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City policy could help displaced renters find new homes

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published November 13, 2019
The ordinance, introduced last week, would provide financial assistance to tenants displaced at no fault of their own.
Sexual assault reported in Marcy-Holmes

Sexual assault reported in Marcy-Holmes

by Jasmine Snow
Published November 12, 2019
The victim described the suspects as two males with a heavy build.

Suicide rates in Minnesota have increased in recent years, according to UMN report

by Gwiwon Jason Nam
Published November 12, 2019
Deaths by suicide increased by 56 percent from 2000 to 2017, compared to the national average of a 35 percent increase.
Cre.Ture Crew performs during the Hmong New Year event at the St. Paul Student Center on Friday, Nov. 8. The majority of the group’s performers are high school students. 

Hmong women student group celebrates, challenges tradition with New Year celebration

by Farrah Mina
Published November 11, 2019
Viivncaus, a UMN Hmong women student group, hosted a Hmong New Year celebration on Friday.
Hailee Schievelbein

UMN researchers help prevent spread of deadly pig disease to the U.S

by Natalie Cierzan
Published November 11, 2019
Researchers will test a virus similar to African Swine Fever to figure out different ways to tackle the disease.
A cyclist rides down 5th Street Southeast in Dinkytown on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Safety app offers solutions for concerned campus-area residents

by Taylor Schroeder
Published November 11, 2019
ClutchSOS, created by a University of Minnesota graduate, provides a network of security for students traveling alone.
Currie Park is seen on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Minneapolis. The park is now host to a customized syringe drop box that the city began installing on Nov. 1, 2019 as a response to the opioid crisis.

Minneapolis installs public syringe boxes across city

by Brooke Sheehy
Published November 11, 2019
Among nine other locations, Minneapolis’ Currie Park in Cedar-Riverside will have a designated box.
Project manager Jenna Burgett, left, and chief engineer Kyle Houser, right, discuss their process of creating and designing SOCRATES in a lab in Tate Hall on Friday, Nov. 8. SOCRATES, which NASA launched into space on Saturday, Nov. 2, is expected to begin orbiting the earth in January of 2020.

First UMN small satellite now in space

by Jiang Li
Published November 11, 2019
SOCRATES, launched into space by NASA, uses X-ray sensors for navigation and will collect data related to accelerations in sun flares.
Professor Ellan Tadmor, who sits back right, listens to students present their findings to the class science court on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

University professor Ellad Tadmor is using science to fight polarization

by Niamh Coomey
Published November 11, 2019
Tadmor, an Aerospace Engineering professor, is in his second year of teaching 'Science Court,' a course intended to encourage discussion about controversial issues.
The Metro Green Line pulls into the East Bank Station on Saturday, Nov. 9.

MSA pushes to expand free light rail stops for students

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published November 11, 2019
The undergraduate student government is garnering support for more University's Zone Pass stops, which currently include the West Bank, East Bank and Stadium Village stations.

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