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All content by Jordan Willauer
Electrical Engineering sophomore Yilia Yang throws hot water into the air to watch it freeze on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the East Bank Mall. Yang had the day off because classes were cancelled due to extremely low temperatures.

Ope, it’s cold: UMN campus adjusts to sub-zero chill

by Jordan Willauer
Published January 31, 2019

Frigid temps cause UMN to cancel class

by Jordan Willauer
Published January 29, 2019

UMN researchers use photos to better understand MN ecosystem

by Jordan Willauer
Published January 25, 2019
UCSD's Zor performs a series of dances centered around The Giving Tree book and and a brother and sister struggling to cope with loss, at the Orpheum Theater during Jazba 2018 on Saturday, March 3.

Jazba receives one of the highest student services fees fund amounts, focuses on philanthropy

by Jordan Willauer
Published December 13, 2018

Some UMN winter sports struggle with Minnesota’s warmer winters

by Jordan Willauer
Published December 10, 2018
A university freshman smokes a marijuana blunt on the Mississippi River's west bank on Friday, Nov. 30. The student has been smoking since his senior year in high school and doesn't plan to stop, mentioning that it doesn't inhibit his studies at all.

Higher and higher: University sees rise in reported student marijuana use

by Jordan Willauer
Published December 3, 2018
Sorority Panhellenic Council President Jill Yazejian poses for a portrait at the Purple Onion on Tuesday, Nov 20 in Dinkytown.

Incoming Greek life presidents discuss goals, initiatives

by Jordan Willauer
Published November 26, 2018

Higher number of student groups apply for funding

by Jordan Willauer
Published November 21, 2018
Kinesiology senior Jared Antilla watches over the crowd from a balcony at the Sssdude-Fest Block Party on Saturday, April 22, 2017. "I haven't seen anything like this in three years," Antilla said. "All the homemade parties get broken up." 

University fraternities roll out hard alcohol ban

by Jordan Willauer
Published November 12, 2018
Members of the University of Minnesota's Cooking Club gather outside the kitchen in Coffman Union to enjoy the cuban club sandwiches they prepared together.

Cooking club finally comes to UMN

by Jordan Willauer
Published November 9, 2018
Siouxsie Steengrafe plays a game of Overwatch with the University ESports team on Sunday, Oct. 28. Steengrafe uses the computer game as a creative outlet for her competitive nature.

‘Overwatch’ team dominates growing campus esports scene

by Jordan Willauer
Published November 1, 2018
Captain Mark Kelly, center left, engages in a round table conversation as part of Gabby Giffords,' center right, Courage to Fight Gun Violence Campaign at the Graduate Hotel on Friday, Oct. 26. 

Political candidates, activists discuss gun control

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 27, 2018
Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity members, alumni, family and friends of Aloma Kewana Gibson meet together at the Pourhouse in Uptown following his funeral on Saturday, Oct. 20. Gibson was the chef at Phi Sigma Epsilon for 23 years. Fraternity members raised $12,000 in six days on Go Fund Me to pay for Gibson's funeral expenses.

Fraternity celebrates chef of 23 years

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 22, 2018

Dining halls expand vegan and vegetarian dining options

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 18, 2018
Alpha Gamma Rho is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 10 near the Saint Paul campus. A member of the fraternity died as a result of alcohol-related complications in September.

University chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho suspended following member’s death

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 15, 2018
Illustrated by Hailee Schievelbein

University creating Islamic studies program

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 8, 2018
Todd Gramenz addresses the crowd at a demonstration put on by Students for a Democratic Society. The event, held on Thursday, Oct. 4 outside of Coffman Memorial Union, opposed Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Students protest ahead of Kavanaugh vote

by Emma Dill and Jordan Willauer
Published October 5, 2018
Zach Kosel and Dan Davidson watch to see if they make the cup during a beer pong game outside their fraternity on Friday, April 20 in Minneapolis.

UMN fraternities ban hard alcohol

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 1, 2018
Architecture senior Belinda Xiong creates a cardboard model to represent a juvenile corrections facility at Rapson Hall on Monday, Sept. 24 on East Bank campus. Xiong and her class visited an adult correctional facility and a rehabilitation facility to learn firsthand how the spaces work.

UMN architecture students hope to redesign local juvenile rehab facilities

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 28, 2018
Mary Begley, Dana Saari, Erin Kindell, Brit Lindsay, and Neva Hubbert members of Women in Architecture Student Organization, or WiASO, pose for a photo in front of their exhibit, "Gendering Architecture, Architecting Gender," on Thursday, Sept. 13 in Rapson Hall.

New exhibit highlights female architects

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 17, 2018

University of Minnesota librarians take on Wikipedia edits

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 13, 2018

One found dead in UMN fraternity house

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 12, 2018
Freshman Khalid Abdalla plays ladder toss at the Eid celebration organized by the Muslim Student Association and the Al-Madinah Cultural Center on Thursday, Sept. 6 in front of Coffman Memorial Union.

Annual Eid celebration may be in its last year on campus

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 10, 2018

Phi Delta Theta returns to campus

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 4, 2018
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