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![In January 2022, the Public Health and Safety Committee created a study with recommendations for MPD to improve staffing.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/copcar-2.jpg)
Since the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Department has struggled to retain and recruit staff. Now, city leaders are trying...
![West Broadway Business and Area Coalition Crystal Porter and Lutungi from Lutungi’s Palate speaking at the Black Business Kickoff Event on Monday.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/businessweek-1200x1032.jpg)
Laughter and chatter filled the room in the Minneapolis Events Center on Monday as the Black Business Kickoff Event began with vendors lining the room and people networking. At the event, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Members Elliott...
Since the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Department has struggled to retain and recruit staff. Now, city leaders are trying...
Residents who want to see the neighborhood’s history preserved are looking to retain Dinkytown’s roots in the streetcar and post-World War...
The City of Minneapolis is looking to add traffic calming measures to many city streets to slow traffic speeds and improve public safety through...
Residents who qualify for Metro Transit's Transit Assistance Program (TAP) can now enroll at the Minneapolis Service Center in downtown Minneapolis. TAP...
![Club members are invited to participate in the Midwest Collegiate Taekwondo Conference.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/taekwondo-1200x800.jpg)
The University of Minnesota’s Taekwondo Club aims to create a community with shared interests, regardless of experience or background, both...
![The course will be taught by Perry Hackett, Mary MacCarthy and Anne Cohen.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lecture-1200x838.jpg)
Beginning this fall, the University of Minnesota will offer a new course teaching students how to start a biotech company. Called “What...
![University of Minnesota bathrooms can be a treacherous place.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bathroom-1200x800.jpg)
For some, it may be of little significance, but like myself, many people have strong opinions about where they use the bathroom. Bathrooms on campus can hold some of our most vulnerable moments — both emotionally and physically. It is only...
Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to. Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie...
Self-soothing looks different for everyone. Regardless, people should know how to comfort themselves. Maintaining a social circle is incredibly...
Throughout high school, more of my life existed online than in the real world. I had no traditional social circle. Instead, my need for human...
Very few people have Renaissance art, fossils, historic documents or famous sculptures in their homes. With museums, you can see these things...
![Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/covers-1200x838.jpg)
Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to. Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie Nicks Our first pick is not necessarily a cover, but a reworking of Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky”...
Last weekend, the Minnesota Yacht Club brought in roughly 60,000 people for the first music festival at Harriet Island in St. Paul since 2012. The...
On display at Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery in St. Paul on Saturday were many different iterations of Camden Stevens’ distinctive character...
A new mural featuring colorful renditions of the flora and fauna present in Dinkytown’s natural surroundings has been painted on the side of...
Indie darling Clairo’s third studio album “Charm,” which came out July 12, is a warm, soul-infused, mature take on the complexities of...
![Head coach P.J. Fleck and players Max Brosmer, Cody Lindenberg, Darius Taylor and Dragan Kesich represented the Gophers at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fleck-1200x800.jpg)
Gophers football Head Coach P.J. Fleck summarized his team’s mindset in one word at the annual Big Ten Media Days on Thursday. “Competition,” Fleck said, standing at the podium. The Big Ten’s addition of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington...
The University of Minnesota’s Wren Warne-Jacobsen topped the podium for the second straight year at the U.S. Figure Skating Collegiate Championships...
The newly named head coach of Gophers golf, Matt Higgins, used to be worried about how well his players shot. Now, he said he cares more about...
Among the athletes representing their home country in the 2024 Olympics, eight of them competed for the Gophers. The Minnesota Daily compiled...
Gopher's head Diving Coach Wenbo Chen will join the United States Olympic diving team’s coaching staff in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. The...
![In January 2022, the Public Health and Safety Committee created a study with recommendations for MPD to improve staffing.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/copcar-2.jpg)
Since the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Department has struggled to retain and recruit staff. Now, city leaders are trying...
![The course will be taught by Perry Hackett, Mary MacCarthy and Anne Cohen.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lecture-1200x838.jpg)
Beginning this fall, the University of Minnesota will offer a new course teaching students how to start a biotech company. Called “What...
![Research is funded by the UMN Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center. Image courtesy of Dean Malvick and UMN Plant Pathology](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/corntar-1200x900.jpg)
Researchers at the University of Minnesota reached a breakthrough in research on the corn tar spot pathogen, a disease that threatens corn production. The...
![The Board unanimously approved the recommendation by the Eastcliff Task Force at a special meeting July 22.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-23-143244-1200x798.png)
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a recommendation to retain the Eastcliff Mansion as the University’s...
![Trees and plants must adapt to the changing climate.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trees.jpg)
At a seminar on Monday, an expert shared the University of Minnesota Extension’s climate-ready woodlands program. The list of tree species...
