Skip to Main Content
Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Other

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...

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...

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...

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 7, 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,...

HAZMAT incident at Amundson Hall all clear

by Olivia Hines
Published October 6, 2024

A HAZMAT incident at the University of Minnesota was reported to local authorities, according to a SAFE-U Emergency alert sent at 5:37 p.m. Sunday, which has been resolved. A person in Amundson Hall...

A partially-blind student advocate and low-vision student reflect on their experiences at the University.

Blind and low-vision students forge community at UMN

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 6, 2024

Blind and low-vision students at the University of Minnesota have the same concerns as students without disabilities in navigating their academic and social lives in addition to the unique circumstance...

Members of the program reflect on their experience.

Senior citizens practice lifelong learning at UMN

by Samantha Siedow
Published October 2, 2024

The Senior Citizen Education Program (SCEP) at the University of Minnesota allows Minnesota residents age 62 or older to audit courses for free or pay a $20 administrative fee per credit, according to...

Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

UMN St. Cloud regional campus to begin instruction in 2025

by Samantha Siedow and Rachel Hoppe
Published October 2, 2024

The University of Minnesota St. Cloud CentraCare Regional Campus will begin instruction in fall 2025 with an initial cohort of 24 medical students, according to CentraCare’s website. The campus...

Faculty say the economic impact study helps quantify the good they do.

UMN faculty push for new economic impact study

by Mady Leick
Published September 29, 2024

The last economic impact study about the University of Minnesota was completed in 2017, which found the overall economic impact of the University to be $8.7 billion. The study details the total jobs...

Accessibility Toolbar