Posted on 27 November 2014.
By: Ben Gotz
When it comes to the Gophers hockey program, recruits from the “State of Hockey” will probably always dominate the roster.
But this year, Minnesota has picked up a pair of freshmen from an unlikely location: Sweden.
Forwards Leon Bristedt and Robin Höglund are not just the first two Swedish players in Gophers history — they’re also two of only four Europeans who have skated for Minnesota.
The other two, Thomas Vanek and Erik Haula, currently play professional hockey for the Wild.
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Posted on 27 November 2014.
By: Jack Satzinger
As the Badgers sprinted toward TCF Bank Stadium’s east end zone wielding Paul Bunyan’s Axe, the Gophers crowded in front of their goalpost in force.
After winning the rivalry trophy, it has been tradition to pretend to chop down the opposing team’s goal post with the ax. But after they lost last season 20-7, the Gophers weren’t going to let it happen for a 10th consecutive time.
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Posted on 27 November 2014.
By: Grant Donald
Not too many coaches would seem as comfortable as Jerry Kill did Tuesday when talking about a star player possibly missing the team’s biggest game of the year.
But luckily for Gophers fans, Kill didn’t appear stressed out, mostly because of the talent Minnesota has behind starting running back David Cobb on the depth chart.
“You just never underestimate [the running backs],” Kill said. “I’m sure if [any of them] gets their number called on that we will be fine. I [have] confidence in them.”
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Posted on 27 November 2014.
By: Logan Wroge
State and school leaders agree that curbing Minnesota’s achievement gap, or the differences in educational results between white students and students of color, begins with early childhood development.
Advocates say there is more the state Legislature can do to narrow the disparities and that the recent elimination of a legislative committee designated to address youth education could potentially be a step backward.
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Posted on 27 November 2014.
By: Liz Anderson
When the University of Minnesota closes for Thanksgiving later this week, many students will go home to eat a traditional holiday dinner with family and friends.
But that trip home isn’t an option for some students.
While residence halls remain open during the long weekend for students who choose to stay on campus, dining halls shut down Thursday through Saturday, leaving some international students worried about where they’ll get their meals.
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Posted on 25 November 2014.
Dr. Date,
OK, here’s the scenario: I went to a nearby coffee shop last night to study and ended up chatting with this guy I met in line. We sat down together, because it didn’t feel right to end the conversation, and spent about four hours together, talking about everything under the sun, ranging from our parents to our career ambitions. We had an instant connection.
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Posted on 23 November 2014.
By: Danny Chen
Olympians filled the pool at the University Aquatic Center over the weekend, and some Gophers swimmers held their own against them.
The Arena Grand Prix at Minneapolis drew Olympians Tyler Clary, Nathan Adrian and Elizabeth Beisel, to name a few.
Clary won three individual events on the men’s side, while Beisel won three of her own.
In the women’s 200-yard breaststroke, junior Kierra Smith broke the school record in the preliminaries Saturday morning with a time of 2:05.89.
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Posted on 23 November 2014.
By: Matt Greenstein
Just eight days after the Gophers placed second at the Midwest regional meet, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA championships, the team fell far short of its top-20 goal.
The Gophers placed last at the NCAA championships Saturday, and redshirt junior Becca Dyson said the team was disappointed with the way it raced.
“I definitely don’t think we were happy with what happened,” Dyson said. “I think it was kind of just a tough day from the get-go.”
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Posted on 23 November 2014.
By: Danny Chen
With a pin and a technical fall against Grand Canyon and Michigan State, respectively, senior Logan Storley electrified the crowd at the Sports Pavilion on two consecutive nights.
No. 1 Minnesota won eight of the 10 matches against Grand Canyon and nine of the 10 matches against Michigan State.
These were two dominating performances by the Gophers, but head coach J Robinson said his team still has some things to improve on.
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Posted on 23 November 2014.
By: Danny Chen
With a pin and a technical fall against Grand Canyon and Michigan State, respectively, senior Logan Storley electrified the crowd at the Sports Pavilion on two consecutive nights.
No. 1 Minnesota won eight of the 10 matches against Grand Canyon and nine of the 10 matches against Michigan State.
These were two dominating performances by the Gophers, but head coach J Robinson said his team still has some things to improve on.
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