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Professor John S. Wright, center, speaks during the Luminaries Lecture Series in Africana Studies at Northrop Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Lecture illustrates University’s ties to slavery

by Dylan Anderson
Published November 18, 2019
The African American and African Studies Department has aspired to have the lecture series since it was founded 50 years ago.
White Coats for Black Lives members pose for a portrait outside of Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower on Thursday, Nov. 14. WCBL is a medical student group working to overcome racial bias in medicine. 

UMN student group enters fight to combat racism in medicine

by Jasmine Snow
Published November 18, 2019
White Coats for Black Lives aims to diversify curriculum.
Sumaya Noor, left, and Fahima Osman, right, pose for a portrait outside of the University Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Nov. 16. Noor and Osman initiated a women’s only fitness project after their project discovered many Somali women do not exercise due to a lack of available spaces. 

UMN students collaborate with RecWell to pilot women-only gym space

by Farrah Mina
Published November 18, 2019
Undergraduate students collaborated with the University Recreation and Wellness Center in order to create a comfortable space for women to exercise.
A distribution tunnel dug during the construction of the original building at the beginning of the twentieth century remains beneath the Main Energy Plant on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Meet the Main Energy Plant: a hidden world reducing University emissions

by Natalie Rademacher
Published November 18, 2019
The University produces heat and electricity on campus, allowing for more creative sustainable practices.
The entrance to Positive Vibes Nutrition's new Dinkytown location as seen on Friday, Nov. 15.

Healthy shakes coming to Dinkytown

by Caitlin Anderson
Published November 18, 2019
Positive Vibes Nutrition owners say the establishment will bring more healthy options to Dinkytown.
Second year graduate student Hannah Holst performs an experiment in Kolthoff Hall on Friday, Nov. 16. The Race Research Group received its first research grant in October of 2019.

By studying chemical reactions, researchers aim to support other scientists

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 17, 2019
The research focuses on chemistry building blocks that apply to many different areas of chemistry, including drugs.
Anjali Oleksy, a sophomore at the university, poses for a portrait during the campus conversation, “Our University History: Understand, Acknowledge, Engage” in Coffman Union on Thursday Nov. 14.

Faculty, staff and students discuss moving forward on reckoning with University’s past

by Niamh Coomey
Published November 17, 2019
An event hosted in Coffman Union on Thursday created a space for discussion about how to educate on the University's institutional history.
Midday robbery reported in Marcy-Holmes

Midday robbery reported in Marcy-Holmes

by Caitlin Anderson
Published November 15, 2019
The robbery, which occurred on Friday afternoon, is the second SAFE-U alert on a robbery sent out in November.
Illustrated by Jane Borstad.

UMN panel addresses white supremacist myth

by Jasmine Snow
Published November 15, 2019
The "Great Replacement" myth is credited with some recent extreme acts of violence.
Head coach P.J. Fleck observes the game at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Gophers defeated Penn State 31-26 to bring their record to 9-0. A first since 1904.

It’s official: Fleck signed through 2026 season

by Dylan Anderson
Published November 14, 2019
The deal looks to keep the football coach around long term amidst a 9-0 season.

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