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West Bank liaisons could improve security and livability of neighborhood

by J.D. Duggan
Published October 9, 2018
A West Bank Improvement District, similar to the Downtown Improvement District, would employ community members to keep the neighborhood cleaner and more secure.
Graduate research assistant John Brockgreitens, who is working on a test that finds bacteria in food, works in a lab on the Saint Paul Campus on Tuesday, October 2. The research was created in response to recent food borne illness outbreaks in the United States.

Researchers hope to improve food safety with new bacteria detection method

by Chuying Xie
Published October 9, 2018
The new method is faster, easier and less expensive than previous ones.
A male red-tailed hawk is released by CNC volunteers Jeff Carlson and Stacy Carlson on Saturday, Sept. 22. The hawk had been seen hitting multiple windows in Minneapolis before being admitted to the University's Raptor Center.

Raptor Center trains veterinarians from across the U.S. in wildlife rehab

by Lew Blank
Published October 8, 2018
The training, which started on Thursday, aims to save more wild animals.
A rendering of a proposed apartment building at 334 9th Street SE

Marcy-Holmes considers new residential development

by Imani Cruzen
Published October 8, 2018
Residents expressed concern the development, which will replace a single-family home, will make the neighborhood less family friendly.
Native American Studies student Claudia Iron Hawk fans herself during her traditional Native American dance class on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

A haven for Native American students: decades-old tuition waiver supports Morris students

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published October 8, 2018
The American Indian Tuition Waiver, which is still utilized today, dates back to the Morris campus's history as a boarding school.
Illustrated by Jane Borstad

UMN researchers study centuries-old star collision

by Nikki Pederson
Published October 8, 2018
A brown dwarf and white dwarf star collided in 1670.
Illustrated by Hailee Schievelbein

University creating Islamic studies program

by Jordan Willauer
Published October 8, 2018
The new University of Minnesota program will include an Islamic studies minor.
Student Representative to the Board of Regents Austin Kraft poses for a portrait outside of Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Newly-elected Board of Regents student representatives look to upcoming year

by Sunny Lim
Published October 8, 2018
New student representatives to the board were elected recently after a disputed election process.
Rod McDavis of the newly selected firm, AGB Search, addresses the senate in Mondale Hall on Thursday, Oct. 4. AGB Search will head up the University's search for a new president following Eric Kaler's resignation at the end of the 2019 academic year.

UMN Senate questions new presidential search firm

by Austen Macalus
Published October 8, 2018
The University Senate’s first meeting of the semester focused on the ongoing presidential search.
Todd Gramenz addresses the crowd at a demonstration put on by Students for a Democratic Society. The event, held on Thursday, Oct. 4 outside of Coffman Memorial Union, opposed Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Students protest ahead of Kavanaugh vote

by Emma Dill and Jordan Willauer
Published October 5, 2018
Students and community members organized against the Supreme Court nominee Wednesday and Thursday.

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