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All content by Rilyn Eischens
The Gamma Phi Beta sorority house as seen on March 8, 2018.

UMN chapter of Gamma Phi Beta was sanctioned after February party

by Ryan Faircloth and Rilyn Eischens
Published April 26, 2018
The Marshall apartment complex in Dinkytown as seen on April 4, 2018. Mitchell Hoenig, 20, was taken from The Marshall to Hennepin County Medical Center on Feb. 23 and later died on Feb. 25.

UMN fraternity member’s death caused by alcohol poisoning

by Ryan Faircloth, Mike Hendrickson, and Rilyn Eischens
Published April 5, 2018
Lecturer Marta Shore addresses false negatives in her graduate level biostatistics course on Monday, Feb. 26 in Bruininks Hall.

‘This is not over’: UMN faculty reflect on the failed union movement

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 8, 2018
Vescio's owner Frank Vescio prepares a take out order for a customer on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Dinkytown.

Dinkytown Vescio’s to close in March

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 12, 2018
Adam Stirn, lead ice maker for University Facilities Management, poses for a portrait on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Mariucci Arena. Stirn has made ice for the past four years at the University to keep up with the needs of ice hockey practices, games and events that take place in the arenas.

Fulfilling a dream, UMN ice maker heads to Pyeongchang for Olympics

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 8, 2018
Election judge Mikki Murray speaks with sophomore Melissa Riepe at Weisman Art Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 7 in Minneapolis. Reipe voted for Raymond Dehn, saying she liked his platform page and he seemed the most educated. Murray has been a volunteer election judge since Obama's first presidential election.

Voter turnout for Minneapolis municipal election highest in decades

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 8, 2017
Members of the Anti-Fascist group speak out against right-wing commentator Lauren Southern outside of Anderson Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Police break up West Bank protest of right-wing speaker

by David Clarey, Kevin Beckman, and Rilyn Eischens
Published October 26, 2017
Left to right, University faculty Samanth Gopinanth, Mary Pogatshnik, Rob Stewart, Aaron Sojourner and Joel Waldfogel speak at a community forum on faculty unionization cohosted by the Faculty Consultative Committee and the Minnesota Daily in the Coffman Theater on April 25, 2016. 

UMN union can’t include both faculty and lecturers, court says

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 5, 2017
Nurse Jody Geinger speaks on the phone at the new Boynton Health Services mental health clinic. The clinic, located on the St. Paul campus, offers services in mental health, nutrition, physical therapy and primary care.

UMN task force releases mental health recommendations for faculty

by Rilyn Eischens
Published May 4, 2017
Tiffany Hamidjaja poses for a portrait at the MN Daily office on Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017. Hamidjaja is researching the impact of children witnessing the incarceration of their parents and the relationship of having incarcerated parents to violence amongst youth.

UMN student’s research hopes to limit the trauma of arrest on children

by Rilyn Eischens
Published May 3, 2017
Nurse Jody Geinger speaks on the phone at the new Boynton Health Services mental health clinic. The clinic, located on the St. Paul campus, offers services in mental health, nutrition, physical therapy and primary care.

New UMN sick policy that eases absence verification delayed until fall

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 24, 2017
Marketing major Ben Sundem pulls books from Wilson Library on April 21, 2015. A $60 million update is planned for the building, with the project currently in the pre-design phase.

Wilson Library renovations at a standstill unless UMN gets state funding

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 24, 2017

Bill at MN Senate barring anti-Israel contractors draws unease

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 20, 2017
University of Minnesota dental student and dental hygienist Kelli Blankenship speaks with a patient during his appointment on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Moos Towers. Blankenship has used accommodations through the Disability Resource Center for nine years as she has worked toward her three degrees at the University of Minnesota.

Despite accommodations, some UMN students clash with professors over ‘unseen’ disabilities

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 20, 2017
University students get on and off the campus connector bus on Tuesday. On December 7, 2017, the campus connectors, along with other metro transit buses, will resume bus service on Washington Avenue for the first time since May 2011.

UMN journalism school to be renamed for Hubbard family

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 19, 2017
University of Minnesota mentor Zainab Mohamed works on algebra homework with a group of high school students on April 5, 2017 at the University's Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center in Minneapolis.

Without funds, UMN program that helps underserved kids could suffer

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 13, 2017
UMN groups push for equality in parental leave

UMN groups push for equality in parental leave

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 10, 2017
A view of the University of Minnesota's pilot Canvas site.

UMN technology officials consider saying goodbye to Moodle

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 30, 2017
French junior Quin Klett and Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development junior Nick Malcore tally votes during the role-playing game "Reacting to the Past" in Gateways to French and Francophone Studies class in Peik Hall on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Every student plays a historical role affiliated with the National Assembly during the French Revolution. "It's a fun way to learn and internalize information in a different manner," Klett said. "Course book readings go over your head but you have to know what you're talking about here."

