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All content by Tyler Gieseke

5 claims settled in 5 years

by Tyler Gieseke
Published September 23, 2015

Man allegedly left flares in Coffman

by Tyler Gieseke
Published August 12, 2015

Coffman Union closed for ‘security threat’ Monday

by Tyler Gieseke
Published August 10, 2015
Police closed Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, August 10 to search for any potential security threats after night staff reported that a suspicious bag was in the building at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 9. Coffman will reopen Tuesday morning.

Suspicious bag in Coffman sparks FBI, UMPD investigation

by Tyler Gieseke
Published August 10, 2015

Fed grant to fund new bus shelters

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 7, 2014
Building and grounds worker ​Bryan Fish cleans a room on Monday at Sanford Residence Hall. On average, Twin Cities campus civil service workers make $10,000 more per year than the same employees on Crookston campus.

Staff pay unequal across campuses

by Tyler Gieseke
Published August 6, 2014

Regents to seek freeze extension

by Tyler Gieseke
Published August 6, 2014

Reporter’s Notebook: Student-athletes make academic strides

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 31, 2014

East Bank purchase expands University

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 30, 2014

University’s financial outlook remains ‘stable’

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 30, 2014
University President Eric Kaler voices his position on the lightrail, the smoking ban, and other campus issues during an interview in his office on Thursday.

Kaler talks light-rail safety, NFL games

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 23, 2014

No longer a ‘safety school’

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 23, 2014
University Athletic Director Norwood Teague presents Minnesota

Athletics department preps for changes, facilities

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 16, 2014
University President Eric Kaler poses for a portrait at McNamara Alumni Center on Wednesday afternoon. Kaler

Kaler gets pay raise, extension

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 16, 2014

Regents extend Kaler’s contract to 2020

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 9, 2014

App to help the blind navigate nears completion

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 9, 2014

U nears record in donations

by Tyler Gieseke
Published July 2, 2014

Rep. McCollum: Redskins name violates U policy

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 26, 2014

SNAP-Ed hires employees after federal funding boost

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 25, 2014
Sophomore Maddie Blake sits at her desk in 17th Avenue Residence Hall on Friday. Blake is not planning to return to on-campus housing in the fall, but her roommate Stephanie Murch is.

U aims to house more sophomores

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 25, 2014

U rower, coaches pull injured woman out of Mississippi River

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 19, 2014
President Eric Kaler speaks at the Board of Regents meeting at McNamara Alumni Center on Friday. The board approved the Athletic Department's request to sell student tickets to the general public earlier in the season in the hopes of increasing attendance on game days.

Following low sales, student season football tickets get a push

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 18, 2014

U set to speak up about development

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 18, 2014

Regents OK budget, capital funding

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 14, 2014

In prep for Vikings, new turf finished at TCF Bank Stadium

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 11, 2014

Student reps to push for more financial literacy programs

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 11, 2014

Capital budget highlights safety

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 11, 2014

Minneapolis puts off vote to ban smoking in parks

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 5, 2014

CLA to put greater focus on career prep

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 4, 2014

Facing low enrollment, Law School gets a $2.2 million boost

by Tyler Gieseke
Published June 4, 2014

Green Line will run 48 minutes end to end

by Tyler Gieseke
Published May 29, 2014

Merit aid will grow, but not need-based

by Tyler Gieseke
Published May 28, 2014
Karen Kaler briefly visits with a patient in a play room at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital on West Bank during a tour of the building on April 25. Karen Kaler volunteers to rock premature infants at the Children's Hospital.

The University’s No. 1 ambassador

by Tyler Gieseke
Published May 6, 2014
Clyde Bellecourt, a cofounder of the American Indian Movement, blows a whistle during a circle dance in City Hall's atrium on Friday.

Minneapolis throws Columbus Day overboard

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 29, 2014
Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges gives her first state of the city address at the Minneapolis American Indian Center on Thursday.

Hodges praises growth

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 28, 2014
Ward 2 council member Cam Gordon.

Gordon’s goals don’t sway

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 24, 2014

Hodges makes first State of the City address

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 24, 2014

U area on trend for growth

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 22, 2014

City develops regulations for Lyft

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 17, 2014
City Council member Jacob Frey speaks to the press Friday in Dinkytown about being safe after Saturday's Gophers men's hockey team's NCAA championship game.

When the U is involved, Frey isn’t shy

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 17, 2014
One of the many potholes that cars attempt to avoid hitting on Pillsbury Drive Southeast on the University's East Bank on Thursday.

Minneapolis patches pothole fund with $1 million

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 15, 2014
HOME Line housing attorney Matt Eichenlaub talks to a renter on the phone on Friday at their Minneapolis office. HOME Line is a nonprofit that provides free legal, organizing, educational and advocacy services for tenants in Minnesota and now have the resources to help Minneapolis tenants beginning April 1.

Law students lend help to local renter hotline

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 7, 2014
Audience members listen and dance to Night Moves close to the stage at the Varsity Theater on Friday night. The proposed ordinance would require venues to provide earplugs to concert attendees.

City may plug local ears

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 2, 2014

Local high schools host medical residencies

by Tyler Gieseke
Published April 1, 2014

After stand-off, Minneapolis set to legalize Lyft

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 26, 2014

Minneapolis reworks 911 staffing

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 24, 2014

LRT derailment simulation to hit Stadium Village

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 13, 2014

U wants a say in development

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 11, 2014
Mallory Kurkoski, 2nd year Carlson part-time MBA student, is a driver for Lyft about 20 hours per week. She is shown here at the beginning of her shift on Monday.

