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Outpatient clinic assistant and front desk team leader Vetris Pate walks along the river to de-stress during her lunch break Tuesday on the East River Flats. Pate said what affects her most is the reactions from students whom she often tells won’t be able to see a provider for almost two weeks — and worrying about that they might do before then.

At capacity: clinic battles limited resources

by Taryn Wobbema
Published May 2, 2012
Boynton’s Mental Health Clinic is booked solid, and student demand keeps increasing.

Daily Digest: More Pulitzer news, Tennessee reform school, state demographer isn’t nerdy

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 17, 2012

Happy Tuesday. Here’s your feature-filled Daily Digest: Yesterday we passed along the links to the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners. Here are a few more categories: Editorial Cartooning – Matt Wuerkre...

Appellate court upholds affirmative action ban in California

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 3, 2012

A federal appeals court upheld California’s affirmative action ban Monday. The law banning the use of race, ethnicity and gender in determining college admissions passed in 1996. This was the second...

Daily Digest: Minnesota history; pig pays tuition; less snow could mean dry waterfalls

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 3, 2012

Here's your feature-filled Daily Digest for Tuesday, April 3. A Star Tribune Q&A with Minnesota History Library’s acquisitions chief Patrick Coleman highlights some interesting state history....

Daily Digest: Binge drinking, Employers + Facebook

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 20, 2012

Here’s your Daily Digest for Tuesday, March 20: Binge drinking costs half a million dollars in emergency room visits each year at the average large university (40,000+ students), researchers at UW-Madison...

Voter ID passes Senate Finance Committee

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 1, 2012
The bill proposes a constitutional amendment require a photo ID be presented by voters at the polls.

Daily Digest: Twitter + free speech, “American Century,” birth control coverage exemptions

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 21, 2012

Here's your Daily Digest for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012: Western Kentucky University is trying to change its student disciplinary policy to give administrators more control over what students post on social...

Daily Digest: Valentine’s Day edition

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Here's your Daily Digest for Feb. 14, 2012: Comedian John Fugelsang shared the story of his parents on NPR this morning. They were madly in love, he says. In fact,...

Daily Digest: Grad school advice, groundhogs day, Komen backlash, law school lawsuits, Ron Paul in MN

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 2, 2012

I considered not writing Daily Digest today because of all the commotion in the newsroom regarding President Kaler and AD Joel Maturi’s news. But then I came across this blog called “100 Reasons NOT...

Daily Digest: Smart phones, Romney, Netflix

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 31, 2012

Good morning! Here is your Daily Digest for Tuesday, Jan. 31. In Daily news, be sure to check out part I of a series on high school students who want to attend the University of Minnesota. Included is...

Roundup: 2012 SOTU

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 25, 2012

Whether you watched last night’s State of the Union address or not, here’s a roundup of the news today: -First, here’s the full text. -UMN professor (and Smart Politics blogger) wrote about the readability...

What you should know about PIPA/SOPA

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 20, 2012

Public outcry has had quite the effect on PIPA/SOPA in Congress. After black-outs, etc., both bills have been buried. But what if the legislation comes back in another version? There's been plenty of chatter...

Daily Digest: South Carolina, Italian cruise ship, The Brinks Job

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 17, 2012

Welcome back! It's a brand new semester, and I hear winter might actually make an appearance soon. This is your Daily Digest for Tuesday, January 17. The remaining five GOP candidates debated in South...

Minnesota Daily named 2011 Newspaper Pacemaker

by Taryn Wobbema
Published October 30, 2011

The Minnesota Daily won the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker award. Announced Saturday at the ACP's annual convention, the Daily is one of five four-year daily newspapers to be honored. The...

Shutdowns are rare, but Minnesota has experience

by Taryn Wobbema
Published June 14, 2011

To avoid a total government shutdown, Minnesota’s attorney general delivered a petition to Ramsey County District Court yesterday calling for court authorization for state spending without approval from...

Daily Digest: Guatanamo secret files, video game libraries

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 25, 2011

Several news organizations, including the New York Times and NPR, obtained secret documents that offer insights into the prisoners held at Guatanamo Bay. The documents, another set leaked to WikiLeaks,...

