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Published August 25, 2020

On May 21, I became a criminal, but I was the only victim. This is not an isolated event but a systematic issue. That night, I was out hammocking in a Minneapolis park, enjoying the night and not causing...

Illustration by Sarah Mai

Regents approve two weeks of online classes and move-in delay, discuss COVID-19 spread on campus

by Hana Ikramuddin and Abbey Machtig
Published August 24, 2020
Students will receive a prorated credit for housing and dining fees, costing the University over $5 million in revenue loss.
Morgan La Casse

Multi-suspect robbery reported in Southeast Como Saturday night

by Brooke Sheehy
Published August 23, 2020
The incident is the third robbery near campus in a week.
Freshman Marissa Mazzetta loads her belongings in preparation for her return to Illinois with her father, Jim Mazzetta, at Middlebrook Hall on Saturday, March 21. Mazzetta, like many freshmen at the University of Minnesota, moved out of University housing as a result of COVID-19.

Move-in dates for campus housing pushed back at least two weeks

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published August 21, 2020
In-person classes will also be administered online for the first two weeks of the semester.
Letter to the Editor: Minnesota must swiftly invest in educators of color

Letter to the Editor: Minnesota must swiftly invest in educators of color

by Letter to the Editor
Published August 21, 2020
At a time when every organization should be thinking critically about their commitment to diversity and equity, should Minnesota really have to wait until at least 2021 to see the Increase Teachers of Color Act become law?
George Floyd's mural on the corner of 38 Street and Chicago Avenue after being vandalized on Tuesday evening. 

Man caught defacing George Floyd memorial once a UMN medical student

by Nat Jacobwith
Published August 21, 2020
After a young man vandalized Floyd's memorial, community members identified him as Daniel Michelson from a photo taken on the scene.
Minneapolis Police drive downtown on Tuesday, June 26.

Car theft reported near Weisman Art Museum Thursday afternoon

by Dylan Miettinen
Published August 21, 2020
The stolen vehicle was a 2017 cream-colored Nissan.
Hailee Schievelbein

Retired UMN employees express concerns with new Fidelity retirement plan

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published August 20, 2020
The retirement plan was announced last fall and has garnered criticism from some faculty and staff.
Dark gray smoke from a building fire blew to the Stadium Village and Prospect Park neighborhoods near the University of Minnesota Tuesday morning.

Fire reported near Stadium Village Tuesday morning

by Dylan Miettinen
Published August 18, 2020
Several industrial buildings occupy the area, including an auto parts store, an industrial equipment supplier and a trucking company. The area is close to several sets of train tracks as well.
Morgan La Casse

Robbery reported Saturday night in Dinkytown, per SAFE-U notification

by Dylan Miettinen
Published August 16, 2020
The group of suspects implied that they had a knife with them, punched a victim in the face and robbed them.

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