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Cover of the issue for the Holiday Issue in December 1975. The cover includes two students with a looming mass of angels playing musical instruments coming out of a The Minnesota Daily distribution box.

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The Tradition of a Holiday Edition

Like many cherished holiday traditions, the Minnesota Daily has long marked the season with a…

Katelyn MorkenDecember 23, 2025

Front cover of the October 16, 1943 issue of The Minnesota Daily, the student newspaper. It features special articles related to the men serving in the Army during WWII.

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‘Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman’

“Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman,” read the recurring appeal from the…

Katelyn MorkenNovember 11, 2025

Image of the Homecoming section of The Minnesota Daily, student newspaper at the University of Minnesota from Saturday, October 14, 1996. Cover includes an image of the marching band during the Homecoming parade.

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The Spirit of the Daily Homecoming Editions

Image of the article, “‘Back to Campus’ is Slogan of New and Old Students” from…

Katelyn MorkenOctober 10, 2025

Image of 3 small items made of wood, 2 with metal hinges, 2 with tags attached with string that have names handwritten on the tag. Each item has a number written on it in black paint.

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The Daily Reveals the Doors

In the days that followed the fire in the Main Building (Old Main) on September…

Rebecca ToovSeptember 24, 2025

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‘Welcome’ to the Year of the Daily

As a way to introduce incoming students to the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Daily…

Katelyn MorkenAugust 28, 2025

Two women members of the University Young Women (UYW) in their office space.

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A Collective Record: The Progression and Work of a Student Group

Student organizations have long been a part of university history across the nation. They were…

Katelyn MorkenAugust 20, 2025

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Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Today marks the 125th anniversary of The Minnesota Daily. This student-led organization has been the…

Katelyn MorkenMay 1, 2025

Kiosk in front of Walter Library covered in posters, 1970

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Campus Kiosk

Campus Kiosk: The Voice of Student Groups at the U Students are core to the…

Erik MooreSeptember 26, 2024

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Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Old Main. Minneapolis Campus, 1904, University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection In the early morning…

Katelyn MorkenSeptember 24, 2024

Professor Alfred O. Nier leads University of Minnesota President O. Meredith Wilson in his inauguration procession, February 23, 1961. Nier is carrying the university mace which made its debut during Wilson's inauguration ceremony. University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection, https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll175:15100.

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Inauguration history

Professor Alfred O. Nier leads University of Minnesota President O. Meredith Wilson in his inauguration…

Erik MooreSeptember 18, 2024

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The Tradition of a Holiday Edition

‘Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman’

The Spirit of the Daily Homecoming Editions

The Daily Reveals the Doors

‘Welcome’ to the Year of the Daily

A Collective Record: The Progression and Work of a Student Group

Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Campus Kiosk

Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Inauguration history

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