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The Tradition of a Holiday Edition
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.
The Tradition of a Holiday Edition

The Tradition of a Holiday Edition

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenDecember 23, 2025
Are You Ready for Some FOOT BALL?
Image printed in an issue of the Ariel student newspaper depicting two students seated at a desk holding an issue of the publication FOOT BALL in front of their faces. The image includes the caption, "Studying Hard in Football Season."
Are You Ready for Some FOOT BALL?

Are You Ready for Some FOOT BALL?

Rebecca ToovRebecca ToovNovember 25, 2025
‘Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman’
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.
‘Take this Daily home. Send it to a serviceman’

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

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenNovember 11, 2025
The Spirit of the Daily Homecoming Editions
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.
The Spirit of the Daily Homecoming Editions

The Spirit of the Daily Homecoming Editions

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenOctober 10, 2025
The Daily Reveals the Doors
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.
The Daily Reveals the Doors

The Daily Reveals the Doors

Rebecca ToovRebecca ToovSeptember 24, 2025
‘Welcome’ to the Year of the Daily
‘Welcome’ to the Year of the Daily

‘Welcome’ to the Year of the Daily

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenAugust 28, 2025
A Collective Record: The Progression and Work of a Student Group
Two women members of the University Young Women (UYW) in their office space.
A Collective Record: The Progression and Work of a Student Group

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

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenAugust 20, 2025
Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily
Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Happy 125th to The Minnesota Daily

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenMay 1, 2025
Campus Kiosk
Kiosk in front of Walter Library covered in posters, 1970
Campus Kiosk

Campus Kiosk

Erik MooreErik MooreSeptember 26, 2024
Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later
Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Old Main destroyed by fire, 120 years later

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenSeptember 24, 2024
Inauguration history
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.
Inauguration history

Inauguration history

Erik MooreErik MooreSeptember 18, 2024
‘Welcome to your University’
‘Welcome to your University’

‘Welcome to your University’

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenAugust 20, 2024
Past Traditions: Freshman Camp
Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJuly 19, 2024
Now Showing: The University Film Society
Now Showing: The University Film Society

Now Showing: The University Film Society

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJune 26, 2024
The “Big May Carnival”
The “Big May Carnival”

The “Big May Carnival”

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenMay 28, 2024

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