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Heat of the week: Sandler, Savage and soul food

Heat of the week: Sandler, Savage and soul food

by Alex Strangman, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Published October 13, 2020
Need some pop culture inspiration for your week? Keep your finger on the pulse of all things A&E with this week’s heat.
Kueppers: Princess (Zoom) Diaries

Kueppers: Princess (Zoom) Diaries

by Henry Kueppers
Published October 12, 2020
Chapter 1: Teaching the Teacher.
A ground sticker located in front of Boynton Health’s COVID-19 testing center on Wednesday, Sep. 16. The testing facility is a small tent located outside the main entrance of Boynton.

Boynton expands COVID-19 testing on campus, moves testing location to RecWell

by Abbey Machtig
Published October 12, 2020
The testing facilities for students, faculty and staff will now be located in the Recreation and Wellness Center.
New student organizations join the University this fall

New student organizations join the University this fall

by Srilekha Garishakurti, Campus Activities Reporter
Published October 12, 2020
These four groups are aiming to bring more inclusive spaces to student life on the University of Minnesota campus.
University of Minnesota’s International Student and Scholar Services office sits empty on Thursday, Oct. 8. All office services have been moved online and over the phone due to COVID-19 protocols.

New ICE proposal compounds anxiety for international students, advocates

by Jasmine Snow, City Reporter
Published October 12, 2020
The proposal is among a long list of changing rules that international students have contended with in recent months.
A plate of chicken adobo, a Filipino dish, cooked for the Sharing Food series on Saturday, Oct. 10. Chicken adobo is prepared with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and black pepper and is typically served with rice.

Sharing Food: Chicken adobo

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 12, 2020
For Filipino American History Month, savor a taste of the Philippines with chicken adobo, a widely considered national dish of the country.
Left: Student advocate Jimmy Cooper poses for a portrait in Dinkytown on Thursday, Oct. 1. They are known for hosting student events that combine creativity and activism on campus.Right: Student advocate Bri Sislo-Schutta poses for a portrait in Dinkytown on Wednesday, Sep. 30. She is the Executive Director of the Association of Big Ten Students.

‘A culture of care’: University students engage in citywide mutual aid

by Samantha Woodward
Published October 11, 2020
Students banded together in response to the Minneapolis protests to show support for their community and social justice.
Students, many without masks and not following social distancing guidelines, gather to socialize in the Superblock plaza on Friday, Sep. 25. UMPD and Community Advisors sent the students back into their dorms before the 9 p.m. curfew.

‘It’s a shitshow’: Students and community advisors adjust after Superblock incident

by Jasmine Snow
Published October 10, 2020
While the gatherings have largely stopped, there is still a lot of uncertainty in how dorm life is meant to resume during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Demonstrators gather to protest former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin’s release on bail outside of the Hennepin County Government Center on Thursday, Oct. 8. The demonstration began with speeches and ended with a march.

Protesters push bail bond reform following bail release of former officer charged with murder of George Floyd

by Samantha Woodward and Samantha Hendrickson
Published October 10, 2020
“... We’d like to know where the money came from,” said Trahern Crews, the lead organizer of Black Lives Matter Minnesota.

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