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The Kitty Cat Klub was located below Annie's Parlor in Dinkytown. Courtesy of Chris Lautenschlager

Connecting with the Community: UMPD’s new Off-Campus Safety Center

by Tyler Church
Published October 17, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Police Department (UMPD) and Department of Public Safety opened the Off-Campus Safety Center on Sept. 6 at the former site of the Kitty Cat Klub. According to UMN Public...

The EMBRACE Center will fund nationwide studies on dementia interventions.

New EMBRACE Center funds studies on dementia care

by Rachel Hoppe
Published October 17, 2024

Faculty members from the University of Minnesota and other Midwest and East Coast universities received a grant to fund studies on dementia intervention, according to a Sept. 16 press release from the...

This action comes following the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian group Hamas against Israel.

UMN verbally commits to sponsor three Gazan students

by Ahmed Hassan
Published October 15, 2024

Editor’s Note: A source in this story has been granted anonymity for reasons of personal safety and the ability to travel to Palestine. The University of Minnesota administration has verbally committed...

BOR raises questions and suggestions regarding AI integration on campus.

Board of Regents approve President’s Biennial Budget Request

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 13, 2024

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents unanimously voted to approve the President’s Recommended FY 2026-27 Biennial Budget Request on Oct. 10. The Board also unanimously approved the President’s...

UMN Academic Freedom policy in development despite logistical issues

by Mady Leick
Published October 9, 2024

A task force created by Provost Rachel Croson will define how academic freedom is outlined at the University of Minnesota for tenured faculty.  The task force was created last spring to write the policy...

Image courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

UMN names Gregg Goldman as executive vice president for finance and operations

by Tyler Church
Published October 9, 2024

University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham announced Wednesday in a system-wide email Gregg Goldman is the new executive vice president for finance and operations. The Board of Regents will...

Faculty respond with criticisms and frustration with administration.

UMN administration emails staff protest guidelines

by Mady Leick
Published October 9, 2024

An email from the University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources sent Sept. 12 outlined the “dos” and “don’ts” for staff who participate in campus protests.  Faculty are critical of specific...

Police draw guns, make arrests outside Identity

Police draw guns, make arrests outside Identity

by Olivia Hines
Published October 8, 2024

Police drew guns and arrested people outside Identity Dinkytown apartments on 15th Avenue SE and SE 4th Street Thursday afternoon.  According to witnesses, around three University of Minnesota and...

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 8, 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...

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,...

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