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Greek Life Week Ahead

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published April 23, 2012

Here is your greek life week ahead for April 23 - 29: Sweetheart Week begins Monday for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.  The fraternity will hold its phianthropy event on Thursday. On Wednesday, all greek...

Number of illegal Mexican immigrants drops in US

by Molly Novak
Published April 23, 2012

Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades. The shift comes as many illegal workers already in the U.S. see fewer and fewer job opportunities...

State primary date change gets blocked in Senate

by John Hageman
Published April 23, 2012

 The Minnesota Senate has rejected a proposal to change the date of the statewide primary from August to June, according to the Associated Press. The provision was part of a larger elections bill,...

Minn. high school students OK after emergency landing

by John Hageman
Published April 23, 2012

 Students from Southwest High School in Minneapolis are okay after their flight made an emergency landing in New York Sunday night, according to Minnesota Public Radio.  The plane took off from...

Daily Digest: Judge orders Jimmy John’s workers reinstated, Kony 2012 graffiti and Senser and Edwards on trial

by Cali Owings
Published April 23, 2012

  Here’s your Daily Digest for Monday, April 23: A national labor board judge ordered Monday that Jimmy John's franchise owners Mike and Rob Mulligan reinstate six workers who were fired...

1.4 Billion Reasons presentation to explain realities of extreme poverty

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published April 23, 2012

Questions about extreme poverty will attempted to be answered Monday. The University of Minnesota Students Against Hunger group will host the Global Poverty Team and its nationwide presentation called...

Sping Jam update: artist comments

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published April 23, 2012

Four different groups performed Saturday night at Spring Jam.  Despite a cold and rainy evening at Riverbend Plaza, the crowd turnout was noticed by the artists. New Boyz artists Earl “Ben J”...

CLA Dean James Parente responds to open letter from grad student

I write in response to W.H. Burdine’s open letter to me in the Minnesota Daily on April 17.   In a memo to graduate assistants March 29, President Eric Kaler expressed his deep interest...

An attack on academic freedom

by Daily Editorial Board
Published April 23, 2012
A University of Arizona regent targets Mexican-American studies.
Cover the Night participants Emily Johnson, left, and Erik Johnson work as a team to put up several posters for KONY 2012 on Friday in the downtown area. They were part of a larger group that put up posters in various parts of Minneapolis.

Activists ‘Cover the Night’ with posters

by Colette Bell
Published April 23, 2012
U students posted Kony 2012 signs throughout campus to raise awareness.

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