By: Jared Christensen

In its first dual since moving back to No. 2 in the NCAA rankings, the Gophers wrestling team pounced on Indiana from the get-go in a 35-6 rout.

It was a dominant win, but it didn’t come without a speed bump — two-time defending NCAA heavyweight champion Tony Nelson dropped another match, his third loss in a row and fourth in his last six matches.

Nelson expressed respect for his opponent after the match, but said he’s looking forward to meeting him again in the Big Ten and, potentially, the NCAA tournaments.

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The University of Minnesota’s unusual partnership with a local developer could spell big changes to Stadium Village, but the University community needs more information to justify buying a hotel and the lease to a Chinese restaurant.

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By: Ronald Dixon

The Anoka-Hennepin school district’s 3,000 teachers recently decided that they would no longer be staying late, a practice schools often require to edit lesson plans, grade papers and input test scores.

At first glance, it may appear these teachers are acting only in their own interest, as if students’ needs are no longer important. But closer inspection disproves this assumption.

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Dr. Date,

What’s the appropriate response when you run into someone you went out with briefly? I’ve been having awkward encounters with girls I took on one or two dates but then decided not to see again. Usually I just haven’t contacted them again, or if they called/texted me, I said something along the lines of “Hey, it was fun, but I don’t really see this going anywhere.”

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Dr. Date,

What’s the appropriate response when you run into someone you went out with briefly? I’ve been having awkward encounters with girls I took on one or two dates but then decided not to see again. Usually I just haven’t contacted them again, or if they called/texted me, I said something along the lines of “Hey, it was fun, but I don’t really see this going anywhere.”

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Guy 1: “How much do you bench?”

Guy 2: “Like, once.”

—Rec center

Professor: “So, you all know some hipster in Minneapolis that has a pet goat.”

—Murphy Hall

“I picked my nose and smeared the booger on the wall. Yeah, I did that.”

—Comstock dining hall

Professor: “You might want to reconsider taking this course.”

—Tate Lab

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By: Luis Ruuska

A growing number of col­lege students are concerned about how col­leges are keep­ing their person­al data confiden­tial, and it’s not hard to see why.

Even before they are admit­ted to their fu­ture school, stu­dents receive requests to provide information, and this only develops throughout their college career. Earlier this month, Sen. Ed Mar­key, D-Mass., said he would intro­duce legislation to protect student privacy because of recent changes to the Family Education and Pri­vacy Act.

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By: Mitchell Yurkowitz

The University of Minnesota is extending the deadline to receive a full refund for dropped classes this semester.

Because Monday classes haven’t happened yet due to a holiday and University-wide cancellation, students will have an extra week to drop a class without risking financial penalties.

Before, students had to drop a class before Jan. 29 to be guaranteed a full refund. But administrators have extended the deadline to Feb. 3 for this semester.

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By: Derek Olson

Arizona State University  expelled the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity last week after it held a Martin Luther King, Jr.-themed party. Pictures surfaced on social media of students dressed in hip-hop style clothing with hashtags invoking black stereotypes. To say the least, it was an inappropriate way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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By: Callie Sacarelos

Minnesotans have learned that the only way to survive the winter year after to year is to embrace the cold and make the most of the snow and ice.

That would explain the record-breaking 20,000 people who visited the biannual Art Shanty Projects on Medicine Lake during the dead of winter in 2012.

The artfully constructed ice houses return this year but are calling White Bear Lake their new home.

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