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Violent crime down in Marcy-Holmes, property crimes continue to decline

by J.D. Duggan
Published February 20, 2020
A homicide and attempted kidnapping were also reported in the last week.
Rapson Hall, home of the College of Design, on the University's Minneapolis campus on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. 

College of Design awarded for diversity, inclusion projects

by Abbey Machtig
Published February 20, 2020
Professors from the School of Architecture received awards for their work focusing on bringing diversity to the classroom and community.
Student Worker Bailey Krolnika sorts through organics recycling from a University residence hall at Como recycling center on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Organics recycling roll-out hits halfway mark on UMN campus

by Becca Most
Published February 20, 2020
Approximately three years into the initiative, 85 Twin Cities campus buildings have organics recycling.
Kids enter the Brian Coyle Community Center on June 15, 2017.

Improvements delayed on Cedar-Riverside’s community center

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 20, 2020
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will apply for funding in the 2021 legislative session after plans were delayed.
The Como Congregational Church stands amid freshly-fallen snow on Monday, Feb. 17.  The historic site faces the potential of being developed into an apartment building.

Development could replace historic Como church

by Caitlin Anderson
Published February 20, 2020
The historic Como Congregational Church would be demolished if plans for a residential development are approved.
M Health program aims to reduce food insecurity among cardiac patients

M Health program aims to reduce food insecurity among cardiac patients

by Natalie Cierzan
Published February 20, 2020
The program used a food insecurity screening process to offer resources to patients.
Panelists John Wright, left, and Abdul Omari discuss the “This Free North” documentary at Northrop Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The event included a documentary premiere and a discussion about black history at the University of Minnesota.

UMN celebrates black history on campus with film, panel

by Jasmine Snow
Published February 20, 2020
The University's African American and African Studies Department is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses an audience in Cowles Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The event centered around her “Pathway to Peace,” a package of seven bills which aim to reorient U.S. foreign policy.

Ilhan Omar stops at UMN to discuss foreign policy plans

by Yves De Jesus
Published February 19, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar and human rights experts at an event on Tuesday discussed how the U.S. sets precedent in foreign policy.
From right, Oral Historian Myrl Beam, Tretter Collection Curator Rachel Mattson and Project Assistant Myra Billund-Phibbs converse in the Tretter Collection offices on Tuesday, Feb. 18. With Audio Producer Cassius Adair (not pictured) they are working to produce a podcast which aims to share trans activist histories, drawing on interviews obtained for the University of Minnesota’s Tretter Tansgender Oral History Project. 

Transcribing queer history: UMN Tretter Collection creates new podcast

by Becca Most
Published February 19, 2020
Using footage collected from the University’s transgender oral history project, a new podcast hopes to share trans stories in activists’ own words.
Attempted kidnapping reported in Marcy-Holmes

Attempted kidnapping reported in Marcy-Holmes

by Dylan Miettinen
Published February 18, 2020
The suspect attempted to push the victim into the backseat of a car near Sixth Street Southeast and 10th Avenue Southeast onTuesday morning.

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