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Student researchers deserve payment

By: Anant Naik

Imagine for a moment that you are a student in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. You’re also working a job at a local store or restaurant to pay for your college loans and other weekly expenses.

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Gophers defeat Memphis

By: Kaitlin Merkel

Redshirt senior guard Rachel Banham broke the program scoring record in a loss Nov.

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New treatment brings new hope

By: Keelia Moeller

Health officials in Minnesota recently decided to add intractable pain to the list of conditions that qualify a person for a medical marijuana prescription.

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Facebook hoax offends good taste

By: Daily Editorial Board

Last month, dozens of social media pages suddenly popped up, calling for the creation of “white student unions” on campuses nationwide.
 
Among them was a Facebook page titled “A White Student Union for the University of Minnesota.” It claimed that, “for too long, peoples of European descent have

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A dangerous intersection

By: Lucas Whelan, University student

Confusion is a feeling normally reserved for lecture classes.

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Internal audit report damaging

By: Daily Editorial Board

On Tuesday, during a Board of Regents meeting, an internal audit reported grievous spending violations accruing to more than $200,000 during Norwood Teague’s short stay as the University of Minnesota’s athletics di

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Guns aren’t just toys for boys anymore

By: Martha Pietruszewski

I have pretty bad asthma and probably a bunch of other obscure things that would disqualify me from the armed services.

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Hedstrom’s role growing

By: Kali Dingman

Gophers junior guard Joanna Hedstrom is finally seeing more time on the court than on the bench.
Hedstrom has played in all seven games this season, starting three and averaging 24.4 minutes per game.

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Short recovers from two injuries to wrestle well for the Gophers

By: Jack Satzinger

Redshirt sophomore Jake Short injured his hamstring for the second time in a year when he was competing in an open tournament on Nov.

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Experience helps Stecklein lead team

By: Emily Polglaze

Lee Stecklein was the youngest member of Team USA when she won a silver medal with the women’s ice hockey team at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. 
 
The junior defenseman added a second national championship to her resume just more than a year later when the Gophers defeated Harvard 4-1 at the end of last

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