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Representative Ilhan Omar announced her endorsement for Mohamud Noor in his run for Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Currie Park in Minneapolis. Omar spoke harshly of current Ward 6 City Council Member Abdi Warsame during her speech, saying that Noor would be more present in the community.

Rep. Ilhan Omar uses legislative offseason to influence city elections, connect with constituents

by Michael Achterling
Published October 11, 2017
Omar has been a vocal supporter of state Rep. Raymond Dehn in the Minneapolis mayoral race.
The main entrance to the 17th Avenue Residence Hall as seen Tuesday night.

UMPD officer reports being assaulted outside residence hall

by Madeline Deninger
Published October 11, 2017
The officer was spit on by an 18-year-old male who was reportedly drunk, loud and belligerent.
Sofia Mulholland Cerkvenik, president of the Latino International Student Association, left, and Carlos Perez pose for portraits outside of Appleby Hall where the association held a fundraising event.

Natural disasters impact students on campus, spurring relief efforts

by Cleo Krejci
Published October 11, 2017
After hurricanes and an earthquake, students with ties to affected areas fundraise to help.
President Eric Kaler fields questions from the Minnesota Daily in his office in Morrill Hall on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Kaler recommends 15 percent nonresident, non-reciprocity tuition hike

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 10, 2017
The 15 percent tuition hike for nonresident, non-reciprocity students will be discussed at the upcoming UMN Board of Regents meeting Thursday.

New program tackles food insecurity on campus

by Max Chao
Published October 10, 2017
Students can donate unused guest swipes to others with less food access.
Secretary of the Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Yengcha Lee, teaches Social Chair of the Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Zachary Keo, how to make tea at Bruininks Hall on Friday, Oct. 6. This was a tea ceremony event between the Pi Delta Psi Fraternity and the Japanese Student Association.

Spreading cultural awareness through tea

by Kayla Song
Published October 9, 2017
Pi Delta Psi and JSA held a joint tea ceremony last Friday to inform and educate students.
A paper plate reading "Mesa Pizza Stadium Village is permanently closed" hangs taped to the door of the Stadium Village Mesa Pizza location on Sunday.

Mesa Pizza in Stadium Villages closes

by Madeline Deninger
Published October 9, 2017
The business's Facebook page announced the closure on Tuesday.
Brooks Jackson, vice president for Health Sciences and dean of the UMN Medical School, discuses long-term goals for health sciences facility upgrades at a Board of Regents meeting on July 8, 2015.

UMN Medical School dean eyed for University of Iowa job

by Kayla Song
Published October 9, 2017
The University of Minnesota Dean of Medical School is one of two finalists for the position.
Doctoral student in Fisheries and Aquatic Biology Isaiah Tolo cleans out a carp for dissection in the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Tolo is one of the primary researchers studying the recent koi herpes virus outbreak in Minnesota lakes.

U researchers look to harness fish virus in fight against invasive carp

by Carter Blochwitz
Published October 9, 2017
Researchers seek to use the virus for statewide bio-control of the unwanted fish.
Students constructed the majority of the EOS II, the car University students are driving in this year's World Solar Challenge.

University solar car builders race across Outback this week

by Helen Sabrowsky
Published October 9, 2017
Members of the University's Solar Vehicle Project team seek to build as much of the car as they can, from the vehicle's motors to its battery protection.

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