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Spring Events at the University of Minnesota

Maggie Fliszar, Editor • January 25, 2023

Class is back in full swing at the University of Minnesota after a well-deserved winter break. Activities and events are plentiful around campus and offer fun opportunities for a wide range of interests....

Gophers Hockey are Frozen Four Bound

Will Schiffler, Contributor • April 6, 2022

The University of Minnesota Gophers will play in their 22nd Frozen Four in Boston, Massachusetts, for the first time since 2014. The Gophers were able to clinch their birth to the Frozen Four after an...

Gopher Men’s Hockey: Catching Up

Will Sherry, Contributor • November 11, 2021

The Minnesota Golden Gophers Men’s Ice Hockey Team is getting into the groove of their hockey season. Taking on the Mercyhurst University Lakers, the St. Cloud State Huskies, the University of Minnesota-Duluth...

Gopher Men’s Hockey: Getting up to Date

October 27, 2021

Since the weekend of October 8, where the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Men’s Hockey started their 101st season 2-0 against Mercyhurst University, it has been up and down for the men in maroon....

Gopher Men’s Hockey Weekend 1 Recap

Will Sherry, Contributor • October 13, 2021

As the number 4 ranked Golden Gopher Men’s hockey team is back underway at Mariucci Arena for its 101st season with fans joining us this year, we look at the young talent, and how their chemistry will...

101st Season: Gopher Men’s Hockey Preview

Will Sherry, Contributor • September 17, 2021

As fans finally return to stadiums and Gopher sports come spring back to life, the team that brings the most excitement to campus is the Minnesota Golden Gopher Men's Ice Hockey team. With a disappointing...

With Minnesota Star Running Back Out for the Season – How PJ Fleck can Reload His RB Room

Ethan Olson, Editor-In-Chief • September 15, 2021

Every Minnesota football fan who watched the Gophers play Ohio State on the Gophers' opening day collectively cringed when star running back and team captain Mohamed Ibrahim went down with an injury in...

Former University of Minnesota professor takes shot at integrity of football program & PJ Fleck

Ethan Olson, Editor In Chief • May 12, 2021

On May 10, WCCO Minnesota ran a story alleging that there has been emotional and physical trauma involved in University of Minnesota football practices under head coach PJ Fleck, causing several former...

Who’s in: Looking at the ever-growing Gopher basketball squad (so far)

Ethan Olson, Onboarding Editor in Chief • April 21, 2021

Ever since new head basketball coach Ben Johnson was first brought in to the University of Minnesota on March 22, Gopher fans knew that the program was due for a rebuild and man, did they get one. Since...

Former Gopher Ben Johnson named new head coach of men’s basketball program

Ethan Olson, Onboarding Editor in Chief • March 24, 2021

University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle happily announced on Monday, March 22 that the successor at head coach for the men's basketball program, following the firing of Richard Pitino, would...

With Pitino potentially on his way out, who’s ready for the hot seat?

Ethan Olson, Onboarding Editor-in-Chief • March 10, 2021

A less than impressive season has come to a close for Golden Gopher basketball, and many fans are calling coach Richard Pitino into question. Although Pitino is still under contract through the 2023-24...

Minnesota women’s volleyball enters top-five in NCAA rankings

Alyssa Abke, Contributor • February 25, 2021

Any student on the University of Minnesota campus will go and tell you that they are a hockey school with our track record and icy cold temperatures, but what most students forget is that the Golden Gophers...