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UMN Muslim community speaks out on Islamophobic climate

UMN Muslim community speaks out on Islamophobic climate

by Ahmed Hassan
Published November 11, 2024

Since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Muslim students at the University of Minnesota have reported incidents of Islamophobia against them.On Oct. 17, a man approached a group of pro-Palestinian...

Suspect Yellow Belly lies cold on the ground while surrounded by event attendees.

Student sleuths solve simulated slaying on murder mystery night

by Casey Marble
Published November 11, 2024

A Murder Mystery Dinner hosted in the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Union on Friday allowed event attendees to enter their own murder mystery.The event, put on by members of the University’s...

The announcement follows the termination of UMN and Fairview’s partnership in late 2023.

Student Counseling Service to merge with Boynton Health

by Avery Vrieze
Published November 10, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Student Counseling Services (SCS) and Boynton Health mental health clinic have been working to merge since 2023, though affinity groups through SCS will be unaffected by...

The club is a part of the Design Justice Initiative. Courtesy of UMN Chroma Collective.

Chroma Collective provides space for BIPOC people in the College of Design

by Sophie Eydis
Published November 8, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Chroma Collective student group provides an exclusive space for students who identify as Black, Indigenous or a person of color within the College of Design.The group...

Club officers run discussions and choose themes for each meeting. Photo courtesy of Mariah Muchow.

UMN film club fosters a community of movie lovers through discussion

by Avery Vrieze
Published November 8, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Film Club offers community through film with its meetings and film-centered events.The club, which meets weekly on Saturdays from 5-7 p.m. at Coffman Union, discusses...

Barbers Brandon Cole and Walter Thomas from Privilege Barber Shop in St.Paul provided over 20 free haircuts to students.

Barbershop event gives UMN students new taste of culture

by Ahmed Hassan
Published November 6, 2024

The University of Minnesota hosted a free Barbershop/Salon Talk event at Appleby Hall on Monday, allowing students to get free haircuts and other treatments.The event, part of the First Generation...

ISA’s student board puts together and performs in the show. Courtesy of Shaliny Jadhav

UMN Indian Student Association’s fall show celebrates South Asian culture

by Avery Vrieze and Casey Marble
Published November 1, 2024

The University of Minnesota Indian Student Association’s (ISA) fall show celebrates South Asian culture while bringing the University’s students and greater campus community together.This year’s...

Board games are provided, but students are welcome to bring their own.

UMN Board Gamers Club fosters welcoming community on campus

by Ahmed Hassan
Published October 30, 2024

Every Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Campbell Hall Room One, a community comes together.Established around five or six years ago, the University of Minnesota Board Gamers Club bond over board...

Visual Caption: Students participate in a coffee-making competition at the end of the semester.

UMN coffee class explores the science and art of coffee

by Sophie Eydis
Published October 30, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Coffee from the Ground Up class teaches everything from the history of coffee to its processing and brewing.The class is a freshman seminar exploring coffee’s origins...

Both groups offer different things for students who are interested in politics.

Partisan and nonpartisan groups aim to get students politically involved

by Avery Vrieze
Published October 28, 2024

Members of the University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Political Science Association (UPSA) and College Democrats aim to connect students with similar political interests or aspirations.UPSA is a...

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