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Graduate and professional students facing greater disparities due to COVID-19

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 18, 2020
From surveying five peer institutions, the GradSERU found disparities in graduate and professional students’ experiences during COVID-19.
University contends with lack of diversity, racism in residential halls

University contends with lack of diversity, racism in residential halls

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 18, 2020
Residents and community advisors say tense and sometimes hostile situations were present for students of color.
Skoog: Blood or bronze: What's being protected?

Skoog: Blood or bronze: What’s being protected?

by Caroline Skoog
Published July 18, 2020
President Trump could stop obsessing over antifa if he stopped promoting fascism.
Ralph Rapson Hall, home to the University of Minnesota’s architecture program, seen located on Church Street Southeast on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. 

School of Architecture works to address racial and spatial justice

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 17, 2020
Students and faculty in the School of Architecture are working to make the curriculum and spaces they design more equitable.
Illustration by Sarah Mai

Left out of CARES Act funding, DACA students may face more financial hardship

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 17, 2020
Some experts say the U.S. Department of Education's interpretation of the CARES Act language is more restrictive than what Congress intended.
Flowers in the Annual Garden surround a small pond with a fountain statue at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska on Monday, July 13.

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum nominated as Best Botanical Garden

by Meg Bishop
Published July 16, 2020
The Minnesota Arboretum hopes to continue its winning streak, after taking first in the USA Today contest in 2017 and 2019.
The Medical School, the School of Dentistry and several graduate degrees in the College of Science and Engineering have special circumstances that exclude them from the tuition freeze for the 2020-21 academic year.

A closer look at the programs excluded from the 2020-21 tuition freeze

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 16, 2020
The programs include the Medical School, School of Dentistry and three graduate degrees in the College of Science and Engineering.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar addresses an audience at Ilhan Omar 2020 Reelection Kickoff: “Send Her Back to Congress” at Aria on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (Nur B. Adam / Minnesota Daily)

Ilhan Omar on Minneapolis after George Floyd protests, criminal justice reform

by Madeline Deninger
Published July 16, 2020
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar recently spoke with the Minnesota Daily more than a month since the killing of George Floyd.
Gophers April Bockin, Emily Peterson and Molly Fiedler celebrate a penalty kick scored by Bockin at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Gophers soccer completes coaching staff, returns to campus with new style

by Julianna Landis
Published July 16, 2020
The Gophers' soccer team has established a leadership group to guide the team during voluntary workouts.
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A dining area inside the Carlson School of Management sits empty.

University looks to extend food service contract with Aramark

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 16, 2020
The proposal extends Aramark’s contract with the University for an additional year, citing the economic impact of the pandemic.

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