Posted on 12 February 2015.
By: Danny Chen
A summer spent with his grandfather opened up a world of opportunity for Gophers freshman standout Matic Spec.
It came through a tennis racquet and ball.
Spec, a freshman from Maribor, Slovenia, first played the sport with his grandfather when he was young.
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Posted on 12 February 2015.
By: Brad Bobel
Minnesota is back on the course this weekend as the spring season starts back up.
The Gophers will head down to Palm Coast, Fla., for Big Ten match play Sunday and Monday.
“We are a determined team after the fall [season] with a lot to prove,” head coach John Carlson said. “I really think our best is yet to come.”
The Gophers have big shoes to fill this year after last season’s team won its first Big Ten title since 2007 and Carlson earned the Big Ten Coach of the Year award.
But Carlson said he thinks this team could be even better.
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Posted on 12 February 2015.
By: Brad Bobel
Freshman Ciara Gardner came to college unable to do much because to a shoulder surgery from the year before.
“This summer, all she could do was hang on the bar. She couldn’t do much more than that,” interim head coach Jenny Hansen said.
But now Gardner is back to full strength, and she flashed her skills last Saturday, competing in all four events for the first time in her collegiate career. She finished fifth.
“It was fun to be back out there competing in all four events again,” Gardner said.
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Posted on 11 February 2015.
Dr. Date,
So I’ve been seeing this bombshell of a man for about six months. We met during orientation, and he’s perfect. We like the same things. We have similar ambitions. We rarely fight — and when we do, it doesn’t last for more than a couple of hours. We’re basically soul mates.
That said, I’ve had my heart ripped out in the past, and as much as I try, I still find myself putting up a bit of a wall whenever he tries to get close.
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Posted on 11 February 2015.
The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Friday, more than a week after Gov. Mark Dayton proposed to fund only one-quarter of what the school requested for its next budget cycle.
Kaler discussed the University’s budget request, a campus climate report and a piece of land the University is acquiring for a total of $26 million.
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Posted on 10 February 2015.
By: Nick Wicker
The Minneapolis Police Department announced on Tuesday who will serve on newly established oversight committees that aim to increase the department’s accountability.
The committees’ makeup, which will include police officers and community members, was discussed at a Police Conduct Oversight Commission meeting, just weeks after the U.S. Department of Justice recommended the creation of the committees.
A steering committee and five subcommittees will oversee MPD’s practices, including communication, oversight, community relations and coaching.
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Posted on 10 February 2015.
By: Brittney Johnson, University of Minnesota student
We often talk about getting more students interested in STEM fields and STEM careers, but we often ignore the responsibilities of the companies requesting these students.
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Posted on 10 February 2015.
On Monday, 13 people were arrested after they occupied University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s office. The protesters were warned they’d be arrested if they didn’t leave the premises by 6 p.m. They had the option to leave without going to jail, but they didn’t take it, seemingly on the principle of wanting to “legitimize” their activism.
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Posted on 10 February 2015.
While I was studying at a coffee shop, a man sat down next to me. His three-piece suit and smile suggested a career in sales.
But instead of selling a product, he actually interviewed a seemingly endless stream of students for an internship at College Works Painting. This company teaches students to run their own small painting businesses, all while some of the interns’ profits stay with College Works Painting.
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Posted on 08 February 2015.
By: Sam Kraemer
The University of Minnesota announced a $6 million donation to help fund a new basketball facility on Friday.
Robert Eddy, a University graduate and retired telecommunications executive, made the donation to the athletics department’s facilities project.
The University honored Eddy at the men’s and women’s basketball games Saturday and Sunday for his contribution to the programs.
“Bob has been a proud supporter of Gopher Athletics and our student-athletes,” athletics director Norwood Teague said in a statement.
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