Skip to Main Content
Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Left, Associate Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology Jennifer Powers discusses research with the Minnesota Daily on outside Walter Library on Thursday, Sept. 28. 
Right, graduate student Leland Werden poses outside the Ecology building following his return from research in Costa Rica.

University research focuses on little-studied forests

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published October 2, 2017
The study's findings, while specific to tropical dry forests, can be applied to other environments.

Haasch: K-pop’s growing international popularity

by Palmer Haasch
Published October 2, 2017
The growing popularity of Korean pop music provides the opportunity to explore fan culture and different ways of engaging with music.
The former Baldy's BBQ space undergoes renovations for new ramen and barbecue restaurant Ichiddo Ramen & BBQ on Sunday.

Ramen and barbecue restaurant coming to Dinkytown

by Arianna Valenzuela-Zazueta
Published October 2, 2017
Ichiddo, a Japanese-based restaurant will bring a variety of ramen and barbecue options to the neighborhood.

Exhibit highlights effects of 250-year-old documents on Minnesotans

by Cleo Krejci
Published October 2, 2017
"Why Treaties Matter," a traveling exhibit, will be at Walter Library until Oct. 14.
State Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, addresses community concerns about immigration policy changes during the Immigration Resource Fair and Legal Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Rep. Ilhan Omar holds immigration resource fair in Cedar-Riverside

by Arianna Valenzuela-Zazueta
Published October 2, 2017
Omar and other panelists answered questions from community members on national immigration policies and their implications.
Examples of some of the work featured on the Creative Spark website. Aldo Moroni created bronze sculptures of many historical structures and sites in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, which stand near the Stone Arch Bridge on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Marcy-Holmes’ art history housed on new website

by Kelly Busche
Published October 2, 2017
The neighborhood-themed art website was the result of a MHNA and University partnership.
Voters line up outside of First Congressional Church in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood on Nov. 8, 2016. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and hundreds of voters came out early to cast their votes.

With early voting underway, University student groups push to register students

by Michael Achterling
Published October 2, 2017
More than 8,400 students registered during the 2016 election.
Steve Fletcher, a Ward 3 city council candidate, poses for a photo at Gold Medal Park in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

Steve Fletcher hopes to diversify housing, boost voter turnout in Ward 3

by Madeline Deninger
Published October 2, 2017
Steve Fletcher, the DFL-endorsed candidate for the Ward 3 Minneapolis City Council seat, hopes to use his community organizing background to engage students.

University to use $11.2 million grant to research back pain

by Sally Samaha
Published October 2, 2017
The study aims to find non-drug treatments for lower back pain.

Accessibility Toolbar