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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Love will NOT tear us apart.

Local goths celebrate love, darkness and each other

by Gabriel Brito
Published October 9, 2024

Underneath the deep, dark Minnesota night sky lies a diverse and vibrant community of goths.Whether hosting picnics and flea markets or dancing to the bittersweet beats played by alternative DJs, goths...

Gopher Chauffer on 4th St. Jan. 22, 2024. Gopher Chauffeur drivers give up their time to keep students safe.

New changes make Gopher Chauffeur’s future uncertain

by Avery Vrieze
Published October 9, 2024

Since 2007, Gopher Chauffeur, a safe ride-home program through Boynton Health, employed student drivers to ensure a safe community and connection with their peers. But all this could change in the next...

Campus turkeys materialize at the least expected places and times.

Opinion: Campus turkeys are awesome

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published October 9, 2024

You’re preparing to leave your dorm on a chilly fall morning. Nothing can break the monotony of overcast skies and dull professors. You step outside without even thinking of your surroundings, too busy...

Student protesters and bystanders reflect on the effectiveness of student-led protests.

UMN protesters walk out on one-year anniversary of Oct. 7

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 7, 2024

Around 100 protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota at noon Monday, marking the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel where the Israeli government estimated 1,200 people...

Minneapolis City Council approved a $1.5 million grant as homelessness becomes a major source of debate ahead of the city’s new budget. Image via Google Maps.

Mayor Frey and the City Council at odds over budget

by Maya Bell
Published October 7, 2024

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and the Minneapolis City Council are butting heads over the budget after the council approved a $1.5 million grant to save Agate Housing. In an email to the City Council,...

Compared to campaigns that emphasized candidate “firsts,” Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris is doing the opposite.

Opinion: Kamala Harris is ignoring identity politics

by Riley Stern
Published October 7, 2024

If elected in November, Vice President Kamala Harris would make history in several ways as the 47th President of the United States — most notably as the first woman president, and a woman of color at...

‘Battleground’ creates space for conversations about violence

by Sophie Eydis
Published October 7, 2024

Open rehearsals for the performance “Battleground,” which were held outside the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Auditorium, concluded on Oct. 4 after a periodical practice schedule since May. The...

Minnesota Hillel on Sept. 23, 2019.

Police present as protesters gathered in front of Minnesota Hillel

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 7, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in front of Minnesota Hillel, a University of Minnesota Jewish cultural center, following UMN Divest Coalition’s “One year of Genocide” walkout on Monday,...

This September beat 2023 September’s highest temperature by more than a degree.

Hot, dry September delays Minnesota’s fall

by Grace Aigner
Published October 7, 2024

Minnesota’s unseasonably warm and dry September put a damper on typical fall foliage and autumn activities.The highest temperature recorded in September was 92 degrees in Granite Falls amid a period...

“Joker: Folie à Deux” fails to meet the expectations of fans and casual viewers as it dances through musical numbers and a nonexistent plot for nearly three hours.

“Joker: Folie à Deux” drags and disappoints

by Sophia Arndt
Published October 7, 2024

I had never desired to leave a theater in the middle of a film until watching “Joker: Folie à Deux” in a nearly empty AMC theater on Saturday.  Released on Oct. 4, Todd Phillips’ “Joker:...

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