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Identity announced its apartments will not be finished by the expected fall move-in date for students in the Dinkytown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

UMN students navigate commuting, cost and social issues while waiting to move into Identity

by Grace Henrie
Published September 27, 2023
UMN students struggle with housing issues due to Identity Dinkytown not being ready.
The Students' Co-op on Tuesday, September 19th.

Students’ Co-Op reopens following 2022 closing

by Georgia Jensen and Amirah Razman
Published September 24, 2023
After violent incidents occurred on the property housing the Students’ Co-Op, the organization hopes to improve community relationships following safety changes.
Trystan Schultz harvesting brussel sprouts on the Cornercopia Organic Student Farm on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. She is volunteering at the farm through a class that she is taking.

Student Organic Farm provides produce and works on improving the UMN farmers market

by Amelia Roessler
Published September 20, 2023
Students work to bring more attention to the farmers market amidst the sale of organic produce.
Construction on a new apartment building in Dinkytown on Thursday June 29, 2023.

UMN students give testimonies against Identity Dinkytown at Wednesday Senate hearing

by Grace Henrie and Amelia Roessler
Published September 18, 2023
Students testified against the apartment complex and said they should be able to get out of their leases.
The funding came from a variety of sources, including the University's MPact 2025.

UMN making progress towards furthering sustainability education on-campus, community

by Ben Wagner
Published June 4, 2023
Students and faculty are looking to continue their momentum after a successful Earth Month.
The April report lays out specific ways the regents can work with the Native American community, yet they have been draggin their heels.

UMN initiatives could improve relationships with Indigenous groups

by Ainsley Brown
Published May 3, 2023
The proposal to return land at the Cloquet Forestry Center and the findings of the TRUTH project could lead to stronger relations between the University and Minnesota and Minnesota’s Tribal Nations.
There are three light rail stations that run through the University's campus.

UMN students respond to light rail safety

by Ainsley Brown
Published May 3, 2023
As crime increases on the Metro Transit Light Rail system, University of Minnesota students discuss safety measures on public transit.
UMN parents, students discuss summer campus safety

UMN parents, students discuss summer campus safety

by Gillian Haveman
Published May 3, 2023
After an uptick in crime near campus in summer 2022, students and parents discuss their thoughts on what the University of Minnesota has done and should do this summer.
UMN to initiate Master’s of Data Science program

UMN to initiate Master’s of Data Science program

by Amelia Cleary
Published May 3, 2023
The University of Minnesota’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science developed a new master’s program after perceiving a need for workforce specialization.
Graduate student workers launched a card signing campaign on Feb. 20. Photo courtesy of GLU-UE.

UMN graduate students vote to unionize

by Ainsley Brown
Published April 28, 2023
This is the sixth unionization attempt from graduate student workers since 1974.

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