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Bill Dane, attorney at Student Legal Services, poses for a portrait in Van Cleve Park in Minneapolis on Monday, June 1. Dane said his workload recently increased as more students need to settle legal disputes.

Students face challenges to ending lease during COVID-19

by Katelyn Vue
Published June 3, 2020
Maddy Riemenschneider, a frontline COVID-19 worker, tried to terminate her lease for fear of spreading the disease to roommates, but has been unable to. Other student tenants are in the same situation.
Protesters cheer as SWAT officers leave the intersection of Southeast 4th Street and 15th Avenue Southeast just after 8 p.m. on Monday, June 1. Several people were arrested during a mostly student-led demonstration halting traffic at the intersection.

Five arrested after Dinkytown protest Monday night

by Audrey Kennedy
Published June 3, 2020
At least two were charged with misdemeanors for unlawful assembly.
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

More than 1,000 researchers resume work as Twin Cities campus begins to reopen

by Abbey Machtig
Published June 2, 2020
Researchers must follow guidelines set by individual colleges and departments to continue working.

Around 1,000 researchers resume work as Twin Cities campus begins to reopen

by Abbey Machtig
Published June 2, 2020
Researchers must follow guidelines set by individual colleges and departments in order to continue working
Athletic Director Mark Coyle addresses the Board of Regents in regards to a contract extension signed by head football coach P.J. Fleck at the McNamara Alumni Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The deal, signed by Fleck last week, extends his contract through the 2026 season and will increase his base salary to $4.6 million.

Gopher athletes and coaches respond to George Floyd’s killing, protests via social media

by Paul Hodowanic
Published June 2, 2020
Some members of the University of Minnesota athletics community have marched in the protests or made supply donations..
UMN researchers’ graph could find COVID-19 treatments

UMN researchers’ graph could find COVID-19 treatments

by Natalie Cierzan
Published June 2, 2020
The goal of the knowledge graph is to narrow the list of drugs that could treat COVID-19.
Jackson Hampton, right, works near the Hi-Lake Shopping Center in East Lake Street, just a few blocks from the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct, to help clear debris from the burned-down businesses on Sunday, May 31.

UMN students show up to help Minneapolis recover, rebuild after protests

by Yves De Jesus
Published June 2, 2020
From cleaning up the debris of burned buildings to donating groceries and other goods for riot-affected communities, students are lending a hand.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during the United Black Legislative Caucus at the Brian Coyle Center in Cedar-Riverside on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.

Walz taps Attorney General Keith Ellison to lead case on George Floyd’s killing

by Natalie Rademacher
Published June 1, 2020
The governor said that some Minnesotans do not believe that justice has been served in the case of George Floyd's death.
Bar Luchador sits closed on Washington Ave in Stadium Village on Friday, May 29. (Audrey Rauth / Minnesota Daily)

Bar Luchador closes after nearly five years in Stadium Village

by Caitlin Anderson
Published June 1, 2020
Employees and patrons say ‘Luch’ was more than a restaurant, it was like a place for family.
Student demonstrators gather outside of Northrup Auditorium on Friday, May 29 to protest the killing of George Floyd and the Minneapolis Police Department. Chalk marks were drawn 6-feet apart to help the crowd with social distancing.

UMN students continue organizing, demonstrating over Floyd killing

by Audrey Kennedy, Hana Ikramuddin, Jasmine Snow, and Yves De Jesus
Published May 31, 2020
Students protesting peacefully were met by police while marching to different locations on campus from Northrop Plaza.

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