Doug Zmolek could have been a classic hockey dad to his son Riese, now a senior defenseman for Minnesota State Mankato's men's hockey. After all, Doug had been a University of Minnesota Gopher in … [Read more...]
Meet the Authors: Mom and her 4-year-old
March 4, 2021 By Leave a Comment
It’s a rare job that involves a 4-year-old co-worker and consultant, but such is Paulette Bonneur’s creative workspace. After all, it was her toddler daughter bursting into the “naked dance” … [Read more...]
Miss Minnesota when Minnesota explodes
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By June 2020, Miss Minnesota Kathryn Kueppers had gone through the Miss America competition and, exhilarated by the experience, was taking time off from her Minnesota State Mankato studies. She … [Read more...]
Activism, advocacy and Anisa Omar
March 3, 2021 By Leave a Comment
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Anisa Omar ’20 made headlines in the Mankato area in her push to have Student Resource Officers—who are members of the public safety department—taken out of the … [Read more...]
Empower to the People
February 24, 2021 By Leave a Comment
As a first-generation college student, Bla Yang found it especially difficult to face those first challenges of adulthood on her own. The Minnesota State University, Mankato junior … [Read more...]
Scholarships in the Nick of Time
November 24, 2020 By Leave a Comment
In her home country of the Dominican Republic, Ashlie Polanco Medina at one point worked with a nonprofit company that built homes for the poor. It had a profound effect on her and sparked her … [Read more...]