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Osman Mohamed Ali stands in front of a traditional nomad somali hut and homestead at the Somali Museum of Minnesota on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Minneapolis.

For Somali Museum, expansion hinges on state funding

by Ryan Faircloth
Published April 17, 2017
A bill sponsored by Rep. Ilhan Omar would help the Somali Museum of Minnesota expand programs and exhibits.
University students get on and off the campus connector bus on Tuesday.  On December 7, 2017, the campus connectors, along with other metro transit buses, will resume bus service on Washington Avenue for the first time since May 2011.

Minnesota is least stressed state — well, kind of

by Olivia Johnson
Published April 17, 2017
Though the state was recently ranked “least-stressed” in the U.S., experts say it’s based on incomplete data.

Group for UMN grad students with disabilities gets funding

by David Clarey
Published April 17, 2017
The new group received $2,500 in funding and now hopes to provide grad-level disability accommodations.
Rep. Raymond Dehn walks in to speak to students on April 13, 2017 in Kolthoff Hall. Dehn is running for mayor of Minneapolis.

Mayoral candidate Raymond Dehn is trying to get students to vote. Will it work?

by Mike Hendrickson
Published April 17, 2017
State Rep. Raymond Dehn wants to follow Ilhan Omar's lead and engage student voters.
Cars drive down I-94 under the 27th Ave SE bridge early on Tuesday morning. Proposed plans include increased access to the interstate with an access point in Prospect Park.

UMN plan will cut rates for campus night parking

by Natalie Rademacher
Published April 17, 2017
The new overnight parking rate will be $1 per hour, capping at $6
Kaylin Fernandez and Nassisse Geleta pose for a portrait on Saturday, April 8, 2017. The two are starting a living learning community at the University for first and second-year black women at the University.

UMN living learning community for black women to open

by Cindy Simba
Published April 17, 2017
Two University of Minnesota students are working to create the group.
An image of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs from October 2016.

Humphrey School launches new online social science collection

by Max Chao
Published April 17, 2017
Civios is a multimedia resource launched by the school to engage the public and policy-makers about social science research
Mechanical engineering student Kenny Hubbell poses in an escape room he constructed at Puzzleworks on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in St. Paul.

UMN student applies engineering skills to St. Paul escape room

by Samir Ferdowsi
Published April 13, 2017
Escape room PuzzleWorks opened in St. Paul in March.
University of Minnesota mentor Zainab Mohamed works on algebra homework with a group of high school students on April 5, 2017 at the University's Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center in Minneapolis.

Without funds, UMN program that helps underserved kids could suffer

by Rilyn Eischens
Published April 13, 2017
The program’s $527,892 grant will run out this summer.
Security monitor Will Burnton receives a request for an escort on his two-way radio while walking across the Washington Avenue bridge during his shift on April 17, 2014.

For UMN student security monitors, bridge crises bring anxiety

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published April 13, 2017
Security monitors are often tasked with suicide prevention on the Washington Avenue Bridge.

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