Students at the University of Minnesota held their annual Date Auction, an event hosted by the Business Association of Multicultural Students and the Minnesota International Student Center. The event was raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and featured 15 students from a handful of student groups who were auctioned off as dates. The event raised more than $2,600 in total, thanks to winning bids averaging in the $100s. The largest bid, an auction record, was for $610.

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