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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

$900 million has been allocated to outdoor conservation since it was first voted for in 1988.

Legislators and activists campaign to continue using lottery funds for outdoor conservation

by Grace Aigner
Published September 19, 2024

State legislators and conservation activists are campaigning for a ballot question to keep using Minnesota lottery money to fund outdoor conservation ahead of the Nov. 5 election.This is not the first...

NMDP’s headquarters is located in downtown Minneapolis.

Stem cell organization encouraging donations on World Donor Day

by Katrina Bailey
Published September 19, 2024

Carl Shevidy’s doctor diagnosed him with leukemia in July 2014. Two weeks later, he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic. It was at the Mayo Clinic that Shevidy learned he needed four rounds of chemotherapy....

If it goes forward, the Twin Cities would be the largest metropolitan area in the country to ban drive-thrus.

St. Paul considers ban on new drive-thrus

by Ainsley Brown
Published September 19, 2024

St. Paul is considering banning new drive-thrus to improve pedestrian safety, reduce noise and prevent car gas emissions. The St. Paul Planning Commission discussed the potential ban during their...

The secondary will play a role for the Gophers coming off a three-interception day against Nevada putting them second in the nation in interceptions.

Defense will determine who wins Floyd of Rosedale

by Andrew Cornelius
Published September 19, 2024

For the last year, Gophers fans stood behind referee Tim O’Dey’s ruling that Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean gave an invalid fair catch signal.The call sent the Floyd of Rosedale trophy back...

Minnesota’s biomonitoring program, now called Healthy Kids Minnesota, began in 2018 by screening urine samples of children ages 3 to 6 for harmful chemicals.

Minnesota receives $5 million CDC grant to expand biomonitoring program

by Grace Aigner
Published September 19, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Health received part of a $5 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to expand its biomonitoring program in September. The grant gives Minnesota...

Protestors silenced Cunningham’s inaugural speech for over four minutes as members of staff struggled to contain activists in Northrop Hall.

Protesters disrupt President Cunningham’s inauguration

by Olivia Hines and Tyler Church
Published September 18, 2024

President Rebecca Cunningham’s inauguration on Wednesday started as a success. There are 2,692 seats in Northrop Auditorium according to Andria Waclawski, and over two-thirds of them were filled with...

While the building provides plenty of essential student resources, much of it is in need of renovation.

Opinion: The trouble with Coffman Union

by Leo Huppke
Published September 18, 2024

Walked around East Bank lately? You’ve likely had the misfortune of laying eyes upon Coffman Union. Surrounded by concrete and covered with scaffolding, the building sticks out like a sore thumb across...

City Council approved over $400,000 Cedar-Riverside community to continue the Ambassador Program.

Minneapolis City approves over $400,000 for Cedar-Riverside safety outreach program

by Maya Bell
Published September 18, 2024

The Minneapolis City Council again approved over $400,000 for the Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s safety outreach program for 2024.The Cedar-Riverside Community Council’s outreach program is...

University students and faculty discuss the personal and broader impacts of such violent acts.

Students and faculty react to rise in school shootings across the country

by Sophie Eydis
Published September 18, 2024

Over the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in school shootings nationwide. In 2014, there were 47 school shootings compared to 229 in 2024, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.The...

The storms had winds up to 65 miles per hour and resulted in over one thousand clean-up orders. Photo Courtesy of Leon van Eck

‘The Loveliest of Trees’ is gone but not forgotten

by Ainsley Brown
Published September 18, 2024

Matthew Beckman, head of the biology department at Augsburg University, arrived at his office on the morning of Aug. 27 to find the giant cottonwood tree outside his office had fallen. “I pulled...

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