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Opinion: Everyone should learn how to self-soothe

by Isabella Caswell
Published July 25, 2024

Self-soothing looks different for everyone. Regardless, people should know how to comfort themselves. Maintaining a social circle is incredibly beneficial to one’s health. Friends can help you realize...

Dinkytown continues to be an important neighborhood both for the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis.

Local residents continue effort to retain Dinkytown’s culture

by Katrina Bailey
Published July 25, 2024

Residents who want to see the neighborhood’s history preserved are looking to retain Dinkytown’s roots in the streetcar and post-World War II era. The Dinkytown Commercial Historic District design...

The Impact Lab provides students with experiences in the business world and helps them navigate uncertainty in the classroom. Image courtesy of UMN Carlson Impact Lab.

UMN Carlson School Impact Lab helps students develop problem-solving skills

by Sophie Eydis
Published July 25, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Carlson Impact Lab provides students with opportunities to work with real clients and collaborate with peers.The Impact Lab launched in fall 2022 as a part of the newly...

Research is funded by the UMN Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center. Image courtesy of Dean Malvick and UMN Plant Pathology

UMN scientists make breakthrough in tar spot pathogen research

by Georgia Jensen
Published July 25, 2024

Researchers at the University of Minnesota reached a breakthrough in research on the corn tar spot pathogen, a disease that threatens corn production.The researchers recently developed and reported...

Traffic calming measures include speed humps, traffic circles, curb extensions and mid-block median islands.

Traffic calming program aims to slow cars down, but are behind on requests

by Ainsley Brown
Published July 23, 2024

The City of Minneapolis is looking to add traffic calming measures to many city streets to slow traffic speeds and improve public safety through its neighborhood traffic calming program. Minneapolis...

Online communities enable globe-spanning friendships that could never exist otherwise.

Opinion: Online communities offer real social interaction

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published July 23, 2024

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 interaction was fulfilled by online communities like music...

With the recent updates to the TAP program, individuals seeking to get a TAP card can bring
proof of qualification like pay stubs and tax returns to the Minneapolis Public Service Center on
250 4th St.

Transit Assistant Program offers reduced fares for low-income residents

by Katrina Bailey
Published July 23, 2024

Residents who qualify for Metro Transit's Transit Assistance Program (TAP) can now enroll at the Minneapolis Service Center in downtown Minneapolis.TAP is designed to make public transit more affordable...

Thousands of people flocked to Harriet Island for the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club music festival.

Minnesota Yacht Club returns the musical festival experience to Harriet Island

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 23, 2024

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 Climate Action Plan will focus on green spaces and waterways around the Twin Cities campus.

UMN expands Climate Action Plan

by Tyler Church
Published July 23, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Office of Sustainability recently announced additional policies to its Climate Action Plan. The Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan pushes the focus beyond the University’s...

University of Minnesota Social Sciences Building captured on West Bank Thursday, July 18.

UMN Board of Regents endorse search postponement for Center of Holocaust and Genocide Studies director

by Georgia Jensen and Bianca Caputo
Published July 22, 2024

The Board of Regents approved a resolution supporting an administrative pause in hiring for a Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at their meeting on July 10.Former Interim President...

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