Lyft dodges city sanctions

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 6, 2014

City asks for state funds to renovate Nicollet Mall

by Tyler Gieseke
Published March 5, 2014

Citizen chauffeur service Lyft plans to launch in Minneapolis despite ban

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 27, 2014
Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon discusses the city's long-term goals with residents and community leaders on Saturday.

Updated city vision targets equity, growth

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 26, 2014

Minneapolis explores new energy options

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 25, 2014

‘People just aren’t talking about it’

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 20, 2014

Twin Cities pledge to end vet homelessness

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 19, 2014
The Minneapolis City Council gathered at City Hall on Friday morning. Ward 2 Councilman Cam Gordon introduced a proposal that would require rental property owners to disclose the results of environmental contamination tests to tenants in designated areas, in response to the trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination of the Southeast Como neighborhood.

Como TCE prompts city action

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 12, 2014

Fans could get more fresh air

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 10, 2014

City proclaims “Don Fraser Day”

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 7, 2014
Heidi Ritchie, aide to Ward 3 Minneapolis City Councilman Jacob Frey, talks about her job duties at City Hall on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014.

At City Hall, aides have a hand in everything

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 6, 2014
Former Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak greets students before the first lecture of his freshmen seminar, Mayor 101, at Ralph Rapson hall on Monday.

Is crowd-surfing on the final?

by Tyler Gieseke
Published February 4, 2014

Minneapolis construction trends match U-area development

by Tyler Gieseke
Published January 30, 2014

MPD to test body cameras

by Tyler Gieseke
Published January 23, 2014

City Council pushes for environment

by Tyler Gieseke
Published January 22, 2014

U alum to be released from UAE prison

by Tyler Gieseke
Published January 8, 2014
University alumnus Shezanne Cassim is in a maximum-security prison in the United Arab Emirates. The government has held him for 247 days after he posted a video to YouTube that satirized teenage life in Dubai.

U rallies behind alum in prison

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 11, 2013

Tobacco ban on home stretch

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 10, 2013

Boy dies on flight to see father

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 9, 2013

South African leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 8, 2013

Minneapolis declares snow emergency

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 4, 2013

Unions accept University health care cost hikes

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 4, 2013

U students report more depression

by Tyler Gieseke
Published December 2, 2013
Freshman Joey Ryan shovels off the sidewalk in front of his fraternity house Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.

Shoveling snow comes with health risks

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 27, 2013

Boynton pushes for text-based mental health help

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 26, 2013

Dayton: Minn. won’t follow Obama’s 1-year health insurance extension

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 25, 2013
University student Alec Fischer discusses ways to support someone who might be going through a mental health crisis at a discussion panel at Coffman Union on Wednesday.

U groups address mental health stigma

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 21, 2013
Former University student and faculty member Gary Johnson's gallery of photos taken in the chiefdom of Tikonko in Sierra Leone hang at Boynton Health Service. Johnson is involved with the Rural Health Care Initiative, a nonprofit founded by a Boynton employee that works to improve infant and maternal health care in Tikonko.

U health efforts span the globe

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 20, 2013

U program cuts jobs

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 20, 2013

China to relax one-child rule

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 16, 2013

Obama combats insurance policy cancelations with one-year extension

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 16, 2013

Medical magnet is on its way

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 12, 2013

Many options, little nutrition exist on campus

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 11, 2013

FDA announces end to trans fats

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 10, 2013

Minneapolis picks park, tax board commissioners

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 6, 2013

Med school hopefuls to see heftier MCAT

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 4, 2013

Canceled health insurance plans draw criticism for ACA

by Tyler Gieseke
Published November 2, 2013
Many students use Adderall, a mix of amphetamine salts, to enhance their concentration when studying or taking tests. But experts warn the drug is addictive and its long-term effects are uncertain.

Students pop pills to increase success

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 31, 2013
Senior Brielle Sprecher pets Boudie, an 8-year-old golden retriever therapy dog, at Coffman Union on Tuesday. Boynton Health Service will host therapy animals weekly starting in mid-November and running through May.

Boynton prescribes more pet therapy

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 29, 2013

Tuition hikes slow nationwide

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 29, 2013

Costco recalls potentially contaminated ground beef

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 27, 2013

U looks back on organ transplant history

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 23, 2013
Sue Payne bids on the silent auction at the 50th Anniversary Transplant Gala celebrating 50 years of transplantation on Friday evening at McNamara Alumni Center.

U celebrates 50 years of transplants

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 21, 2013

Health VP candidates talk goals

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 21, 2013

Nearly 3,800 enroll in health insurance on MNsure

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 20, 2013

How the ACA affects U

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 17, 2013
Yogis begin their Heated Power Yoga class Friday morning at Corepower Yoga in Stadium Villiage.

Weighing the benefits

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 17, 2013

MNsure accounts reach 10,000

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 12, 2013
Junior economics major Mackenzie Hanson and junior architecture major Cozy Hannula add seasoning as instructed by SNAC members for a southwestern hash recipe on Thursday at their apartment.

Student group offers food, lessons

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 10, 2013

U researchers involved in studies leading to Nobel Prize in Physics

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 8, 2013
Registered nurse Lorelee Miner gives freshman animal science major Andrea Engstrom a flu shot, Thursday afternoon at the St. Paul Student Center.

New flu vaccine available for University students, faculty and staff

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 8, 2013

U shows aging buildings to legislators, media to gain support for capital request

by Tyler Gieseke
Published October 6, 2013
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