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The Minnesota Daily

Schneider: The midterms and the #MeToo Movement matter; Jim Knoblach is why

by Ellen Schneider
Published October 1, 2018
Jim Knoblach, a state representative from the St. Cloud area has been accused of sexually abusing his daughter throughout her life.

Haasch: “Areas one and three” is the local creepypasta we deserve

by Palmer Haasch
Published October 1, 2018
As the tall tale spreads on r/UofM — the University of Minnesota subreddit — will never forget the 23 who were disposed of in Keller Hall.
Fatuma Halki holds different types of traditional Somali weaving, camel bells and a spoon from her bag in front of the Somali House on Thursday, Sept. 27 in Minneapolis.  Halki does much of the weaving herself.

Somali community connects through handmade house

by Gram Peterson
Published October 1, 2018
A group of Somali neighbors built a handmade house, fostering Somali culture and creating a place to gather during the process.

Mercyhurst series recap

by Erik Nelson
Published September 29, 2018
TBD
Football Pizza co-owner A.J. Azizi prepares his signature football shaped pizza on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the restaurant in the Como neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Football Pizza serves for ten years in Como

by Syd Stratman
Published September 28, 2018
The family-owned Como restaurant has been serving football-shaped pizzas for a decade this month.
University Regent Darrin Rosha introduces the honorary doctorate as Tyka Nelson, sister of Prince, holds the diploma with President Eric Kaler at the ceremony for the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for Prince on Wednesday, Sept. 26. An honorary degree is the highest award conferred by the University of Minnesota, recognizing achievements that have added to the betterment of society.

UMN awards Prince honorary doctorate degree

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 28, 2018
Prince was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Wednesday night, which was also accompanied by music performances.
Architecture senior Belinda Xiong creates a cardboard model to represent a juvenile corrections facility at Rapson Hall on Monday, Sept. 24 on East Bank campus. Xiong and her class visited an adult correctional facility and a rehabilitation facility to learn firsthand how the spaces work.

UMN architecture students hope to redesign local juvenile rehab facilities

by Jordan Willauer
Published September 28, 2018
At the end of the semester, students in an architecture class at the University of Minnesota hope to send a report to Hennepin County.
In the Know: Breaking Down the U's News

In the Know: Episode 4

by Maraya King and Luke Diamond
Published September 27, 2018
On this week's episode, the Minnesota Daily looks at recent crimes around campus and a Weisman Art Museum program.
Austin Kraft, student representative to the Board of Regents, spoke to the board at a listening session in Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, Sept. 24. Kraft said he thinks the next president should continue the positive work that President Kaler has done, but also to use it as an opportunity to improve on inclusiveness at the university.

Presidential search listening sessions see low turnout on Twin Cities campus

by Michelle Griffith
Published September 27, 2018
The sessions were a chance for the University community to express what it asks for the next University president.
Illustrated by Jane Borstad

UMN student group teaches improv to scientists

by Sunny Lim
Published September 27, 2018
Speaking Science Improv was formed this fall after receiving a grant from the University's Institute on the Environment.

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