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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Friday, June 13, 2020. (Minnesota Daily / Jasmin Kemp)

Minnesota House advances UMN infrastructure projects

by Madeline Deninger
Published July 18, 2020
The House's bonding bill, including $75 million for the University, will require a three-fifths majority to pass.
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

Graduate and professional students facing greater disparities due to COVID-19

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 18, 2020
From surveying five peer institutions, the GradSERU found disparities in graduate and professional students’ experiences during COVID-19.
University contends with lack of diversity, racism in residential halls

University contends with lack of diversity, racism in residential halls

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 18, 2020
Residents and community advisors say tense and sometimes hostile situations were present for students of color.
Ralph Rapson Hall, home to the University of Minnesota’s architecture program, seen located on Church Street Southeast on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. 

School of Architecture works to address racial and spatial justice

by Katelyn Vue
Published July 17, 2020
Students and faculty in the School of Architecture are working to make the curriculum and spaces they design more equitable.
Illustration by Sarah Mai

Left out of CARES Act funding, DACA students may face more financial hardship

by Jasmine Snow
Published July 17, 2020
Some experts say the U.S. Department of Education's interpretation of the CARES Act language is more restrictive than what Congress intended.
The Medical School, the School of Dentistry and several graduate degrees in the College of Science and Engineering have special circumstances that exclude them from the tuition freeze for the 2020-21 academic year.

A closer look at the programs excluded from the 2020-21 tuition freeze

by Abbey Machtig
Published July 16, 2020
The programs include the Medical School, School of Dentistry and three graduate degrees in the College of Science and Engineering.
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.

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