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Tartan High School Genders Sexuality Alliance member Gabe Marcotte speaks during Skyview Middle School's meeting with UMN social studies education associate professor J.B. Mayo at Tartan High School on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. The meeting educated teachers how to use language properly when speaking about gender and sexuality.

UMN professor helps include LGBTQ history into public school curriculum

by Raju Chaduvula
Published February 16, 2017
J.B. Mayo has been advocating the inclusion of LGBTQ history in public schools since 2009.
Minneapolis officials push to relax housing codes for UMN greek life

Minneapolis officials push to relax housing codes for UMN greek life

by Mike Hendrickson
Published February 15, 2017
The change would allow greek houses to be built as tall as four stories and cut resident limits.

UMN professors boycott academic conferences in response to Trump travel ban

by Bella Dally-Steele
Published February 14, 2017
Over 6,400 academics have signed the letter boycotting academic conferences, 14 of which are from the University of Minnesota.
Instructor Hyeryung Hwang helps a student during a group discussion in a University writing class in Lind Hall.

UMN officials consider shortening deadline for incomplete work

by Rilyn Eischens
Published February 14, 2017
Faculty and administrators are discussing revising the school’s policy for incomplete work.
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges speaks at the groundbreaking event for the Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center on Oct. 29, 2016. The center will work to help community members, many of whom are East African immigrants, find jobs.

Immigrants are a vital part of Minnesota’s labor force, report says

by Raj Chaduvula
Published February 13, 2017
The Humphrey School study said that the state needs to invest resources into increasing skills for immigrant work.
Sophomore Tom Wyatt-Yerka poses a question to Director of Undergraduate Student Initiatives LeeAnn Melin about the undergraduate advising process during the MSA meeting in the Molecular and Cellular Biology building on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

MSA passes resolution supporting addition of a fall break

by David Clarey
Published February 13, 2017
The one-day break faces challenges over the state fair and maintaining minimum instructional days.
Somali refugee Hodan Mursal, right, works with members of the Refugee Resettlement Program to complete paperwork to formally settle her into her new home in South Minneapolis on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.

‘I thought I had lost everything’: Minnesota’s Somali community faces uncertainty with travel ban

by Ryan Faircloth and Raju Chaduvula
Published February 13, 2017
Despite the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court ruling last week, community leaders have been left scrambling to address residents' fears.
University of Minnesota Regent Laura Brod speaks about a proposal put forth by regent Michael Hsu regarding the salaries of high paid falculty during the board of regents meeting in the Mcnamara Alumni Center on Thursday morning.

Board of Regents discuss sex assault prevent in athletics; approve health center building

by Kevin Beckman
Published February 13, 2017
Athletics Director Mark Coyle updated regents Friday on changes the department will make.
The University's Board of Regents talk at a meeting on June 10, 2016. Regents voted 8-1 Thursday to approve the contract of head football coach P.J. Fleck.

Board of Regents don’t see eye-to-eye on approval of coaching contracts

by Kevin Beckman
Published February 13, 2017
A new proposal would give the University president the final say in Gophers coaching contracts.

UMN doctors, veterinarians take on antibiotic resistance

by Olivia Johnson
Published February 11, 2017
A new group is working on gathering data on how antibiotics are used in Minnesota.

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