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Taymia, 2, left, and Rishi, 2, right, laugh after looking at their photos at the Como Early Learning Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19.

UMN child care centers worry for future amid falling funds

by Emily Sizen
Published November 21, 2019
Both the Como Early Learning Center and the Community Child Center primarily serve students parents.
The McDonald's located on the corner of Fourth Street Southeast and 15th Avenue Southeast is seen on Saturday, Aug. 31. The proposed development would replace Mcdonald's as well as other popular businesses such as Dinkytown Wine and Spirits.

Neighbors seek greater University involvement amid Dinkytown development

by Caitlin Anderson
Published November 21, 2019
A proposed high-density development on the Dinkytown McDonald's site helped spark conversations.
Attempted robbery and assault reported near campus

Attempted robbery and assault reported near campus

by Yves De Jesus
Published November 21, 2019
The incident is the third SAFE-U alert involving a robbery this month.
Morrill Hall as seen on Saturday, Oct. 12.

President’s sexual misconduct initiative puts focus on faculty

by Emily Sizen
Published November 21, 2019
The initiative is working to increase awareness by launching a faculty and staff campaign.
Hailee Schievelbein

Some faculty concerned as UMN changes retirement plan

by Niamh Coomey
Published November 21, 2019
Fidelity Investments will provide the mandatory retirement plan, as well as other voluntary plans starting in April 2020.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in her office on Thursday, Sept. 5.

Gabel talks UMN’s role in dealing with climate change and reconciling with University history

by Dylan Anderson
Published November 21, 2019
She also discussed Gopher football and her favorite moment after five months as president.
Students part of the Athletes Supporting Advocacy and Prevention group meet in the Bierman Athletic Building on Monday, Nov. 18. Participants have all undergone bystander training and formed the ASAP group to promote bystander intervention.

Boynton launches harassment intervention training for Greek life

by Jiang Li
Published November 21, 2019
About 200 volunteer Greek life student facilitators are informing their chapters about how to intervene in situations involving harassment.
Sean Connaughty, a University art professor, explains his proposal for adding new rice fields around Lake Hiawatha to improve water quality at the White Page gallery in South Minneapolis on Friday, Nov. 19. The lake, formerly called Rice Lake, is critical habitat for wildlife and has been deeply impaired by storm water pollution from South Minneapolis. 

Professor uses art, Indigenous knowledge to highlight local lake

by Natalie Rademacher
Published November 20, 2019
The UMN professor has collected over 6,800 pounds of trash from around Lake Hiawatha.
Hailee Schievelbein

Conversations, opinions are core to curbing climate change

by Yves De Jesus
Published November 18, 2019
UMN Extension educators are finding new ways to communicate climate change data.
Illustration by Sarah Mai

Anti-Semitic graffiti at UMN indicates larger problem

by Dylan Anderson
Published November 18, 2019
About 20 percent of Jewish students on campus reported they felt their group was respected in 2018, compared to about 42 percent in national surveys.

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