Daily Breakdown

Monday, Aug. 4, 2025

August 04, 2025

Hello, I am starting this week off with a movie suggestion. I watched “KPop Demon Hunters” over the weekend, and I loved it. Yes, it is a kids’ movie, but there is more to it than you think. Beyond the beautiful animation style, there is a story about the power of music and dealing with negative voices in your head. I am not reviewing it, that isn’t my job right here, right now.

My job right now is to get you to scroll down and read our articles. So do that.

Stay golden,

Alexis Letang | Editor-in-Chief | [email protected] 

Top Story

Gemini AI comes to the University of Minnesota as higher education institutions across the country are beginning to embrace AI models. — Image by Pooja Singh

Google’s generative AI tool now available for UMN systemwide use

by Hannah Reynolds | Published July 30, 2025

University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff systemwide now have access to Google’s latest AI assistant, Gemini.

Members of the University community can now opt in to use the suite of AI models as a part of their University Google account, as of July 15. Students and faculty can use Gemini to summarize information, write code, aid with research or answer a variety of different questions, according to the University website.

The University joins Google Gemini’s nearly 400 million estimated monthly users, as other institutions across the country begin to utilize generative AI resources for innovation and learning.

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News

UMN to honor over 80 farm families at annual Minnesota Farmfest

By Hannah Reynolds | The University of Minnesota will honor families from nearly every county in the state this coming week, as part of its program honoring farm agriculture contributions.

Sports

Two UMN golfers work to bring golf to a younger audience

By Megan Davis | Kids ages 6 through 18 got personal golf lessons from Gophers sophomore Reese McCauley and senior Isabella McCauley as a part of Bank of America’s “Golf with Us” program on July 22.

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