Is it make or break time for Gopher men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson?
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Black coaches face-off in Macalester-Minnesota exhibition game
Ben Johnson and Abe Woldeslassie both have successfully forged parallel careers: Johnson played at De La Salle and Woldeslassie at St. Thomas Academy.
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Diversity on campus post-affirmative action
The year California voters approved an affirmative action ban at public universities in the state in 1996, Black and Latino enrollment at the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA fell by 40 percent.
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New U of M head tennis coach saw her chance and seized it
After two seasons guiding St. Thomas through its transition from Division III to Division I, last month Arterberry was named University of Minnesota head tennis coach.
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Protests erupt over U of M budget cuts to staff and ethnic studies
A student-led group, along with other unions tied to the university, are demanding ethnic and gender studies programs be funded.
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New ‘Dinkytown Marketplace’ helps Gopher athletes ‘monetize’ themselves
‘The venture is dedicated to creating opportunities for Gopher players to connect with local fans, donors and businesses.’
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Top-ranked volleyball blocker has untapped potential
This week’s Gopher 100 series features freshman volleyball player Carter Booth.
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U of M backs new generation of aspiring golfers
‘We’re going to country clubs. That’s a place I never thought I’d see myself.’
Posted inHealth + Wellness
COVID-19: the bad news and the good
Not only is the pandemic not over, but there is also a surge occurring in Minnesota, giving it one of the highest COVID-19 outbreak rates in the country.
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Senior Gopher Diva excels in leadership role
The MSR continues to highlight student-athletes color at the U of M. This week column’s focus: Gopher redshirt senior basketball player Gadiva Hubbard
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Former U of M coach Stollings fired from Texas Tech for creating ‘climate of fear’
Tech fired Stollings August 7, two days after a investigative report was released saying that she and her staff were alleged by players to have fostered a culture of ‘fear, anxiety and depression.’
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Clem Haskins deserves better from the U of M and Gopher fans
Clem Haskins, the state’s largest university’s first permanent Black male head coach in school history deserves more than just a passing notice.
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Let’s stand up for Black excellence at the U of M
On Friday, April 26, the U of M Board of Regents voted 14-1 against renaming any of the campus buildings.
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A salute to the U of M’s ‘elite six’
Senior day is long over. So is a 14-year Gopher football team’s losing streak against the University of Wisconsin and being the underdog at Quick Lane Bowl game in Detroit, Michigan.
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Gopher gymnast Paige Williams keeping ‘good score sheet’ alive
The junior speaks with sports columnist Charles Hallman about her goals, academics and leading by example.
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Sade tunes help Gopher freshman calm pre-game jitters
Adanna Rollins initially wasn’t sure what to expect as a U of M freshman volleyball player other than the quick necessity for her game to reach college-level shape.
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Is race a factor in U of M expulsions?
The office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at the U of M refuses to answer these questions: The E.O.A.A. office decides whether to review a case and the level of punishment given, if any, based on “the probability of the accused reoffending.” How then is this determined? If you have 1000 young male students […]
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U of M summer institute preps students of color for grad school
Nearly 30 new University of Minnesota graduate students are finishing a seven-week orientation program to better acclimate them to campus before their classes start this fall. “It is a boot camp,” says Dr. Noro Andriamanalina, director of academic and professional development for the school’s Office for Diversity in Graduate Education. Andriamanalina, also director of the […]
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University of Minnesota to award honorary degree to Prince
On June 10 the University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted to honor the late Minneapolis-born musical icon Prince with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the College of Liberal Arts. The U of M was reportedly in the process of honoring Prince prior to his passing April 16, 2016. Members of his family will be presented with the honor at a […]
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Escaping the athletic fortress
Natasha Moore plans to graduate from the University of Minnesota this December with her African American Studies degree. She is considering attending graduate school, possibly somewhere down South, her years at the U of M not what she’d hoped for when she was recruited.