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James Farnsworth, communications director for the Minnesota Student Association, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Sept 24. “Having adequate health coverage is a crucial key to success for a student. I am passionate about advocating for changes in the Student Health Benefits Plan to ensure no students are left out.” 

Eligibility requirement concerns arise over student health care insurance

by Emily Sizen
Published September 26, 2019
Independent study, non-degree and online and distance learning credits are not eligible for the Student Health Benefit Plan.
Union members demonstrate at President Joan Gabel's inauguration on Friday, Sept. 20.

Following protests, negotiations continue between union workers and UMN

by Niamh Coomey and Hana Ikramuddin
Published September 26, 2019
AFSCME and the Teamsters, two unions on campus, protested during President Joan Gabel's inauguration last Friday.
Hailee Schievelbein

Editorial: The law still applies, even from your room at the top

by The Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Published September 26, 2019

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this week that the House of Representatives would begin their impeachment inquiry against President Trump, with over 200 Democratic lawmakers supporting this motion. He found...

Natalie Paulson shows members of Days for Girls sanitary pad kits that will be distributed to women in rural countries in Bruininks Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Days for Girls is a non-profit that provides communities in need with supplies for sustainable menstrual care. 

New student group aims to provide girls in other countries with menstrual products

by Jiang Li
Published September 26, 2019
Each kit provides a girl with items such as liners, underwear, a bar of soap and a washcloth.
Sarah Mai

UMN researchers study loophole in firearms sales

by Gwiwon Jason Nam
Published September 26, 2019
The study found only 9% of firearms listings on one website included a background check.
Morgan La Casse

UMN Campus Crime Update: Auto thefts up in Marcy-Holmes

by Taylor Schroeder
Published September 26, 2019
Violent crimes and property crimes in Cedar-Riverside have gone down in recent months.
Morgan La Casse

Venkata: Duty, honor, company

by Uma Venkata
Published September 26, 2019
Trump’s emoluments are like the Campus Connector. We’re used to it, but still a problem.
Sarah Mai

Midwest’s first avocado bar coming to Dinkytown this fall

by Alex Strangman
Published September 26, 2019
A University of Minnesota grad is bringing Avocadish to Dinkytown in November.
Film maker Samiera Abou-Nasr poses for a portrait at the Cafetto coffee shop on Sunday, Sept. 22.

Q&A: Minneapolis filmmaker Samiera Abou-Nasr on her short film, “Of Our Youth”

by Norah Kleven
Published September 26, 2019
Abou-Nasr talks about her work as a filmmaker, being a female in the industry and the upcoming Twin Cities Arab Film Festival.
Dr. Date: I drunkenly signed a lease with someone I just met

Dr. Date: I drunkenly signed a lease with someone I just met

by Dr. Date
Published September 26, 2019
He's cool and all, but I don't really know him...

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