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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Obama’s new power plant standard proposal gets at root of energy problem

by Mallory Carter, University student
Published June 6, 2012

For too long, power plants have pumped unlimited amounts of dangerous carbon pollution into our air.  This pollution fuels global warming, which threatens our health with more of the unhealthy air...

Songwriter and musician Kevin Bowe poses for a portrait Saturday.

Bowe’s Jangles

by Raghav Mehta
Published June 6, 2012
Local veteran songwriter and producer Kevin Bowe and his band The Okemah Prophets will be co-headlining the Varsity Theater on Friday with Alison Scott.
Minneapolis biographer Antonia Felix will be releasing her first novel “Fatal Remedy”. The book launch will take place Saturdayat the Bryant-Lake Bowl.

Fatal attraction

by Tony
Published June 6, 2012
Minneapolis author Antonia Felix has been paying the bills for years with her bestselling political biographies. Now, she's following her passion by breaking into fiction.
Bandmates Joey Kantor, Peter Sieve, Linnea Mohn, Paul Engels, Chris Koza and Luke Anderson practice Sunday at Ferguson Hall. They will perform at Works for Words on Friday at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn.

Words with Friends

by Raghav Mehta
Published June 6, 2012
Chris Koza of Rogue Valley will discuss the role of lyrics in songwriting alongside local darlings Gabriel Douglas, Caroline Smith and Sims in MPR’s forthcoming “Works for Words” program.

Board to approve 2013 budget this week

by Emma Nelson
Published June 6, 2012

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet this week to approve President Eric Kaler’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The board will also discuss changes to the student...

Nancy Brantingham shops Tuesday at Pacific and Maine in Dinkytown.

Closure leaves fewer apparel stores

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 6, 2012
Only specialty clothing shops remain in Dinkytown after another store closes.

Quiznos shop is latest in streak of Stadium Village closures

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 6, 2012
In the past year, several businesses have seen less traffic due to construction.

Nine jurors picked in Sandusky trial

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published June 5, 2012

The jury selection in Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial is proceeding faster than some expected, with 9 of the 16 jurors being selected on Tuesday. Five men and four women, some with Penn State...

Al Qaeda No. 2 killed in drone attacks

by Michael Geissler
Published June 5, 2012

A U.S. drone killed al Qaeda’s No. 2 man Abu Yahya al-Libi Monday in Pakistan, according to U.S. officials. The death of al-Libi was “another serious blow to core al Qaeda,” according...

Transit of Venus can be viewed at the U

by Rebecca Harrington
Published June 5, 2012

The Transit of Venus will not happen again until the year 2117, according to a College of Science and Engineering information page. It occurs when Venus passes between the Earth and the sun, producing...

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