Posted on June 18, 2014 by Murphy News Service The Dane of Lyndale Avenue Art By Ryan Sexton For the Murphy News Service The second floor of the Jungle Theater on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis is euphemistically known as the “administrative offices,” but it is much more than that. There are no partitions for offices, no suits and ties,......read more

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Murphy News Service Cedar Center’s Dorn helps celebrate Somali culture Art, Community By Taya Banjac For the Murphy News Service Just below the vibrant Riverside Plaza apartments, in the heart of Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, a little nonprofit organization does big work for the surrounding community that is home to the most dense population......read more

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Murphy News Service The Life and Legacy of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Commentary TV COMMENTARY By Emily LePain For Murphy News Service After nine seasons, 208 episodes, countless legendary!’s, too many doppelgangers, and the endless loop of the “I’m Gonna Be (500 miles)” cassingle stuck in Marshall’s tape player, the “How I......read more

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Murphy News Service Brewing up ‘community’ in Delano News By Evan Lemmerman For Murphy News Service A high school biology teacher and a photographer chuckle and snort in the corner of the room as they watch a video of an industrial grade manure spreader tearing a car to pieces. A produce farmer chats......read more

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Murphy News Service Geocaching game, well, catching on News By Alyssa McCoy For Murphy News Service Who knew that playing a geocaching adventure game could take you to a bucolic spring setting where the morning sun shines on crunchy fallen leaves that lie at the base of now-naked trees as water in a......read more

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Murphy News Service Seeking a home for the U’s English department Education By Alida Tieberg For Murphy News Service It was the best of buildings, it was the worst of buildings … With apologies to Charles Dickens, who wasn’t describing facilities at the University of Minnesota in “A Tale of Two Cities,” the......read more

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Murphy News Service Commuting students adjust lives, schedules, to learn Education By Eva Thomas For Murphy News Service It is 4:30 a.m. University of Minnesota senior Eve Yang of Forest Lake will soon be roused by her alarm, the song “Nightwish” by Sahara. By 5:30 a.m. Yang will be on her way to......read more

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Murphy News Service E-Cig Nation: Changing Times for Electronic Cigarettes News By Kerry Gaynor For Murphy News Service It is a typical Saturday night spent at an apartment complex, off-campus housing primarily for University of Minnesota students. Stepping out for a smoke break, University of Minnesota junior Lundy Thoung asks for a cigarette.......read more

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Murphy News Service Cyberspace: The Final Final Frontier Science By Alanna Norton For Murphy News Service “I remember distinctly watching the Apollo 10 mission, as a number of my cousins where there, and I remember how hot the living room was, huddled around the black-and-white TV, and the comment that my grandmother made that she......read more

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Murphy News Service Latin Twins bring passion, culture to game Sports Hispanic players overcome language barrier, culture shock to realize dreams By Kaitlin Merkel For Murphy News Service Baseball is commonly known as America’s Pastime, but a Pew Research Study recently revealed that 26.9 percent of Major League Baseball rosters in 2012 were......read more

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Murphy News Service Activist Coleen Rowley Pushes the Limits News BY ALYSSA BLUHM MURPHY NEWS SERVICE Coleen Rowley is at the limit. With 5,000 Facebook friends, she has to wait for people to delete her from their profiles before she can add new friends. She is popular—online and in the activism community—but there......read more

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Murphy News Service New rain garden installed at the U Audio, Environment ...read more

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Murphy News Service U student competes in bodybuilding competition Video ...read more

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Murphy News Service From Ukraine to U.S., girl surprises with her progress News By Shonna Korsmoe Murphy News Service “She’ll never amount to anything.” “She’s very disabled, she’ll never function as an adult.” This is what Eugene and Becky Wangerin were told when they met their daughter, Alina, for the first time in......read more

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Murphy News Service Spotlight on Eden Prairie H.S.’s badminton team Sports, Video ...read more