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The Metro F Line will provide new transit to the cities.

Metro F Line construction pushed to 2028

by Katrina Bailey
Published July 2, 2024

The Metro F Line construction, planned to run from downtown Minneapolis to Blaine Transit Center, has been delayed by three years with no set opening date. Metro Transit Spokesperson Drew Kerr said...

University students say the approved increase in tuition is causing stress and anxiety.

UMN students react to approved tuition increase

by Sophie Eydis
Published July 1, 2024

University of Minnesota students will see tuition costs increase up to 5.5% next year after the Board of Regents approved the annual budget at their meeting on June 13.  At the Twin Cities campus,...

The program was launched in September 2022 and received positive feedback.

UMN students say Dinkytown Alerts was a good idea, executed poorly

by Georgia Jensen
Published July 1, 2024

Since its pilot launch in September 2022, Dinkytown Alerts has informed students and community members about crimes within Dinkytown.The program is a collaboration between the University of Minnesota’s...

The band Heavy for the Hawks playing in Bryant Square Park on June 27.

Music and Movies in the Park continues through summer

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 29, 2024

Laughter filled the Minneapolis summer air as community members gathered in Bryant Square Park to hear the band Heavy for the Hawk perform on Thursday.The lead singers, Rachel Kenney and Jon Offerdahl...

Until a new name is found, the building will be referred to by its address, 216 Pillsbury.

UMN Board of Regents revokes honorary naming of Nicholson Hall

by Georgia Jensen and Tyler Church
Published June 28, 2024

The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents unanimously voted to revoke the honorary naming of Nicholson Hall during its meeting on June 13 and 14.The building home to the University’s Cultural...

MLK Program Director Alexander Hines and Associate Director Evan Johnson work to increase program impacts.

UMN MLK program serves students for 55 years

by Bianca Caputo
Published June 28, 2024

In the basement of Appleby Hall, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Program works to provide University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts students across the Twin Cities Campus with an activism-focused...

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development oversees this program to ensure it goes smoothly.

$86 million in grant money for small businesses is up for grabs

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 26, 2024

A grant program designed to support small businesses affected by civil unrest, discrimination and an aging population is accepting applications throughout the state of Minnesota. Grants given by the...

A bump stock is a rifle add-on that allows more bullets to be shot in less time.

U.S. Supreme Court overturns bump stock ban

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 26, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted a federal ban on bump stocks, a type of gun attachment allowing rifles and other semi-automatic weapons to rapid-fire rounds of ammunition. The Bureau of Alcohol,...

Books offering a certain message or opinion can no longer be removed or banned in libraries.

State law prohibiting book bans effective August 1

by Katrina Bailey
Published June 23, 2024

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill prohibiting book bans in libraries on May 17 which will take effect August 1. The law, known as the Access to Library Materials and Rights Protection, prevents public libraries,...

Hamline’s Department of Public Safety can be contacted in person, via email or by phone.

Resources for students being stalked around campus

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published June 23, 2024

At 4 a.m., a student from Hamline received a knock at the door and an email from his stalker asking to spend time with him. He would receive emails from his stalker asking when he would be at his...

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