Posted on 14 April 2014.
By: Jace Frederick
Sunday marked the last time Juan Pablo Ramirez competitively took the court at the Baseline Tennis Center.
The senior walked out a winner, topping Harry Jadun of Michigan State in straight sets.
Ramirez’s win added another tally to the Gophers’ 5-2 win over Michigan State, completing a weekend sweep after Minnesota topped Michigan by the same total Friday night.
“I was really happy for him,” head coach Geoff Young said. “When the team can win and he can win, that’s fun.”
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Posted on 14 April 2014.
By: Samuel Gordon
Justin Holl’s last-second goal Thursday night was without a doubt one of the most exhilarating moments in the last decade of Gophers sports.
And Dinkytown went berserk.
It seemed like a given after that — Minnesota was poised to win its first NCAA title since 2003 on Saturday night.
Union — a tiny school with an enrollment of about 2,200 and even less of a hockey tradition — was the only thing blocking Minnesota’s path toward a sixth NCAA championship.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Haley Hansen
With every new wave of University of Minnesota leaders, the institution re-establishes goals to hold the administration accountable and make sure the school is moving forward.
The plan under University President Eric Kaler’s administration is underway and will launch this fall. Though most strategic plans come and go with the administrations that created them — and with little accountability for achieving what they set out to do — this plan has been touted as more aggressive than its predecessors.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Blair Emerson
After a recent change to the Student Senate’s bylaws that guaranteed seats to graduate and professional students, some scrambled to run as write-in candidates before last week’s election.
But because the bylaw amendment took effect so late in the process, some graduate student leaders are now taking issue with how the election was handled.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Taylor Nachtigal
Outspoken conservative author and pundit Ann Coulter, was met with support and some opposition at her speech in Willey Hall on Tuesday night.
The speech glided through a number of controversial topics — including health care reform, gun control and immigration — infusing anecdotes and jests met, mixed reactions from the crowd
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Ethan Nelson
Cedar-Riverside’s newest thrift shop offers little in the way of walking room — it’s overflowing with clothes and dotted with counters full of shoes and jewelry — but it has just enough space to bring together the young women of the West Bank.
For young women living in the neighborhood, opportunities to learn practical skills in the community can be hard to come by. In 2011, 16 women formed the Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarf to change just that.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Allison Kronberg
Kim Erickson, 59, had to retire early from his job as an airline pilot after he learned that he had Parkinson’s disease. Since then, he’s participated in several clinical trials that he says could help find a cure.
But in that sense, he’s a rare case.
Less than 1 percent of people with Parkinson’s disease participate in clinical trials, and many end up dropping out before a trial’s completion. Without enough patients, researchers can’t complete the trials that are necessary to advance treatment options.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Jessica Lee
A University of Minnesota professor spearheading an effort to cancel Condoleezza Rice’s campus visit received a threatening voicemail on his office line early Friday.
William Messing reported a terroristic threat to University police Monday afternoon, according to a University police report.
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Posted on 09 April 2014.
By: Jessica Lee
A University of Minnesota professor spearheading an effort to cancel Condoleezza Rice’s campus visit received a threatening voicemail on his office line early Friday.
William Messing reported a terroristic threat to University police Monday afternoon, according to a University police report.
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Posted on 06 April 2014.
By: Betsy Helfand
The Gophers returned to Big Ten play this weekend with a much-needed series victory against Michigan.
Minnesota dropped two games to Michigan State last Sunday by a combined score of 20-0.
That offensive slump continued into the team’s midweek game, but the Gophers were able to move past that this weekend.
They beat the Wolverines on Friday and Sunday, while putting together better at-bats across the board.
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