Posted on 16 November 2013.
By: Kia Farhang
Katie Brenny traveled more than 1,000 miles to take a “dream job” at the University of Minnesota under former Director of Golf John Harris, one of her attorneys said Friday.
But Brenny resigned in October 2010, less than two months after becoming associate head coach for the women’s golf team. She sued the University’s Board of Regents for discrimination, claiming Harris restricted her coaching duties after learning she is a lesbian.
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Posted on 16 November 2013.
By: Kia Farhang
Katie Brenny traveled more than 1,000 miles to take a “dream job” at the University of Minnesota under former Director of Golf John Harris, one of her attorneys said Friday.
But Brenny resigned in October 2010, less than two months after becoming associate head coach for the women’s golf team. She sued the University’s Board of Regents for discrimination, claiming Harris restricted her coaching duties after learning she is a lesbian.
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Posted on 14 November 2013.
By: Dane Mizutani
University of Minnesota officials and student athletes took the stand Thursday in former associate women’s head golf coach Katie Brenny’s lawsuit against the University Board of Regents.
Brenny alleges that as her boss, former Director of Golf John Harris diminished her job duties against after discovering she is a lesbian. Brenny resigned in October 2010, two months after being hired.
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Posted on 14 November 2013.
By: Dane Mizutani
University of Minnesota officials and student athletes took the stand Thursday in former associate women’s head golf coach Katie Brenny’s lawsuit against the University Board of Regents.
Brenny alleges that as her boss, former Director of Golf John Harris diminished her job duties against after discovering she is a lesbian. Brenny resigned in October 2010, two months after being hired.
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Posted on 01 November 2013.
By: Emma Nelson
A string of robberies Thursday night added to a growing list of similar incidents near the University of Minnesota campus.
Just before midnight Thursday, a suspect approached two victims – one a University student – near the intersection of University and 27th avenues, according to a University-wide email University police sent Friday.
The suspect asked to borrow a cell phone, and one of the victims offered one, according to the email. The suspect then pointed a handgun at the victims and demanded valuables, taking two cell phones and a wallet.
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Posted on 24 October 2013.
By: Jack Satzinger
A person fell from the Washington Avenue Bridge on the University of Minnesota campus Thursday afternoon, according to police.
Multiple witnesses saw the fall, which occurred between 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Police are searching for a body after finding a green jacket in the Mississippi River. The jacket had keys and identification in it, according to police. The person’s identity has not been released.
Police responded after a driver saw the fall Thursday afternoon. Officers lined the riverbanks and and searched the water by boat.
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Posted on 01 October 2013.
By: Tony Wagner
The body of University of Minnesota student Anarae Schunk has been found.
Her body was found in rural Rice County Monday and identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner Tuesday, according to a press release from the Rosemount Police Department.
Rosemount Police are currently investigating Schunk's death, according to the statement.
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Posted on 28 September 2013.
By: Emma Nelson
Police say they have reason to believe missing University of Minnesota student Anarae Schunk, 20, may have been murdered.
Late Friday night, Burnsville police found Schunk's jacket covered in blood with 18-20 holes that appeared to be stab wounds, according to her brother, Tyson Schunk.
The same night, police told Anarae Schunk's family they believe without a doubt that she is dead. The police released a statement Saturday saying they believe she may have been the victim of a homicide, but the search for her body continues.
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Posted on 26 September 2013.
A University of Minnesota student is still missing, and the man she was last seen with was charged with second-degree murder Thursday, according to a report by the Star Tribune.
According to the report, Anthony Lee Nelson, also known as Shavelle Chavez-Nelson, was charged by the Dakota County District Court for shooting Palagor Obang Jobi eight times during a dispute in a Burnsville bar parking lot Sunday. Jobi later died of his injuries.
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Posted on 16 September 2013.
By: Nate Gotlieb
University of Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague reaffirmed the department’s commitment to head football coach Jerry Kill on Monday, two days after Kill had a seizure during the Gophers’ 29-12 win over Western Illinois University at TCF Bank Stadium.
In his first public comment since the episode, Teague reiterated his support for the University’s third-year head coach.
“Jerry [Kill] is our coach, and we are 100 percent behind him,” he said. “I am 100 percent behind him. Our squad and student athletes who are at the heart of it continue to improve under his leadership both on and off the field."
Kill, who has epilepsy, had the seizure at about 12:15 p.m. Saturday, just before halftime started. The University’s medical staff carted him off the field and he was driven to a local hospital as a precaution, said Chris Werle, associate athletic director for strategic communications.
Werle read a prepared statement and did not take questions about the episode. Teague did not make himself available for comment.
Teague said Monday he acted for “the betterment of the program” Saturday after the game, explaining that he chose to drive Jerry Kill’s wife, Rebecca Kill, to the hospital and address fans and players instead of speaking to the media.
The Gophers led Western Illinois 7-6 at the time of the incident but scored 22 points in the second half, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to improve to 3-0 on the year.
“Nobody likes to see him go through it, but we all are comfortable with the situation and know it could happen,” defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys said Sunday. “I was very pleased yesterday with the way everyone responded. We’ll continue to move the program forward and so will coach.”
After a brief hospital stay, Kill was at home as of 4:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a team press release.
Plan of action
Saturday’s seizure was Kill’s third in a game in his two-plus seasons as Minnesota head coach. He had another in the locker room following the Gophers’ loss to Northwestern University last October.
The team has a strategy in place for when Kill has a seizure. As happened Saturday, Claeys takes over head coaching duties from the press box, while special teams coach Jay Sawvel becomes the acting head coach on the field.
A number of players said after the game Saturday that they are well prepared in the event Kill goes down.
Teague said Kill’s epilepsy hasn’t affected recruiting, and mentioned that no recruit has ever said anything about the disease being a problem.
Epilepsy affects about 3 million Americans, according to the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, and about 60,000 Minnesotans.
The Gophers will host an epilepsy awareness game on October 26 against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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