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Senior Megan Olson poses for a portrait at the Minnesota Daily office on Thursday, Jan. 23.  If her campaign for Minnesota House Seat 57A is successful, Olson hopes to use her position to give back to the Apple Valley schools to which she credits her academic success.

UMN senior Megan Olson to run as Republican for state House seat

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published January 29, 2020
Olson is one of multiple current and former students to make a bid for a seat at the Legislature this year.
Attendees hoist protest signs at an event opposing India's recent passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Minnesota State Capitol Building on Sunday, Jan. 26. This legislation offers Indian citizenship to refugees of several religious groups, but does not apply to Muslims, despite their making up nearly 15% of the Indian population.

India’s Citizenship Act met with anger, protest in St. Paul

by Jiang Li
Published January 27, 2020
The act allows religious minorities, except Muslims, to seek freedom from religious persecution in India.
A Minnesota Daily analysis of Dinkytown food businesses found all shops are up to code, with the exception of a few new restaurants who have not yet received an annual check-up. Minneapolis' new Health Inspection Lookup Tool allows anyone to look up detailed inspection reports.

Dinkytown restaurants are good to go, according to new city inspections tool

by Yves De Jesus
Published January 27, 2020
The Health Inspection Lookup Tool went up earlier this month.
Melissa Kenney, Associate Director of Knowledge Initiatives, poses for a portrait in her home on Sunday, Jan. 26. Kenney's work focuses on decision making and how that impacts viewpoints on policies.

University governance examines the needs of non-tenure track faculty

by Niamh Coomey
Published January 27, 2020
A key theme being discussed is representation among non-tenured faculty.
Professor Marcel Castro Sitiriche address the UMN Global Convergence Lab class in Puerto Rico. Courtesy of the Community Resiliency Blog 2020.

UMN students impacted by Puerto Rico earthquakes

by Jasmine Snow
Published January 27, 2020
The University's Convergence Lab was in Puerto Rico during the recent earthquakes.
Minnesota Student Association President Jael Kerandi poses for a portrait in the Carlson School of Management on Wednesday Jan. 22.

New MSA president assumes role midterm, discusses student government advocacy plans

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published January 27, 2020
Jael Kerandi said she hopes to empower other young women in politics and policy.
Vic Thorstenson, president of the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, speaks at an inaugural safety committee meeting at First Congregational Church on Monday, Nov. 11. 

Following a year of heightened crime, Marcy-Holmes looks forward

by J.D. Duggan
Published January 27, 2020
Lighting and communication remain major concerns for the community.
President Joan Gabel fields questions in her office in Morrill Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Gabel talks tuition, mental health, crime near campus

by Cleo Krejci
Published January 27, 2020
The Minnesota Daily interviewed President Joan Gabel last week.
Crowds gather on the lawn in front of the Minnesota State Capitol Building on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. The Global Climate Strike is a national movement led by youth organizers in protest of current environmental policies.

The University of Minnesota should do more for the climate, student group says

by Mohamed Ibrahim and Jasmine Snow
Published January 27, 2020
University of Minnesota Climate Strike met with legislators and the Office of Investment and Banking to demand climate action.
"Economic disruption" needed for men to consider taking female-dominated jobs, U research finds

“Economic disruption” needed for men to consider taking female-dominated jobs, U research finds

by Farrah Mina
Published January 27, 2020
Although the number of traditionally female-dominated jobs is increasing, men aren't taking them.

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