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After at least three years, syllabi database still in progress

by Max Chao
Published December 14, 2017
A syllabus database would allow students to see sample syllabi for courses before enrolling.
Sina Shirinpour, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, poses for a portrait inside Nils Hasselmo Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Originally from Tehran, Iran, his residence in the U.S. is affected by the Supreme Court's ruling of the new travel travel ban. 

Travel ban keeps international students from family, education

by Emma Dill
Published December 14, 2017
Some say last week’s Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s travel ban will hurt international students.
The remnants of a tree that was cut down and stolen along the tennis courts on 5th Avenue South East as seen on on Sunday, Dec. 10 near 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Winter tree thefts still a problem on UMN campus

by Madeline Deninger
Published December 14, 2017
University landcare officials believe pine and spruce trees are stolen from campus for Christmas trees.
SAEPi President Micaela Yarosh and Vice President Tracey Warsett sit for a portrait on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Hillel on University Avenue. Yarosh and Warsett are starting a chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish sorority.

New Jewish sorority joining Greek life spring semester

by Kayla Song
Published December 14, 2017
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi will officially join University Greek Life after winter break, replacing Kappa Lambda Epsilon, a non-Greek Jewish student group.
Seth Souvannayoung is cheered on by friends during a dance practice in Peik Gymnasium.

UBreak to host the fifth annual Kings of the Midwest break dance battle

by Maddy Folstein
Published December 14, 2017
UBreak allows bboys and bgirls to stretch their talents through practice, camaraderie and battles like the upcoming Kings of the Midwest tournament.

Letter: Why is Garrison Keillor’s face still on Scholar’s Walk?

by Letter to the Editor
Published December 14, 2017

It's been a wild semester at the University of Minnesota. Riv-Ellen Prell's "A Campus Divided" exhibit, which focused on institutional racism and anti-Semitism at the U and the power of student activism...

Treehouse Records is open for business on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Treehouse Records on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis. The store is closing after 44 years because its owner, Mark Trehus, is retiring. 

Long-time Minneapolis music shop Treehouse Records closes Dec. 31

by Haley Bennett
Published December 14, 2017
Initially North Country Music and known from the early ’70s to the mid ’80s as Oar Folk Records, the shop has left an imprint on the Minneapolis music scene for decades. But the times are a-changin’.
Courtesy of Google Street View

False rumors of active shooter on campus have no basis, University officials say

by Nick Wicker
Published December 14, 2017
The rumors circulated around the University late Wednesday evening.
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith discusses a new initiative for young women of Minnesota on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2016 at the Veterans Service Building in St. Paul.

Tina Smith to fill Al Franken’s senate seat

by Kelly Busche
Published December 13, 2017
Smith announced she will also run in November’s special election.
Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures

Review: The Shape of Water

by Haley Bennett
Published December 13, 2017
Mermaid film noir sounds like a fishy genre, but director Guillermo del Toro navigates it with skill.

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