blazing hot, literally

by Jill Jensen
Published October 5, 2011

U faculty lags behind nation in diversity

by Jill Jensen
Published October 5, 2011

Rybak pushes Obama’s jobs act

by Jill Jensen
Published October 5, 2011

University professor launches new word game for iPhone

by Jill Jensen
Published September 29, 2011

Colleges target students who can pay full tuition for admission

by Jill Jensen
Published September 28, 2011
11-year-old PSEO student Lucas Kramer shakes hands with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler Thursday Sept. 22 in Coffman Union.

A doctorate degree by age eighteen?

by Jill Jensen
Published September 28, 2011

University online resources down this weekend

by Jill Jensen
Published September 26, 2011

Freshmen bringing in more AP credits

by Jill Jensen
Published September 26, 2011

Mechanical Engineering resources,TAs strained by enrollment

by Jill Jensen
Published September 22, 2011
Eliezer Freitas Santos leads a class in Brazilian percussion on Monday in Ferguson Hall.

School of Music finds way to offset cuts: teaching the samba

by Jill Jensen
Published September 14, 2011

New data shows U defies national student loan default trends

by Jill Jensen
Published September 14, 2011
College of Biological Sciences dean Robert Elde

CBS dean announced as first provost candidate

by Jill Jensen
Published September 13, 2011
Sociology major Rob Stewart poses for a photo Wednesday afternoon on the U of M campus. Stewart is a member of the Boynton supported student group SOBER which provides students with a supportive community as they go through various stages of recovery.

U supports recovering addicts

by Jill Jensen
Published September 8, 2011

Wanted: New business school dean; will pay big

by Jill Jensen
Published September 7, 2011

U gets a C on general education requirements

by Jill Jensen
Published August 30, 2011

U international programs face large cut from feds

by Jill Jensen
Published May 4, 2011

U prof: ‘we just teach what we know’

by Jill Jensen
Published May 3, 2011

U’s Promise Scholarship will shrink in 2011-12

by Jill Jensen
Published April 27, 2011
Professor Ananya Chatterjea works on the choreaography with students in her contemporary Indian dance class Wednesday afternoon in Barbara Barker Center for Dance.

U prof lauded for dance, social justice choreography

by Jill Jensen
Published April 18, 2011
Freshman Jessica Johnson, left, competes in the Amateur Sheep Show Saturday during the Minnesota Royal in St. Paul.

Students take livestock center stage

by Jill Jensen
Published April 11, 2011

Jesse Ventura aims for a VP spot in 2012 election

by Jill Jensen
Published April 5, 2011

Companies warn clients after email addresses stolen

by Jill Jensen
Published April 4, 2011

Coffman’s second floor requires rearranging

by Jill Jensen
Published March 30, 2011
U researchers looking at bacteria see new biofuels

U researchers looking at bacteria see new biofuels

by Jill Jensen
Published March 30, 2011

Students test ROTC, no strings attached

by Jill Jensen
Published March 23, 2011

U applications up 7 percent

by Jill Jensen
Published March 9, 2011
Mortuary Science sophomore Luke Mooi is one of the two students studying Tuesday at the EFW Library. Because of the minimal use of the Fishery Library in Skok Hall and the EFW Library in Hodson Hall, a decision will be made by the end of the spring semester.

University may merge two St. Paul libraries

by Jill Jensen
Published March 2, 2011
Art improves students’ mental health

Art improves students’ mental health

by Jill Jensen
Published February 21, 2011

Carlson dean resigns

by Jill Jensen
Published February 16, 2011

Obama budget gives light rail $200 million

by Jill Jensen
Published February 15, 2011

Carlson dean resigns for Michigan post

by Jill Jensen
Published February 15, 2011
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