Daily Breakdown

Tuesday, November 4th, 2025

November 04, 2025

Good morning,

It feels like forever since we have last spoken. I hope you’ve been liking all of our Minnesota Daily IG posts, on the low. We appreciate the love from afar.

Today we have a Regent reaction piece on the Eastcliff mansion sale, a column regarding political group “Baddies for Omar” and a sports feature on Gophers Womens Volleyball powerhouses. And a bonus - a extra long podcast episode on AI, with special guest and podcaster Jeff Young. Scroll down and check ‘er out.

This is great stuff, so I won’t take up more of your time. Get in there, champ.

Fleek regards,

Sam Hill | Managing Editor | [email protected]

Campus

Eastcliff Mansion, sold for $2.2 million to the University of Minnesota Foundation, captured in St. Paul on Thursday, July 18. | Photo by Summer Reybold

Private UMN Foundation University property purchases raise questions of transparency

by Isabella Morden Wheeldon | Senior Campus Reporter | Published Nov. 3, 2025

According to current and former University of Minnesota Board of Regents members, the recent sale of Eastcliff mansion to the University of Minnesota Foundation spurred questions regarding the health of systemwide transparency at the University. 

UMF is a private support organization that frequently partners with the Board and the University of Minnesota Alumni Association, another private organization, to support the University through donor gifts.

Eastcliff used to be managed by the Board, and thus, decisions were made in a public forum.

“Eastcliff has been with the University for a long time since the Brooks family graciously donated the property,” Regent James Farnsworth said.

 

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More Campus

UMore Park: From hazardous legacy to tech sale

By Rakeb Azeze | Investigative Reporter

Decades after legacy contamination, 280 acres of UMore land are sold to Meta Platforms, sparking debate over transparency and environmental accountability.

 

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Opinion

Opinion: You can’t say no to a pretty face

By Andrew Gobes | Columnist

Baddies for Omar has been a great asset to Fateh’s campaign.

 

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Sports

The freshmen who help keep Gophers volleyball competitive

By Megan Davis | Sports Reporter

Multiple season-ending injuries left room for freshmen to thrive.

 

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Podcasts

What students really think of AI

University students and Minnesota Daily journalists share their concerns about AI’s uses, future, and the policies shaping its place on campus.

by Ceci Heinen and Jeff Young

 

Check out Jeff’s podcast episode here:

How Do Students Feel About Their AI Use? It's Complicated

What does it mean to teach and learn in the age of generative AI? Join host Jeff Young as he talks with educators, tech leaders and students, aiming to cut through the hype and inform a conversation about how education can adapt to AI — and about what kinds of learning need protecting amid the AI gold rush.