Daily Digest: orphan words, coffee cravings, tax day morals, nonfiction memoirs

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 18, 2011

Good morning. Here's your Monday news feast: A U professor’s love for words has launched him on a 34-year project to explain the origins of 1,000 English words that he says are currently orphaned. He’s...

Daily Digest: Qaddafi’s family feud, autism’s treatment disparity, Obama’s campaign from Chicago

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 4, 2011

Two of Qaddafi’s sons have proposed moving Libya toward a constitutional democracy by pushing their father aside and putting his son Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi in power. This comes in the midst of airstrikes...

Daily Digest: boomeranging, iCorrect, Fulton brewery

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 28, 2011

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, March 28: With the job market still slow, more college grads are moving back in with their parents, according to the Star Tribune. They call it “boomeranging.”...

Daily Digest: Gaddafi, Arlington, AT&T

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 21, 2011

Despite an attack on Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s compound – which includes his residence and barracks for his personal guards – allied forces say they aren’t targeting the Libyan president himself,...

Seniors and friends Morley Spencer (left) and Nora Radtke (right) talk about papers and projects Wednesday morning in the human rights program office in the Social Sciences building. Radtke and Spencer will be receiving an award on Thursday for their work in human rights.

Alumna’s ’80s human rights fight inspires scholarship

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 10, 2011
Lisa Paul’s hunger strike made headlines in 1985-86. Today, she is giving back.

Daily Digest: Wisconsin stalemate, Johnny Northside, hidden money, ‘McCarthyistic’ inquiry

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 7, 2011

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, March 7. Again, I'll start with a depressing weather report: Remember last year when we didn’t see any new snow in March? Minneapolis got 2.5 inches overnight and...

Daily Digest: brothels, volunteers, protests

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 28, 2011

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Feb. 28: U.S. Senator Harry Reid from Nevada wants to close the legal brothels in his home state because Nevada needs a new identity, according to the New York Times....

Daily Digest: snOMG, protests, guns

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 21, 2011

Good morning! Happy half snow day to you all. Check out this MPR slideshow of the weather around the state and be grateful if you’re still sitting in your dorm/apartment/house. The AP reports Michigan...

Daily Digest: Sex, Egypt, Budget(s), Tiger

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you know it’s only been in the last decade that college campuses have started talking about sex more? We have weeks devoted to talking about it (last week at the U) and columnists...

Daily Digest: AOL & Huffington Post, Somali documentary, Assange hearing, mini Darth Vader

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 7, 2011

Good morning! Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 AOL has announced it will buy the Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna Huffington will act as president and editor in chief of the new...

U.S. Dept of Education targets federal need-based aid program

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 3, 2011

This article caught my attention after I read in the Chronicle of Higher Education that a Republican from North Carolina (Virginia Foxx, new chairwoman of the higher-ed subcommittee in the U.S. House)...

Tahrir intensifies, BP spill over in 2012?, free birth control

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 3, 2011

Your Daily Digest for Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 from editor Katherine Lymn: Egyptian officials have apologized for and vowed to investigate the deaths of five protesters over the last 24 hours, CNN reports....

Daily Digest: Americans in Egypt, women and Wikipedia, students against color lines

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 31, 2011

Happy Monday morning. While snow continues to fall outside my window and I look forward to a long wait for a bus, here is your Daily Digest for January 31, 2011. While Egyptian protestors hit the streets...

Daily Digest: weather, Packers, ethics

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 24, 2011

Here is your Daily Digest for Monday, January 24, 2011.    The center photo on the New York Times website this morning asked questions about the odd weather Europe and the U.S. have experienced...

Daily Digest: snow emergency, seasonal jobs, freshmen in Washington

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 15, 2010

1,047 cars were towed over the weekend in Minneapolis. I know my street was lined with cars with those lovely white envelopes in the windshields. Never learned the Snow Emergency rules? Go here. Got any...

