U of M students call for police changes at rally on Gabel's lawn article A group of University of Minnesota students held a protest outside university President Joan Gabel's home to call for more police accountability on campus. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Student activists took their message straight to University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel’s home in St. Paul to call for more police accountability on campus. "We chose her mansion because it’s harder to ignore us on her front lawn," said Andy Oien of Students for Democratic Society. "If she thinks we’re being annoying now, she hasn’t seen anything yet."