Hey Everyone,

This is Owen McDonnell, the Minnesota Daily’s video editor. It’s been a fun semester building a new desk from the ground up. Stories through visuals and interesting characters is what, in my opinion, make a video story shine. These past few months have been a great time finding these types of stories, both big and small, and bringing them to fruition.

Check out a few of the semester's highlights, which include stories on golf courses closing, the Edmund Fitzgerald and an American Ninja Warrior Club.

Owen McDonnell | Video Editor | [email protected]

Video Desk Recap

The Edmund Fitzgerald: Its influence 50 years after the disaster

by Casey Marble | Video Reporter | Published Nov. 26, 2025

Video reporter Casey Marble dives into why the tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald resonates so much with the younger generation, even 50 years after the disaster.

The last round at Les Bolstad

by Owen McDonnell | Video Editor | Published Nov. 8, 2025

Video Editor Owen McDonnell makes his way out to Les Bolstad, the University of Minnesota’s own golf course, to talk to workers about their feelings on the course’s closure and to follow the last-ever tee time at the course.

Meet SKWHIRL, the University of Minnesota’s 15 person mega band

by Neil Roy | Video Reporter | Published Nov. 25, 2025

Video Reporter Neil Roy went out to talk to the band members of SKWHIRL, the 15 person band at the University of Minnesota, to find out what it is like rocking out with such a large group.

Protesters in Cedar Riverside show support for Somali, immigrant communities

by Casey Marble | Video Reporter | Published Dec. 12, 2025

Video reporter Casey Marble shows how some community members and activists are showing their support for their Somali, Afghan and immigrant neighbors despite the cold weather.

University of Minnesota’s Ninja Club turns monkeying around into a full-blown workout

by Neil Roy | Video Reporter | Published Dec. 12, 2025

Video Reporter Neil Roy goes to the University of Minnesota’s Ninja Club at Obstacle Academy in Eden Prairie, where students meet up to work on gymnastics and tricks seen on shows like American Ninja Warrior.