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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar addresses an audience at Ilhan Omar 2020 Reelection Kickoff: “Send Her Back to Congress” at Aria on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (Nur B. Adam / Minnesota Daily)

Ilhan Omar on Minneapolis after George Floyd protests, criminal justice reform

by Madeline Deninger
Published July 16, 2020
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar recently spoke with the Minnesota Daily more than a month since the killing of George Floyd.
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A dining area inside the Carlson School of Management sits empty.

University looks to extend food service contract with Aramark

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 16, 2020
The proposal extends Aramark’s contract with the University for an additional year, citing the economic impact of the pandemic.
Mohammed Aliyu (left) and Henok Gemeda (right) style customers' hair at K Signature Slice Barber Shop on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Monday, July 13.

Black-owned barbershop to open in Dinkytown

by Caitlin Anderson
Published July 15, 2020
After moving to the U.S. from Nigeria to pursue his passion for cutting hair, Mohammed or "Kuta" Aliyu is opening his second Minneapolis shop in Dinkytown.
According to the Minnesota Medical Association, 70–80% of people up to the age of 18 have forgone regularly scheduled check-ups and vaccinations since the pandemic began.

The public health costs of returning to campus

by Nat Jacobwith
Published July 15, 2020
As students prepare to return to campus, some worry about other potential health risks besides the novel coronavirus.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

Trump administration repeals ruling barring international students from taking entirely virtual courses

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 14, 2020
The University of Minnesota supported a lawsuit against the ICE directive.
Minneapolis City Council meets in the council chambers at Minneapolis City Hall on Jan. 16, 2017.

What does changing the Minneapolis city charter mean for public safety?

by Madeline Deninger
Published July 13, 2020
The City Council approved a resolution last month that would allow the city to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, but the movement still has a long way to go.
The current exterior of Morrill Hall on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus on Friday, July 3, 2020.

Over 150 years ago, tribal land revived the University. Now, American Indian leaders, students and faculty want this history addressed

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 11, 2020
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council published resolutions demanding the University work with Tribal Nations to acknowledge and remedy the historic exploitation of American Indians.
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

University works to create standardized sexual assault policies

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published July 11, 2020
A proposed carve-out policy would keep tenured faculty from appealing sexual misconduct cases to access a higher standard of proof.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN campus crime update: Cedar-Riverside sees significant decrease in crime

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 11, 2020
Southeast Como and Prospect Park have faced an increase in crime compared to last year.
Photo by Miranda Edwardson

University under fire for treatment of sacred Indigenous garden, caretaker

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 10, 2020
When Cânté Sütá Francis Bettelyoun, the caretaker of the Native American Medicine Garden, did not get his contract renewed, many saw it as an attempt to erase Indigenous knowledge.

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