MN Daily News: In The Know

Episode 93: How the worker shortage affects M Dining

Since the pandemic began, UMN students and administration have seen a worker shortage in residential dining halls. Staff members discuss the effects on student workers and administrative hiring efforts.

Episode 92: ASU finds community through gala

The Asian-American Student Union hosted their annual Gala to fundraise and reinvigorate the Asian-American community at UMN. Students spoke about the significance of in-person events to form connections. 

Episode 91: Students discuss UMN minimum wage

The University’s CBS and Institute on the Environment recently raised minimum wages for student workers to $15 or above.

Episode 90: Students react after Biden extended loan pause to May

The Daily’s podcast reporter Sam Moser spoke with three University students on how the student loan pause will affect them as the pandemic continues.

Episode 89: Getting the vote out

Episode 88: The Struggle of Local Restaurants in the Twin Cities

The Daily's podcast producer, Lexi Kiecker, spoke to three different restaurant owners in the Twin Cities about their experiences running a small business during a pandemic.

Episode 87: Season Farewell

Episode 86: Back to class!

In this episode, we talk to students and faculty about how they’re feeling about returning to mostly in-person classes next semester. We hear what people are going to miss about remote-learning, and the things they can’t wait to finally do in class. We also speak with a professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication about how he’s going to adjust come next fall.

Episode 85: Blurb

Please check back next week for our regularly scheduled coverage. 

Episode 84: Meet the new regents

In this episode, we talk to three newly elected regents about their backgrounds and goals for their six-year terms. The Minnesota State Legislature voted to elect four new regents: James Farnsworth, Kodi Verhalen, Ruth Johnson and Doug Huebsch. These four regents replaced Michael Hsu, Tom Anderson, Richard Beeson and Randy Simonson. In this episode, we get to know university student James Farnsworth, engineer and lawyer Kodi Verhalen and internal medicine physician Ruth Johnson.