University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus

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“A Big Ten research university is a great preparation for the world stage. [The U of M is] a proven institution for each new generation finding its way.”

Bob Mecum ’24
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Happy Anniversary, Fierce Goldy!

Most of us have come to know Goldy Gopher, the beloved mascot of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, as a perpetually smiling character who never shies away from a photograph. But Goldy has a complicated history, and wasn't so cuddly once upon a time.