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Monday, July 7, 2025

Greetings, this weekend I spent about an hour 10,300 ft above sea-level by the Sandia Mountain Range. I also completed an escape room with three minutes to spare. You know what you can’t really escape? The news we have some below, check it out.

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Top Story

Gophers throwers at the Jack Johnson Classic in January. — Image by Christopher Miller

The man behind the throw team’s success

by Megan Davis | Published July 7, 2025

Peter Miller, a University of Minnesota alum and former Gophers thrower, is leading the Gophers throw team to new heights.

Born and raised in Pine Island, Minnesota, Miller graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s in kinesiology in 2008. A natural leader, Miller served as team captain during his senior year as a walk-on shot putter and qualified for the Big Ten Indoor finals in 2007.

Campus news

UMN RecWell’s group fitness classes offer community for the summer

By Isabella Morden Wheeldon | The University of Minnesota’s Recreation and Wellness Center is offering a variety of group fitness classes for the 2025 summer session.

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