Posted on 26 November 2013.
By: Allison Kronberg
Johanna Lucht was born deaf and didn’t know a true language until she was 9 years old.
But after those early years of frustration, the University of Minnesota computer science and engineering senior eventually landed an internship at NASA, developing a collision-avoidance mobile application for pilots at the Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., this summer.
Lucht was born in Germany, where her father worked for the United States government.
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Posted on 26 November 2013.
By: Samuel Gordon
It’s early in the season, but in Minnesota’s first real test of the season against No. 8 Syracuse, it became pretty obvious that it ain’t easy without the Big Easy on the floor.
Gophers junior center Elliott Eliason is the X-factor on this year’s squad, and his play will have a tremendous bearing on how Minnesota finishes in the Big Ten.
In the offseason, Eliason morphed from a finesse big man into a son of a gun down low. That transformation was as crucial as any development that took place in the offseason.
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Posted on 21 November 2013.
By: Emily Eveland
Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, University of Minnesota students and faculty members stopped to watch Chad Klecker and Jeffrey Hayes remove shoes from three of the well-known “shoe trees” bordering the West Bank side of the Washington Avenue Bridge.
Hayes said they were told to remove as many shoes as possible from the three trees closest to land while leaving the original shoe tree untouched. When asked if he knew why the University wanted the shoes removed, he said, “I think it was because it’s unsightly.”
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Posted on 21 November 2013.
By: Emily Eveland
Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, University of Minnesota students and faculty members stopped to watch Chad Klecker and Jeffrey Hayes remove shoes from three of the well-known “shoe trees” bordering the West Bank side of the Washington Avenue Bridge.
Hayes said they were told to remove as many shoes as possible from the three trees closest to land while leaving the original shoe tree untouched. When asked if he knew why the University wanted the shoes removed, he said, “I think it was because it’s unsightly.”
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Posted on 21 November 2013.
By: Alex Bitter
The neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota have seen a drop in noisy parties, thanks to a collaboration between the University, police and city inspectors.
The number of violations of Minneapolis’ noisy and unruly assemblies ordinance has decreased by about 62 percent in the last four years, according to city data.
The Southeast Como neighborhood saw the biggest decrease — from 148 noise complaints in 2009 to about 40 so far this year.
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Posted on 21 November 2013.
By: Meghan Holden
Though Peggy Lucas is one of the newest appointees to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, she’s no stranger to the school.
Lucas met her husband, David Lucas, on a blind date at the University nearly 50 years ago. Since then, the pair said the institution has been a large part of their family’s life.
“She seemed like a natural fit to become a regent,” David Lucas said. “I don’t think very many candidates could offer her insight into the University.”
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Posted on 21 November 2013.
By: Anne Millerbernd
Some faculty members within the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences consider it a “discovery” college, meaning many students learn about its majors late in their college career.
College administrators and faculty members have noticed a lack of understanding among students about what specific majors and common terms in CFANS curricula mean, and they’re split on how to address the issue.
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Posted on 20 November 2013.
By: Tyler Gieseke
When she was a child, Solome Tibebu had trouble talking with her parents about her obsessive-compulsive disorder because she didn’t want them to worry.
But she opened up to a counselor, and she has worked to help people with mental health conditions ever since.
In a period of high demand for mental health resources on campus, University of Minnesota student groups are working to place the issue in a more positive light.
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Posted on 20 November 2013.
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview researchers will likely get a significant new source of stem cells soon — a proposal that has been discussed for years.
On Wednesday, the medical center ironed out plans for an umbilical cord blood donation program to save stem cell researchers money and make the donation process easier.
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Posted on 20 November 2013.
By: Hailey Colwell
After losing office space in Coffman Union’s second floor redesign earlier this year, 17 student groups have settled into new meeting spots and routines.
For some groups, losing space has caused storage issues and difficulty reaching out to students. Though they no longer hold permanent space in Coffman, many groups are still there vying for multi-use space or paying for rooms.
The African Student Association used that space to hold office hours, store supplies and connect with students who had questions about the group.
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