One of the oldest and most iconic parts of the University of Minnesota campus is “fraternity row” on University Avenue Southeast, home to some greek organizations that have been on campus for more than a century. 

Fraternity Chi Psi has owned its space on University Avenue since 1884, President Jacob Lutz told the Minnesota Daily, and the fraternity’s current house, a historic landmark, was built in 1930.

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By: Anne Millerbernd

A former Minnesota Daily cartoonist and University of Minnesota alumnus was awarded journalism’s highest honor Monday.

Kevin Siers, 59, received a Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartoons on national hot-button topics ranging from gun control to health care.

He works for the Charlotte Observer newspaper in North Carolina, and hundreds of publications syndicate his cartoons nationwide.

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By: Tyler Gieseke

This year’s harsh winter conditions have created massive potholes throughout Minneapolis, prompting City Council members to pass a budget measure Friday to help speed up repairs.

But the streets that the University of Minnesota operates won’t receive extra help.

The Minneapolis City Council approved an extra $1 million for pothole repair this spring. Although University roads may be suffering, too, officials say they aren’t worse than in past years.

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By: Nicolas Hallett

Kafé 421 owner Jim Sander, his wife and their business partner had raised $200,000 by 2003 to start a restaurant in Dinkytown.

Some minor miscalculations made money tight in the beginning, but when the Sanders’ business partner became ill and pulled out of the venture, the business was in turmoil before it had even begun.

“We were just running out of cash and really needed the help,” Sander said. “No one realizes how much it costs to start a new business.”

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By: Patrick Alcom, Volunteer, Minnesota Arms Spending Alternatives Project

Fifty-five percent. Fifty-five percent of the discretionary budget of the United States goes to the Pentagon. Education? Six percent. A sliver.

Transportation? Another tiny fraction — 2 percent. Even veterans, the men and women whom our leaders have sent to wage various fickle international interventions, only receive a measly 6 percent toward their benefits upon returning home.

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By: Connor Nikolic

Thursday night’s Frozen Four semifinal game ended with an unforgettable buzzer-beater goal to sink our oldest hockey rivals, the University of North Dakota. Dinkytown went nuts after the game, as fans took to the streets and started a ruckus. The students rioted again after the Gophers’ loss to Union College on Saturday, as fans decided to make fools of themselves for the second time in three days.

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Dr. Date,

My boyfriend writes about music for a fairly well-known website. I’m also a writer and really like music, although I write about different things.

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By: Emma Nelson

Anarae Schunk’s room hasn’t changed.

Clothes hang in her closet, a pair of her shoes sits neatly near the door and books line her shelves — “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Life of Pi,” edges worn and greyed. On a full-length mirror hanging on the door, “You are beautiful” is written in dry erase marker, staining the glass with the round, lilting penmanship of a young girl.

Outside, a wall is lined with trophies from chess tournaments, and a table where she used to tutor elementary and middle school students is still set up.

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By: Jared Christensen

Plagued by quiet bats and defensive blunders Sunday, the No. 14 Minnesota softball team rebounded in style Tuesday, sweeping rival Iowa in a doubleheader.

The Gophers won the first game 2-0, following another stellar pitching performance by senior Sara Moulton. They looked even better in the second game — a 7-0 skunk on the arm of freshman Sara Groenewegen.

Those small miscues that hurt the team Sunday were nothing but distant memories by the time the doubleheader finished.

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By: Betsy Helfand

For junior pitcher Neal Kunik, the third time was the charm.

After trying to walk on to the Gophers baseball team as a freshman and again as a sophomore, Kunik finally made the team his junior year.

Though many would have given up after the first or second rejection, a stubborn streak persuaded Kunik to continue to pursue his dream.

“[I’m] pretty hard-set in my ways, so when I set out to achieve this goal specifically, I was telling myself I wasn’t going to stop before I got it done,” Kunik said.

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