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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

The museum celebrated its 150-year anniversary in fall 2022 with a new exhibit called "Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend."

Bell Museum changes leadership

by Emma Walytka
Published April 7, 2023
After about six years serving as the executive director, Denise Young plans to leave the Bell Museum, with Holly Menninger stepping in as interim director.
With the rise of digitally shot movies, 35 mm projectors have become largely obsolete. Photo courtesy of Trylon Cinema.

Trylon Cinema’s 35 mm projectors continue captivating cinephiles

by Joshua Badroos
Published April 7, 2023
Trylon’s preservation of 35 mm prints is preserving film in Minneapolis.
Ogren: The government vs. gas stoves: a new strategy

Ogren: The government vs. gas stoves: a new strategy

by Allison Ogren
Published April 5, 2023
There is a growing desire in the government to ban gas stoves in homes for the sake of reducing carbon emissions, but this is an essentially useless overstep that is putting the cart before the horse.
New USG subcommittee to improve mental health services for diverse students

New USG subcommittee to improve mental health services for diverse students

by Henry Hagen
Published April 5, 2023
“Mental Matters” is hoping to bring more representation and accessibility to the University of Minnesota’s mental health resources for students of color and LGBTQ+ students.
A court appeal in February has temporarily halted the project, which was scheduled to start demolition in February.

A timeline of East Phillips Roof Depot demolition plans

by Devlin Epding
Published April 5, 2023
A near decade-long fight between the city and East Phillips neighborhood residents has left the site’s future uncertain.
Actors used facial expressions and immense physicality to portray the meaning of the Old English dialogue. Photo taken by Dan Norman.

UMN actors deliver sublime performances in ‘Shakesperience’

by Cole Bursch
Published April 5, 2023
The BFA acting class of 2025 brings “Cymbeline” and “Pericles” to the stage.
The hammer throw group is ranked first in the nation and Kostas Zaltos, a 23-year-old international student from Greece, is leading the group.

From Greece to GREAT: Kostas Zaltos follows hammer throwing dream

by Theo Franz
Published April 5, 2023
The track and field star talks about growing up in Greece, how the pandemic changed his perspective on life and his recent achievements in the hammer throw.
Ericson: No more cab drivers with doctorates

Ericson: No more cab drivers with doctorates

by Sean Ericson
Published April 5, 2023
We can, and should, make it easier for immigrants to use their skills.
"The Amateurs" follows a theater troupe attempting to outrun the bubonic plague while coping with their own personal traumas.

UMN theatre’s ‘The Amateurs’ finds humanity amid disease

by Maddie Robinson
Published April 5, 2023
The production, which ran March 17-26, compared the bubonic plague, the AIDS epidemic and COVID-19.
Album Review: 'the record' by boygenius

Album Review: ‘the record’ by boygenius

by Cole Bursch
Published April 5, 2023
Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker experiment with a fuller sound.

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