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UMN class collaborates on streetcar project

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published March 6, 2019
After a mid-semester review next week, the undergraduate architecture class will moving into its second phase focused on collaboration.
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood as seen on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.

Federal tax incentive program may affect Cedar-Riverside

by Miguel Octavio
Published March 6, 2019
The Opportunity Zones program aims to encourage long-term growth in low-income communities, but efforts have been met with fears of gentrification.
A police car patrols University Avenue near TCF Bank Stadium on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

Two women harassed near East Bank campus

by Niamh Coomey
Published March 5, 2019
The victims reported harassment by a group of young males on Sunday night.
Biology junior Nyanna Wright does her hair for a job interview on Monday, March 4 at her house in Como. Wright said she intentionally slicks back her natural hair for job interviews to avoid bias.

UMN students battle hair bias as they seek jobs

by Farrah Mina
Published March 5, 2019
Some University of Minnesota students are conscious about hair bias, or negative perceptions of textured hair.

COGS and PSG see more initiative collaboration

by Kait Ecker
Published March 5, 2019
The Council of Graduate Students and the Professional Student Governments are collaborating on some projects while staying separate on others.

UMN students, faculty receive grant for human rights research

by Norah Kleven
Published March 5, 2019
The research will be used to aid policy recommendations for national and international governments
Southwestern Advantage President Dan Moore gives a presentation on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Courtyard Marriott hotel on West Bank. Southwestern Advantage is a direct sales company that helps college students start their own business selling educational books door to door.

Southwestern Advantage stirs controversy on campus

by Audrey Kennedy
Published March 4, 2019
Further complaints to the University could lead to their removal from campus.
Passersby walk next to Coffman Memorial Union on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

Kaler calls for renaming Coffman, other buildings

by Austen Macalus
Published March 4, 2019
University President Eric Kaler recommended renaming four buildings on campus, but students’ views on the issue are varied.
A Campus Circulator makes its way around campus on Feb. 28, 2019 in Minneapolis. Students have made complaints about the efficiency of University buses, noting poor timing leading to jam packed or empty buses. 

Cramped, crowded, delayed: adverse weather hinders UMN transportation

by Niamh Coomey
Published March 4, 2019
Students have complained to the Minnesota Student Association about delayed and overcrowded campus buses.
The feet washing station in Coffman Memorial Union on Feb. 19. The University opened the stations to better meet the needs of Muslim students who need to wash their feet several times each day and keep them from washing in the sinks of restrooms.

New campus wash stations struggle to get student approval

by Jake Steinberg
Published March 4, 2019
Spaces made to accommodate Muslim students have proven to be ineffective and unpopular.

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