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Current popular issues for students include gun control, LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive rights.

A first-time voters’ view of the 2024 election

by Avery Vrieze
Published September 15, 2024

The upcoming presidential election is a popular topic this year, especially among students who will be voting for the first time. Any election is important, but with candidates pushing policies based...

Row the Vote’s tabling events during Welcome Week proved successful. Courtesy of Clara Jünemann.

Row the Vote prepares students for election season

by Avery Vrieze
Published September 10, 2024

Amidst a flurry of Welcome Week events, the University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) registered over one hundred new voters and gained more than 500 pledges from students, according...

The club nurtures animals’ rights advocates on campus. Courtesy of UMN Compassionate Action for Animals.

UMN Compassionate Action for Animals Club encourages a plant-based lifestyle

by Sophie Eydis
Published September 9, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Compassionate Action for Animals club encourages people to empathize with farm animals and move toward a plant-based, vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. The club, which...

Students, faculty and community members marched Sept. 6 from the McNamara Alumni Center to Morrill Hall.

UMN Divest Coalition renews calls for divestment

by Sam Hill and Samantha Siedow
Published September 6, 2024

“Board of Regents you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!” students, faculty, community members and staff chanted. Among a crowd of roughly 50 protestors, signage included three flags, a bullhorn,...

 Students seated on the second floor of Walter Library study in preparation for finals.

UMPD evacuated Walter Library after finding suspicious package

by Samantha Siedow
Published September 4, 2024

The University of Minnesota Police Department (UMPD) reported that a suspicious package was found outside of Walter Library, 117 Pleasant St. Wednesday afternoon in a SAFE-U alert sent to students and...

University of Minnesota students struggle with loneliness in a digital world

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen, Contributing Writer
Published August 28, 2024

Arfa Ali, 20, a junior commuter student studying nutrition at the University of Minnesota, said going to student group events has helped her feel less lonely, but living off campus has made feeling connected...

Students are getting less time to weigh their financial options as the delay pushes aid closer to payment deadlines.

FAFSA delays raise concerns for students

by Tyler Church
Published August 3, 2024

As the fall academic semester begins in less than a month, students are beginning to receive their financial aid offers. The delays, a result of complications with the newly updated FAFSA form, are...

The club is affiliated with UMN’s Carlson School of Management.

Business of Beauty Club creates environment for students passionate about cosmetics

by Sophie Eydis
Published August 3, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Business of Beauty Club was created to connect students with business opportunities in the beauty industry. The club was inspired by the University’s Women in Business...

Many students said they plan to vote for current Vice President Kamala Harris in November.

UMN students react to upcoming 2024 presidential election

by Sophie Eydis
Published August 3, 2024

The upcoming 2024 presidential election sparks conversation among University of Minnesota students who plan on voting in November. With President Joe Biden dropping out of the race on July 21, Vice...

Wellness on Wheels hosts their events in community spaces.

Hormel Institute rolls out Wellness on Wheels program

by Josie Wise
Published July 31, 2024

The Wellness on Wheels program held its first event on June 25 to address preventative health needs in the community, and quickly gained popularity across Minnesota. The Hormel Institute and Mower...

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