UMN language departments report drop in student enrollment

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 29, 2017

UMN launches new platform for human research applications

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 22, 2017
A lone student treks across the pedestrian mall in subzero temperatures while school was closed Jan. 27.

Despite Trump budget, UMN sea grant directors remain optimistic

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 20, 2017
Students resume their day outside Anderson Hall on West Bank Monday late afternoon

After four years, employees say OHR is recognizing job reclassification concerns

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 7, 2017
The University of Minnesota has seen an uptick in bias responses since the presidential election.

UMN sees increase in bias-related incidents on campus

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 6, 2017
Students and faculty evacuate the Mechanical Engineering building on east bask Monday around 4:00pm.

Raises for UMN postdocs leave some concerned that contracts will be cut

by Rilyn Eischens
Published March 3, 2017
Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota on April 5, 2015.

UMN committee pushes for student record privacy

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 27, 2017
Students resume their day outside Anderson Hall on West Bank Monday late afternoon

Report: UMN’s bias response team poses little concern for free speech

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 21, 2017
Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota on April 5, 2015.

Proposal leaves some worried about who can be a part of UMN governance

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 20, 2017

U committee considers adding non-University member

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 20, 2017
Instructor Hyeryung Hwang helps a student during a group discussion in a University writing class in Lind Hall.

UMN officials consider shortening deadline for incomplete work

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 14, 2017
Nurse Jody Geinger speaks on the phone at the new Boynton Health Services mental health clinic. The clinic, located on the St. Paul campus, offers services in mental health, nutrition, physical therapy and primary care.

Drafted policy would allow students to take some sick days without doctor’s note

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 13, 2017
Students resume their day outside Anderson Hall on West Bank Monday late afternoon

Policy draft would make reporting process for sexual misconduct clearer at UMN

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 9, 2017
University Ph.D. student Saeed Hashemi poses for a portrait inside the Mechanical Engineering Building on East Bank on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Hashemi is from Iran, one of the countries affected by President Trump's recent executive order on immigration.

‘I cannot feel welcome here’: Trump’s immigration ban causes unease for UMN international students

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 2, 2017

Changes to FAFSA apps lead to slowdown for UMN, other colleges

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 31, 2017

Federal guidelines may help adjuncts receive unemployment benefits between terms

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 25, 2017
Former President Barack Obama addresses a crowd during a Town Hall meeting held at Minnehaha Park on June 27, 2014.

Obama administration issues last set of guidelines for campus sexual assault

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 23, 2017
Andrea Jenkins, a former Minneapolis city council policy aide and Transgender Oral History Project curator, poses for a portrait outside Blegen Hall on the West Bank campus, June 2.

First stories from Transgender Oral History Project published; aim to archive marginalized voices

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 18, 2017

U’s human research protection program reaccredited

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 17, 2017

Student-athletes struggle with last minute training, meetings

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 15, 2016

New U program trains some staff, faculty on mental health advocacy

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 12, 2016

U professor’s research impacts treatment of incarcerated women

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 6, 2016
Source: Sexual Assault Data Report, Minnesota Office of Higher Education

State: 47 reported cases of sexual assault at University in 2015.

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 5, 2016

State denies U’s appeal in unionization push

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 4, 2016

Study: More Ph.D students of color doesn’t mean more minority professors

by Rilyn Eischens
Published December 1, 2016
Attendees enter the Whole Music Club for the Stand With Standing Rock benefit event on Nov. 28, 2016. The event was hosted to raise money and awareness for the Dakota Access Pipeline occupation happening in North Dakota.

Student groups host concert in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 29, 2016

Policy for make up coursework could sway in student’s favor

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 22, 2016

No matter how unhealthy, research shows why people buy processed food

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 21, 2016
Amy Caslow signs to her son Asher Caslow, 6, while walking him into Metro Deaf School in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016.

For some blended families, deaf literacy vital for communication

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 17, 2016
Robert Lin chants during a march for Philando Castile while walking down Selby Avenue in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. The Twin Cities Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar organized a gathering at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School after Ramsey County attorney John Choi announced charges against St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez for the death of Philando Castile.

St. Anthony officer charged in shooting death of Philando Castile

by David Clarey and Rilyn Eischens
Published November 16, 2016
Computer science freshman Austin Anderson swipes his U Card to get to his dorm in Territorial Hall on January 22, 2014.

Students call for expanded after-hours building access

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 7, 2016
The University of Minnesota Police Department released an image of a person of interest in the Nov. 3 defacing of the Muslim Students Association's Washington Avenue Bridge mural.

