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A zero waste rug created by Winsome Goods is seen on Friday, Oct, 18. The rug saves 11 pounds of textile waste from landfills and is made from nearly all cotton and denim scraps.

UMN apparel design collaboration fosters zero-waste textile technique

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 21, 2019
A University alumna looked to current students to solve a sustainability problem at her Marcy-Holmes business.
The Murphy Warehouse Company, a property recently donated to the University, as seen on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Regents shelve sale of warehouse property

by Dylan Anderson
Published October 20, 2019
Purchased in 2015, some regents feel a sale now could send the wrong message and hinder future land acquisitions.
Wearing masks in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong, a group of demonstrators crosses the Washington Avenue bridge on Friday, Oct. 18. Marchers traversed campus in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the people of Hong Kong.

Students show up to rally for Hong Kong, counter-protest

by Gwiwon Jason Nam and Jiang Li
Published October 20, 2019
A group of approximately 100 people marched around the University campus, chanting for both civil rights and a united China.
Supporters gather in front of Northrop for the first annual National Period Day on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Alongside national rallies, UMN students stand up for menstrual equity

by Jasmine Snow
Published October 20, 2019
UMN students took part in a national movement rallying against menstrual injustice.
Hailee Schievelbein

MSA drafting bill to better identify transfer students who have committed sexual misconduct

by Samantha Hendrickson
Published October 20, 2019
The "safe transfer" bill would create an explicit transcript notation for transfer students who have committed sexual assault.
Morgan La Casse

Local officials introduce policy banning conversion therapy

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published October 20, 2019
After a statewide ban failed last legislative session, Minneapolis and St. Paul City Council members announced the policies at a rally Oct. 11.
President of Students for Justice in Palestine Malak Shahin speaks about divestment efforts to a group at the La Raza Student Cultural Center in Coffman Union on Wednesday, Feb. 28 2018.

National SJP conference hosted at UMN faces backlash from pro-Israel groups

by Farrah Mina
Published October 20, 2019
Pro-Israel groups launched campaigns calling on University administration to condemn or cancel the conference that will be held in November.
Lauren Meyers works in the O. Meredith Wilson Library on Friday, Oct. 18. Meyers criticizes the use of the Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Arabic, seen on the table, due to Wehr's role in the Nazi party in the 1940's.

UMN Arabic department works to address history of Arabic-English dictionary

by Farrah Mina
Published October 20, 2019
The Arabic department is discussing ways to address the Nazi background of an Arabic-English dictionary that has been required for Arabic classes at the University for years.
Minneapolis City Councilman Abdi Warsame sits for an interview at his office in City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 17. The first Somali-American elected to the council, Warsame has headed multiple initiatives aimed at addressing issues of jobs, housing, safety and community development.

Abdi Warsame’s stature in Cedar-Riverside and beyond

by Mohamed Ibrahim
Published October 20, 2019
The West Bank City Council member hopes a mixed-use development will fulfill many of his constituents' needs.
Two robberies reported near UMN campus

Two robberies reported near UMN campus

by Emily Sizen
Published October 19, 2019
The robberies are possibly related, according to an all-campus alert.

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