Daily Digest: Energy scavengers, hunting injuries, Conan O’Brien

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 8, 2010

Bill Robbins and Rusen Yang, both professors at the U, were featured in the Star Tribune for their research as “energy scavengers.” They each have an interest in green technology outside the realm...

Daily Digest: Twitter traffic, JFK’s speechwriter dies, thwarted terrorist attack

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 1, 2010

Daily Digest: Monday, Nov. 1, 2010   At 12:04 p.m., the Tom Emmer campaign was more active on Twitter than Mark Dayton's or Tom Horner's. Interesting, right? The New York Times has put together an...

Daily Digest: Vikings stadium, Clinton visit, WikiLeaks

by Taryn Wobbema
Published October 25, 2010

  Did you know it’s the last week in October? Weird. Here’s your Daily Digest for Monday, Oct. 25. Two-thirds of Minnesotans say the Vikings should stay in the Metrodome and 75 percent oppose...

Daily Digest: Four Loko, Winona State shooting, MN millionaires, lawn signs

by Taryn Wobbema
Published October 18, 2010

Here’s your Monday (just-after-noon) Daily Digest: Ever heard of Four Loko? It’s a 23.5-ounce energy drink with 12 percent alcohol. Washington Post higher ed blogger Jenna Johnson wrote today that...

Daily Digest: Sexting, redistricting, flooding

by Taryn Wobbema
Published October 11, 2010

Your Daily Digest for Monday, Oct. 11, 2010:   The Strib's Access Vikings blogger Judd Zulgad wrote this morning that Brett Favre refused to comment Sunday on the “sexting” allegations that “gained...

‘Troubled Waters’ opens at U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published October 4, 2010
A panel discussion followed the controversial film’s premiere.

Daily Digest: Shourd free, Shoreview man missing, MN Leg. open

by Taryn Wobbema
Published September 20, 2010

Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, Sept. 20, 2010:   Just for the sake of following up: Sarah Shourd arrived back in the United States yesterday, the Washington Post reported. She talked to reporters...

Daily Digest: Social Security, prisoners in Iran, city budgets

by Taryn Wobbema
Published September 13, 2010

Happy Monday morning! Here’s your Daily Digest for Sept. 13, 2010: The White House has established an 18-member panel to find ways to make Social Security ready to handle the increase in adults entering...

90 faculty receive tenure

by Taryn Wobbema
Published May 13, 2010

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents granted tenure to 90 faculty at a committee meeting Thursday, simultaneously promoting them to associate professors. One assistant professor was denied a permanent...

Team unveils 2010 solar car

by Taryn Wobbema
Published May 6, 2010
The car is entered in a 1,100-mile race, to take place in June.

Regents take on full schedule

by Taryn Wobbema
Published May 4, 2010
The Board of Regents will hear the preliminary budget and a student rep report at its May meeting.

Board of Regents to begin search for new U president

by Taryn Wobbema
Published May 3, 2010
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will commence the presidential search process next week at its May meeting.
School of Music Teaching Specialist Phil Hey plays drums before his final jazz ensemble class Wednesday in Ferguson Hall. After teaching jazz for 20 years, he is in the process of losing his job due to budget cuts.

School of Music faculty face job loss

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 28, 2010
The department is examining all possible options to reduce spending.
Vice President and Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity Nancy ‘Rusty’ Barcelo at her office Thursday in Morrill Hall.

Diversity advocate prepares to pass torch

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 27, 2010
Nancy Barcelo will soon be president at Northern New Mexico College.

CLA gets feedback on looming cuts

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 27, 2010
Faculty, staff and students attended a town hall meeting to voice concerns and criticisms.

CLA releases report on its future

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 26, 2010
A town hall meeting on the report is scheduled for tomorrow.

Bruininks holds open forum

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 22, 2010
Faculty, staff and students had one hour Thursday to question the president.

Nonresidents face 7.5 percent tuition increase

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 22, 2010
Stimulus money will buy down the cost of education for Minnesota residents.

Bruininks discusses stadium, TXT-U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 14, 2010
President Bob Bruininks will host a forum April 22 in Coffman Union.

Office for Equity and Diversity cuts costs

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 13, 2010
An analysis of OED programs found ways to use limited resources more efficiently.