Person of interest identified in vandalism of Muslim Students Association’s bridge panel

by David Clarey, Layna Darling, and Rilyn Eischens
Published November 7, 2016
Minnesota Student Association President Abeer Syedah speaks in support of Hillary Clinton at Northrop Auditorium on Oct. 4, 2016 ahead of Sen. Bernie Sanders' speech.

For some student-leaders, navigating the terrain of personal beliefs can be tricky

by Rilyn Eischens and Raju Chaduvula
Published November 3, 2016

Some say the University’s parental leave policy is exclusionary

by Rilyn Eischens
Published November 3, 2016
Protesters assemble at the University of Cape Town on Oct. 5, 2016. Protests over tuition in South Africa have resulted in long university closures, leaving students studying abroad unable to attend classes.

In South Africa, University students locked out of classes amid national protests

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 31, 2016
Council of Graduate Students President, Mia Divecha, counts votes during a General Assembly meeting in the Cargill Building on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.

Following inequity concerns, graduate student groups feud over funding at U

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 20, 2016

Person robbed, assaulted near West Bank

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 19, 2016

University of Minnesota will review student sick note policy

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 17, 2016

Revival of U-Swap program may help students’ search for textbooks, housing

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 13, 2016
Facilities Management employee Sandra Johnson refills a tampon and pad dispenser in the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building on Oct. 11, 2016. MSA has been working with Facilities Management to increase the availability of these supplies across campus, including putting dispensers in gender-neutral bathrooms.

MSA, University collaboration may ease some period pains

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 12, 2016

With financial help, students to join pipeline protest

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 6, 2016
Strategic communications sophomores Maja Cave, left, and Marisa White, center, register to vote with the online software TurboVote with help from MSA member Cara Nix, right, at Voterpalooza hosted by MSA on Tuesday, Sept 27, 2016 at Northrop Plaza. MSA decided to use TurboVote this year to increase student registration on campus for the upcoming election.

University adopts TurboVote to boost registration

by Ryan Faircloth and Rilyn Eischens
Published September 28, 2016

Nursing mothers struggle to find lactation spaces at the U

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 26, 2016
Source: The New York Times, Human Rights Watch, Latin America Working Group Education Fund

Three thousand miles away, Colombian students affected by peace agreement

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 20, 2016
Annabelle Stalboerger reads to her two children, 18-month-old E.J., and 5-year-old Clara on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at their home in Sartell, Minnesota. Stalboerger's fiancé University of Minnesota third-year law student Edward "Teddy" Fleming had testified in March to help a bill pass to modify child care grant eligibility to include graduate students. They spend about $18,000 per year on child care expenses.

Despite state subsidies, rising child care costs an enduring burden

by Rilyn Eischens and Raj Chaduvula
Published September 19, 2016
Minnesota Student Association President Abeer Syedah listens during the Association's forum in Mondale Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Syedah, who previously served as Vice President, was elected as President earlier this year.

Working to spotlight issues of social justice, Abeer ‘pushes boundaries’

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 15, 2016

Course evaluation info made accessible for students

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 12, 2016

Student governments broaden perspective through diversity

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 9, 2016
A student scans a special sticker using the "Cupanion" app to earn points for refilling a reusable water bottle during Welcome Week on St. Paul Campus on Friday, Sept. 2.

New University of Minnesota campaign aims to curb campus plastic waste

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 6, 2016
Ticket scalper Dan Waage stands outside of Mariucci Arena offering tickets for sale to the Men's Hockey 2015 Hall of Fame Game on Saturday. "Do you know what we do if we catch people selling fake tickets? We hold them down until the cops come," said Waage, a 36-year veteran of ticket scalping.

Ticket scamming on the rise

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 13, 2015
Students play video games during Greek Week in September. Glitch is a nonprofit organization based at the University that promotes the exploration of video games as a culture, career and creative practice.

Game-developing coalition in the works

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 8, 2015
Korean Student Organization President Youngran Jung (left) engages in discussion Monday night in Moos Tower. This Fall, UMPD officer Sam Schooler was appointed as a liaison for Korean students, serving as a direct contact for helping them navigate the U.S. legal system as well as communicating safety messages.

UMPD connects with Korean students

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 6, 2015

Chief of police to focus on training, engagement

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 29, 2015

Crime alert says two victims in two days near U of M

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 29, 2015

Burglaries on the rise at Mayo building

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 21, 2015

TCF game days lead to theft

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 15, 2015

Minnesota legislators apologize to law enforcement

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 14, 2015

Four recent burglaries near University

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 10, 2015

Minneapolis targeting police interactions

by Rilyn Eischens
Published September 8, 2015
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