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The Minnesota Daily

Minnesota Flu death toll exceeds ’09-10 season

by Branden Largent
Published January 28, 2013

This flu season has claimed another 15 lives in Minnesota, bringing the state's death toll up to 75 so far, according to the Pioneer Press.  Although this year's flu season has surpassed the...

Chuckling warranted

by Shannon Ryan
Published January 27, 2013

A couple of Hemingway's finest, a piece by Mr. Wilde, throw in a Murakami or two and top it off with "The Grapes of Wrath" and a candle, and you've got yourself the millennial's bedside...

U prof. gets $3.7 million grant for HIV research

by Branden Largent
Published January 27, 2013
Research could lead to improved HIV treatments and vaccines

Controversial body-scanning machines will be removed from airports

by Janice Bitters
Published January 26, 2013

The TSA announced earlier this month they would begin removing the 174 controversial body-scanning machines that populate 30 airports nationwide, according to the New York Times. The machines have been...

Make My Weekend: Two Days, Five Plays

by Joe Kellen
Published January 26, 2013

  You're bored. The weekend has arrived. It never seems like the decision of what to do and where to go will be difficult, but we've already hit Saturday and you're sitting at the kitchen...

Capstones aren’t all they’re made out to be, study finds

by Tyler Gieseke
Published January 26, 2013

While capstone courses may build academic skills like writing, researching and presenting, they don’t always cause students to synthesize material they’ve learned from across disciplines, according...

Beyoncé: sync or swim?

by Meghan O'Connor
Published January 26, 2013

  This week the Twittersphere was all abuzz with the affirmation that BeyoncĂ© did indeed lip-sync at the 54th inauguration for President Barack Obama. “Yikes,” was my initial reaction...

Dolphin Died in Polluted New York City Canal

by Meritte Dahl
Published January 26, 2013

Stranded dolphin died Friday in poluted Gowanus Canal near Brooklyn according to the Associated Press. USA Today reported that the police and marine mammal rescuers' plan was to wait and see if the...

Former CIA officer sentenced for leaking name

by Jake Stark
Published January 25, 2013

A former CIA agent was sentenced to 30 months in prison Friday for leaking the name of an undercover CIA operative. John Kiriakou, 48, plead guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act...

Minnesota football recruit switches committment

by Samuel Gordon
Published January 25, 2013

Three-star defensive back Nate Andrews has decommitted from Minnesota and committed to Florida State, multiple media outlets reported Friday. Andrews had his official visit to Florida State on Jan. 11....

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