Entenza rallies for Minneapolis support

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 12, 2010
The gubernatorial candidate hopes to gain campaign momentum in north Minneapolis.

Bruininks outlines cost cutting in State of the U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 6, 2010
Bruininks highlighted the effects of declining public funding in his 2010 State of the University address.

Surveys compare student experience

by Taryn Wobbema
Published April 6, 2010
Surveying all students allows for a look at satisfaction within departments.

Bruininks cancels State of the U address

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 31, 2010
Because of a case of laryngitis, the president won’t give his annual speech which was scheduled for Thursday.

The Quiet Complaints: Sexual harassment at the U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 28, 2010
More than 100 complaints have been made in the past five years; one-fifth were formally investigated.

Bruininks: focus on cutting costs

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 12, 2010
Regents also passed the new conflicts of interest policy.

Minnesota leads nation in veteran assistance

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 11, 2010
More than 700 veterans receive benefits that allow them to attend the University of Minnesota.

Coffman exterior renovation will cost $2.1M

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 10, 2010

The University plans to renovate Coffman Union’s exterior next year, according to March Board of Regents documents. Source: University of Minnesota The east and south sides of the 70-year-old building...

Shooting at OSU leaves two dead, including shooter

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 9, 2010

Ohio State University police have identified the victims and suspect of a shooting that took place on the campus early Tuesday morning. The shooting was reported around 3:30 a.m. It involved three campus...

Award-winning U journalism professor resigns

Award-winning U journalism professor resigns

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 7, 2010
Gary Schwitzer made the announcement Friday morning.

U administrator to lead Northern New Mexico College

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 7, 2010
Nancy “Rusty” Barceló has been selected as the next president of Northern New Mexico College.

SJMC prof resigns

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 5, 2010
Gary Schwitzer, who specializes in health reporting, announced his resignation Friday.

U vice president to lead Northern New Mexico College

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 5, 2010

Nancy Barcelo, vice president for equity and diversity at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the next president of Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, N.M. The collegeâÄôs Board...

Faculty voice mixed feelings over budget remedies

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 4, 2010
In a Thursday University Senate meeting, some faculty supported the furloughs while many asked for more information.
The University of Minnesota Outreach, Research and Education (UMore) Park Commercial Development Director Larry Laukka is part of a leadership team that aspirates to build a new sustainable community near Rosemount, Minn.

University alumnus leads UMore Park development

by Taryn Wobbema
Published March 1, 2010
UMore Park could be home to up to 30,000 people once it’s developed.

Bruininks talks budget cuts, Brewster, TXT-U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 25, 2010
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has proposed $36 million in cuts to the University.
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No new residence halls planned for U

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 22, 2010
With high demand for on-campus housing, some students are placed in makeshift dorm rooms.

Career centers seek to attract more students

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 18, 2010
Eighty-six percent of first-year students say they attend college to better their career opportunities.
Regents reduce financial oversight

Regents reduce financial oversight

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 17, 2010
The board opted to change some aspects of its authority over major purchases.

Folwell, nanotechnology plans stay on track

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 14, 2010
Regents also approved a two-year salary contract with University police.

U Regent Chairman talks light-rail

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 13, 2010

The University of Minnesota has yet to settle its issues with the Metropolitan Council concerning the Central Corridor light-rail line. In September, the University filed a lawsuit against the Met Council...

Tweets from the president’s office

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 10, 2010

University presidents on Twitter? According to the Star Tribune, there are only two in Minnesota so far. University of Minnesota Bob Bruininks isn’t one of them. Yet? From the Strib: The University...

Minneapolis not as drunk as Madison

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 9, 2010

Minneapolis ranked number 80 out of 100 for the drunkest cities in the United States, according to the latest list put out by Men’s Health. Madison, Wis. ranked 15 and Columbus, Ohio (home of Ohio...

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will vote Friday on amending its policy regarding the use of the University’s name by third parties.

