The Bark student newspaper uncovered “inappropriate” emails from Kirby Student Center staff. Written By: Izabel Johnson | Andee Erickson | 8:13 am, May 9, 2021 × Grace Henriksen, business manager for The Bark, works on her laptop in July of 2020 in the boxed-up space that the publication occupies in the Kirby Student Center at the University of Minnesota Duluth. (File / Tyler Schank / News Tribune) DULUTH — A data request made by student journalists has revealed expletive-laden emails from University of Minnesota Duluth staff sparked by a dispute over office space. The almost 900 pages of staff emails, many sent by staff members of Kirby Student Center, include comments comparing The Bark student news organization to the “Ministry of Propaganda” and stating that if The Bark wants to “play hardball,” then one Kirby staff member has “one f--- of a cutter,” a reference to a specific type of baseball pitch.