Katie Trebisovsky has plans to build a stronger sense of community among all campus sororities.
As the new leader of the Panhellenic Council — the governing body of many of the University of Minnesota’s...
Sarah Klyman searched the University of Minnesota campus to find bathrooms that weren’t designated for men or women.
As a social experiment, the individualized studies junior limited herself to only...
When international students Sarah Sham and Faith Tan came to the University of Minnesota as freshmen two years ago, they sought out a greek community that recognized Asian culture.
But after an unsuccessful...
A group of students stood at the front of a darkened room in the University of Minnesota’s recreation center on Friday, reading narratives from victims of relationship violence.
“I could have...
Changes are underway for the University of Minnesota’s Multicultural Greek Council, as its recently elected leaders were joined by a new sorority Sunday night.
Brandon Bogan, one of four executive...
JD Braun never imagined himself joining a fraternity at the University of Minnesota.
But when one of his close friends joined the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity during their freshman year, Braun found a...
They can be seen in the Knoll area, often surrounded by a group of curious spectators, precariously balancing on a thin line that sways with the wind and bends under the weight of its user.
Sometimes,...
University of Minnesota students are joining Boynton Health Service in a new group that aims to confront mental illnesses head-on.
The student group, De-Stress, is part of Boynton’s larger goal to...
Some University of Minnesota fraternity members say they’re faced with the tough decision of staying quiet or standing up and saying something — and potentially putting their reputation on...
Rows of pairs of shoes lined the Washington Avenue Bridge late last month, each pair representing a life lost in the United States since 2000 as a result of police brutality.
Amid national controversies...
Jacob Giebel, who sports long dreadlocks and a laid-back disposition, realizes he may come across as somewhat of a “hippie” at first glance.
But making snap judgments and stereotyping “just...
Two University of Minnesota student groups have been toiling away in the basement of an old church near campus for the past two months, building a haunted house for charity.
Students Against Hunger and...
In the coming months, leaders of the Minnesota Student Association will visit more than 60 student groups.
The meetings are part of a new initiative from MSA leaders who felt they weren’t sufficiently...
The brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa prepared for a party late last month with their usual precautions — making a list of approved guests allowed to enter their house and designating members to watch...
The University of Minnesota is pushing greek alumni to keep close ties with their sororities and fraternities.
After the school’s 2012 Greek Community Strategic Task Force Report pointed out a lack...
Before performing in front of a packed TCF Bank Stadium on Friday, homecoming concert performers will snack on treats like Laffy Taffy candy, local root beer and mini cereal boxes.
Along with dishing out...
The University of Minnesota had no trouble selling out of tickets for Friday’s homecoming concert with rapper Iggy Azalea.
But some students are angry with the school’s decision to invite Azalea...
As Ebola rages on, Minnesotans are shipping massive containers filled with hundreds of thousands of meals, facemasks and gloves to areas overseas affected by the deadly virus.
And back home, they’re...
A small crowd of students formed outside Nicholson Hall on Saturday to gawk as Jack Lunt and Ben Vaske nailed trick after trick on their skateboards. Soon after, they said, a University of Minnesota Police...
Instead of safely locking up the fruits of their labor in campus buildings, members of the engineering student group Tesla Works store their projects in members’ garages and basements.
“We...
The University of Minnesota’s Tae Kwon Do club lined up on the Great Hall auditorium stage in Coffman Union on Tuesday, barefoot and dressed in all white.
One by one, each member let out a guttural...
A new group for greek sisters at the University of Minnesota is hoping to empower women and prepare them to become leaders in the workforce.
The University’s Panhellenic Council kicked off its new...
Chapter houses for the University of Minnesota’s multicultural greek organizations aren’t among University Avenue Southeast’s row of fraternities, nor are the groups’ letters displayed...
Three years after the University of Minnesota-Duluth established the nation’s first-ever Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program, the school will begin offering an online bachelor’s...
Despite the intense fighting that shook Gaza this summer, most Jewish students at the University of Minnesota are not letting the potential danger get in the way of visiting their homeland.
University...
With a year under its belt, the 17th Avenue Residence Hall has proven to be successful for two of the University of Minnesota’s greek chapters.
The residence hall — the home to both the Chi...
This fall’s newest recruits of the University of Minnesota’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter will sidestep a lengthy pledge process to gain membership in less than a week.
The fraternity abandoned...
Mallory Mitchell recently moved from southern Alabama to begin her graduate studies as a public policy student in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
For Mitchell, the events put on last week by the...
Rapper Iggy Azalea and indie rock band Walk the Moon will perform at the University of Minnesota’s 2014 homecoming concert, following in the footsteps of big-name artists who have performed at the...
