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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Drummer, actor Levon Helm in final stages of cancer

by John Hageman
Published April 18, 2012

Levon Helm, the drummer and singer of the classic rock group named simply "The Band," is in the final stages of cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times.  Helm, 71, has battled throat...

Daily Digest: Vikings grow impatient, chess powerhouse in Brooklyn, deformed sea creatures

by John Hageman
Published April 18, 2012

 --Even with a major setback Monday, the Vikings are determined to get a stadium bill passed this legislative session. A House committee voted down the Vikings stadium bill Monday night, which may...

More than 200 soldiers to return home to Minnesota

by Andrew Krammer
Published April 18, 2012

 More than 200 soldiers from the National Guard will be returning to Minnesota on Wednesday, the Pioneer Press reported. The Guard’s First Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry Division –...

Drug thefts at Minnesota health care facilities on the rise, report finds

by Andrew Krammer
Published April 18, 2012

 The number of drug thefts at Minnesota hospitals and nursing homes has more than doubled since 2005, the Star Tribune reported. A report released Wednesday by the coalition of law enforcement and...

Severe Weather Awareness Week overview

by Nickalas Tabbert
Published April 18, 2012

You may have heard about the severe weather that struck the Midwest a few days ago.  The higher chance of severe weather during this time of year led to the creation of Severe Weather Awareness Week...

U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers

by Andrew Krammer
Published April 18, 2012

 In February 2010, the 82nd Airborne Division soldiers arrived at a police station in Afghanistan’s Zabol province. Their mission was to get iris scans and fingerprints to indentify the mangled...

Northeastern Minn. hospital mixes up newborn babies

by Andrew Krammer
Published April 18, 2012

 A hospital in Virginia, Minn. upset a pair of families when a nurse brought a mother her newborn for breastfeeding – but it was the wrong baby. Virginia Regional Medical Center CEO Bill Smith...

Getting involved with a Hart-throb

by Daily Editorial Board
Published April 18, 2012
Celebrities can help get students involved in politics.

Student group to return to Tanzania

by Emily Mongan
Published April 18, 2012
In May, Biology Without Borders will volunteer in a small town.

Face to face with a new language

by Courtney Johnson
Published April 18, 2012
Some language departments are having students Skype with their counterparts abroad.

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