Regents seek to control U brand

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 9, 2010
The University Board of Regents will vote to amend its policy on use of the U name by third parties.
Margaret Carlson stands outside her office on Friday in the McNamara Alumni Center. Carlson has been the CEO of the Alumni Association for the past 25 years.

Alumni Association CEO to retire

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 8, 2010
Margaret Carlson has been head of the Alumni Association for 25 years.

Kelley drops out of gubernatorial race

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 4, 2010
University senior fellow Steve Kelley announced his withdrawal Thursday.
Toyota Priuses made between 2004 and 2009 are being recalled because of reports of interference between the floor mats and accelerator pedals.

Toyota recall threatens students’ vehicles

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 4, 2010
The University says that its fleet of Priuses are no longer deficient.

44,000 students charged accidental late fee

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 4, 2010
The fee was charged to students Wednesday and should have been reversed by the end of the day.

Shooting victim returns to classes

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 4, 2010
Schumacher is recovering from the Jan. 25 incident.

Bruininks’ budget calls for cuts

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 3, 2010
The president has released preliminary guidelines for the U’s 2011 budget.

Calling all UMD chancellor hopefuls

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 1, 2010

The University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus is looking for a new leader. Chancellor Kathryn A. Martin will retire at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year after 15 years. According to the Duluth...

Bruininks to take leave for recovery

by Taryn Wobbema
Published February 1, 2010
Big Ten university presidents have taken leaves of absence for a variety of reasons.

Statistics show increase in admin. positions

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 28, 2010
Administrative jobs have increased by 75 percent across the University system since 1999

Driven to Discover operates with less

by Taryn Wobbema
Published January 24, 2010
The University of Minnesota advertising campaign will see its budget cut in half for the next three years.

U student suspended after threatening remarks on Facebook

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 16, 2009
A formal review by the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Inquiry will determine if any steps need to be taken.

UMore Park plans keep moving forward

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 11, 2009
Sand and gravel mining could start in July 2010.

Student Reps voice concern over fees, campus safety

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 11, 2009
The Student Representatives to the Board of Regents presented their report to the Board on Friday.

Economists: state will spend less on education, more on aging population

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 10, 2009
State economists described Minnesota budget woes to University regents.

Regents to hear developing Folwell plans

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 9, 2009
The $34.5 million renovation project could begin December 2010.
Minneapolis city council member Betsy Hodges explains her proposed amendment to the 2010 city budget at a city council meeting Monday night.

CIU saved by City Council, still faces budget cuts

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 8, 2009
The amendment would have temporarily disbanded the division that investigates complaints of discrimination in the Dept. of Civil Rights.

Students react to US troop surge

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 2, 2009
Some students said they want to trust Obama but don’t like the war.

Met Council chairman elected to TCF board

by Taryn Wobbema
Published December 1, 2009
Peter Bell has a background in both the public and private sector.

U pres. discusses light rail, athletics

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 24, 2009
President Bruininks sat down with the Daily to reflect on the success of the first football season back on campus.
Economics and Italian junior Colin Fecho exercises at the Recreation Center on Monday. A 145,000 gross square-foot expansion to the Recreation Center is currently in the pre-design stage.

Northrop, Rec Center remodel to add space

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 23, 2009
Officials hope Northrop construction will begin this summer.

Peter Bell elected to TCF Board of Directors

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 23, 2009
Elected Friday, Bell also serves as chairman of the Metropolitan Council.

UC Regents approve 30 percent fee increases over two years

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 19, 2009

After months of protesting by faculty, staff and students, the University of California Board of Regents approved two consecutive fee increases today. According to a press release put out by the university,...

Emerald ash borer found on campus

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 19, 2009
Falcon Heights is the second city in Minnesota to battle the tree-killing emerald ash borer.

Big Ten included in top ten presidents list

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 16, 2009

Ohio State University President Gordon Gee was named the “best college president” by Time magazine in a top ten list put out Nov. 13. Gee was lauded for his actions that reflect his belief...

U regents refuse Met Council request for audience, hear 2010 improvement plan

by Taryn Wobbema
Published November 15, 2009
Met Council Chairman Peter Bell has attempted to speak before the board on multiple occasions.

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