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Letter to the Editor: Racial (in)justice and the Islamic teachings of brotherhood

Letter to the Editor: Racial (in)justice and the Islamic teachings of brotherhood

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
As Ahmadi Muslims, we encourage policymakers and the leaders of our country to swiftly and sensibly implement laws and policies which will proactively protect the lives and welfare of all people, irrespective of their color, creed or nationality.
Letter to the Editor: We must never return to the status quo

Letter to the Editor: We must never return to the status quo

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
We must hold on to the memory of the modern-day lynching of George Floyd.
Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey

Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
To charge Chauvin with third-degree murder is an insult to the people of Minneapolis.
Letter to the Editor: To lessen the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, you must lessen the one caused by tobacco.

Letter to the Editor: To lessen the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, you must lessen the one caused by tobacco.

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
Each year, tobacco kills eight million people globally. Almost a half-million of those deaths are in the U.S.
Athletic Director Mark Coyle addresses the Board of Regents in regards to a contract extension signed by head football coach P.J. Fleck at the McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The deal, signed by Fleck last week, extends his contract through the 2026 season and will increase his base salary to $4.6 million.

Gopher athletes and coaches respond to George Floyd’s killing, protests via social media

by Paul Hodowanic
Published June 2, 2020
Some members of the University of Minnesota athletics community have marched in the protests or made supply donations..
Scheffler: If cops were a product, it's time for a recall.

Scheffler: If cops were a product, it’s time for a recall.

by Nick Scheffler
Published June 2, 2020
Disclaimer: I have no idea what it's like to be a cop.
Katie Kroeck, a local tattoo and visual artist, paints while Colin Udvig DJs during the first episode of Saturday Cartoons, which was livestreamed on PaulChangStreams Twitch channel on Saturday, May 23.

Now streaming: Saturday morning cartoons and live DJs

by Norah Kleven
Published June 2, 2020
UMN alum Paul Chang brings visual artists and musicians together for weekly “Saturday Cartoons” livestreams.
Morgan La Casse

Venkata: America needs to start actively listening to the Black community

by Uma Venkata
Published June 2, 2020
The rarest human trait is to admit when you’re wrong.
Demonstrators gather near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street at a memorial established for George Floyd on Friday, May 29.

Minneapolis artists memorialize George Floyd in murals

by Norah Kleven
Published June 2, 2020
Local artists hope for change and channel grief into paintings on Chicago Avenue, East 38th Street and Lake Street.
Sarah Mai

Student-led theatre fields short plays about pre-COVID living

by Meg Bishop
Published June 2, 2020
Only submissions not involving the coronavirus were allowed.

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