The Goldy Gopher Statue: A Symbol of Pride In 2013, the University of Minnesota unveiled a bronze statue of Goldy Gopher outside the Coffman Memorial Union. Standing six feet tall, this statue ...

In Carol Herbert Sanders’ letter on Oct. 16, regarding Goldy Gopher’s “stepping out of a closet” during Coming Out Week, she asks, “How am I supposed to explain to my young children exactly what Goldy ...

Goldy Gopher was born a chipmunk. That’s because when George Grooms originally drafted the design in the 1940s that would become the University’s mascot, he lived in Iowa, where there were no gophers.