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Newly-elected Minnesota Daily leadership, Cleo Krejci, left, and Kyle Stumpf.

Minnesota Daily Board announces next year’s leadership

by Dylan Miettinen
Published March 29, 2019
Cleo Krejci will assume the editor in chief position and Kyle Stumpf will be the business operations officer starting in May.

‘In the Dark’ podcast creators visit UMN, discuss racial bias

by Kait Ecker
Published March 29, 2019
Reporters from the podcast "In the Dark" spoke about the case of Curtis Flowers and the presence of racial bias in jury selection.

UMN-Crookston adopts test-optional admissions model

by Jake Steinberg
Published March 29, 2019
In a bid to garner more applicants, Crookston becomes first University of Minnesota campus to make test scores optional.
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.

In aftermath of Christchurch shooting, local Muslims experience fear, support

by Emma Dill and Imani Cruzen
Published March 28, 2019
A shooting at a New Zealand mosque that killed 50 people sparked fear of Islamophobia among Muslims on campus and in Cedar-Riverside.
Illustrated by Abby Adamski.

UMN pediatric residents could see increased mental health training

by Isabella Murray
Published March 28, 2019
Bills moving through the Legislature could fund training for the residents as state needs increase.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse.

Survey finds majority of Americans believe race should not be factor in college admissions

by Dylan Miettinen
Published March 28, 2019
A Pew Research Center survey found 73 percent of Americans believe race should not be considered in college or university admissions.
The Minnesota State Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 18.

House higher education budget targets double Walz’s recommendations

by Isabella Murray
Published March 28, 2019
DFL lawmakers proposed higher education targets of around $300 million Monday.
Student Body President Mina Kian, left, and Vice President Jael Kerandi pose for a portrait on Monday, March 25 outside of Lind Hall on East Bank. The newly elected pair aim to advocate for increased student wages on campus, enhance campus safety resources and go against tuition increases during their time in leadership at the University.

New student government leadership lay out goals

by Niamh Coomey
Published March 28, 2019
Mina Kian and Jael Kerandi recently sat down with the Minnesota Daily to discuss dining contract, advocacy and goals.
A 3D printer that is being worked on sits on a table on Monday, March 25 at the Anderson Student Innovation Labs in the Mechanical Engineering Building on East Bank. The lab is a "makerspace," which is a space that encourages hands-on learning by providing students tools and equipment.

MSA pushes for accessible makerspaces

by Niamh Coomey
Published March 28, 2019
Makerspaces are workshops where students can use tools and equipment to build projects and encourage hands-on learning
A frozen colony of bumblebees sits on a table in Dr. Vera Krischik's lab in Hodson Hall on Tuesday, March 26. The queen bee is seen on top, marked with a green dot. Bumblebee queens are solely responsible for starting a colony, making them more susceptible to the affects of pesticides like neonicotinoids.

Minnesota’s buzzin’ about bees

by Natalie Rademacher
Published March 28, 2019
A look at some of the pollinator conservation efforts going on around the state right now.

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