![The Board also approved recommendations for the Eastcliff residence.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bor7777-1200x800.jpg)
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved one of two proposed resolutions for the implementation of the 2024 Title IX regulations...
![Protecting biodiversity and stabilizing the climate are equally important factors in healing the Earth, says UMN researcher.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/conservation-1200x838.jpg)
A recent study co-authored by a University of Minnesota researcher identified a way to save thousands of species from extinction, but researchers...
The University of Minnesota’s Taekwondo Club aims to create a community with shared interests, regardless...
As the fall semester approaches, the University of Minnesota offers several counseling services for students...
The University of Minnesota’s Carlson Impact Lab provides students with opportunities to work with...
The University of Minnesota’s Office of Sustainability recently announced additional policies to its...
The number of female farmers across Minnesota has increased by 1,106 since 2017, according to the latest...
The University of Minnesota’s Best Buddies club is a chapter of Best Buddies International, which creates...
A line wrapped around the corner of the street as people waited to get into a Minneapolis sports bar...
![West Broadway Business and Area Coalition Crystal Porter and Lutungi from Lutungi’s Palate speaking at the Black Business Kickoff Event on Monday.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/businessweek-1200x1032.jpg)
![In January 2022, the Public Health and Safety Committee created a study with recommendations for MPD to improve staffing.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/copcar-2.jpg)
![Dinkytown continues to be an important neighborhood both for the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/historicdinky-1200x801.jpg)
![Traffic calming measures include speed humps, traffic circles, curb extensions and mid-block median islands.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-23-at-9.23.30-PM.png)
![University of Minnesota bathrooms can be a treacherous place.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bathroom-1200x800.jpg)
For some, it may be of little significance, but like myself, many people have strong opinions about where they use the bathroom. Bathrooms on...
![Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/covers-1200x838.jpg)
Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to. Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie...
![Here is some free therapy.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/selfsoothe-1200x838.jpg)
Self-soothing looks different for everyone. Regardless, people should know how to comfort themselves. Maintaining a social circle is incredibly...
![Online communities enable globe-spanning friendships that could never exist otherwise.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/onlinecommunity-1200x838.jpg)
Throughout high school, more of my life existed online than in the real world. I had no traditional social circle. Instead, my need for human...
![The Weisman Art Museum and the Minneapolis Institute of Art provide experiences that all patrons can partake in.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wam-1200x800.jpg)
Very few people have Renaissance art, fossils, historic documents or famous sculptures in their homes. With museums, you can see these things...
![Thousands of people flocked to Harriet Island for the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club music festival.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-23-at-7.04.52-PM.png)
Last weekend, the Minnesota Yacht Club brought in roughly 60,000 people for the first music festival at Harriet Island in St. Paul since 2012. The festival had a stacked lineup featuring big-name headliners...
![The exhibition is on view at the Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery until Aug. 2.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/c3-1200x864.jpg)
On display at Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery in St. Paul on Saturday were many different iterations of Camden Stevens’ distinctive character...
![The new mural was brought on by a two-year community effort to brighten up the concrete walls of the brutalist apartment building.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/chateau-1200x900.jpg)
A new mural featuring colorful renditions of the flora and fauna present in Dinkytown’s natural surroundings has been painted on the side of...
![For Clairo, “the third time’s the Charm.”](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/charm-1200x838.jpg)
Indie darling Clairo’s third studio album “Charm,” which came out July 12, is a warm, soul-infused, mature take on the complexities of...
![Having free water at all concerts would make the concert-going experience a little more enjoyable for everyone.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-19-at-9.49.53-PM.png)
Imagine you are at a big concert, standing in the packed general admission floor with your friends and hundreds of others. After hours of dancing,...
![Head coach P.J. Fleck and players Max Brosmer, Cody Lindenberg, Darius Taylor and Dragan Kesich represented the Gophers at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fleck-1200x800.jpg)
Gophers football Head Coach P.J. Fleck summarized his team’s mindset in one word at the annual Big Ten Media Days on Thursday. “Competition,” Fleck said, standing at the podium. The Big Ten’s addition of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington for the 2024 season will call for a more competitive Gophers team compared to their 2023 season. Oregon and Washington finished last season ranked inside...
![Wren Warne-Jacobsen scored a personal best 174.52 across the two parts of the competition: short program and free skate. Image courtesy of Debbie Warne-Jacobsen.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wren.png)
![Higgins was hired to join the Gophers as an assistant coach in 2021.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-8.48.51-PM.png)
![The Gophers have athletes competing across seven sports.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-21-at-8.08.03-PM.png)
![Chen coached for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before joining the Gophers staff in 2009. Image by Mark Vancleave](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wenbo.jpg)
Published April 25, 2024