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Nuredin Dahir works on lighting LED lights at the Ka Joog mentorship program in the Riverside Mall on Nov. 5, 2016. Ka Joog, a non-profit aimed at helping Somali youth, started the mentorship program in March and collaborates with University mentors to teach kids about STEM fields.

Cedar-Riverside groups receive federal funding to combat extremism

by Raju Chaduvula
Published January 26, 2017
The Building Community Resilience program awarded money to Heartland Democracy and Ka Joog.
Brian Burnett, Julie Tonneson and University President Eric Kaler present to the House of Representitives' higher education committee about the University's impact on Minnesota at the State Office Building on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017.

Some lawmakers say UMN budget request reflects wants, not needs

by Ryan Faircloth
Published January 26, 2017
At a Tuesday House higher education committee meeting some legislators questioned the school’s spending priorities.
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle discusses recent events such as the football team's boycott and new football coach on Jan. 23, 2017 at TCF Bank Stadium.

AD Mark Coyle discusses fallout from football sex assault scandal

by Mike Hendrickson
Published January 26, 2017
In his fourth Q&A with the Daily, Mark Coyle talked about recent controversy surrounding the football team and the firing of Tracy Claeys.
Employee Will Harris carries a pot of coffee while Dean Schieve reads the paper and wife Mary scrolls through her phone in Al's Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 25, 2017. Dean said he's been coming to Al's since he was a student in 1987. "I like the ambience and the people," he said. "It's a pretty cool place to come and read the paper."

At Al’s Breakfast: New owners, same ol’ breakfast traditions

by Andrew Heiser
Published January 26, 2017
A former University of Minnesota student, Alison Kirwin, and Doug Grina are now co-owners of the six-decade-old Dinkytown mainstay.
A woman bikes past the witch's tower on southeast Orlin avenue  Tuesday Afternoon. Although about half of the neighborhood is made up of students, currently no student is part of the Prospect Park Association.

For city officials, $4 million project in Prospect Park is worth cost

by Mike Hendrickson
Published January 25, 2017
The public works effort could transform a span in the neighborhood from its state of disrepair.
A shopper walks through a strip of stores on Tuesday Jan. 24. at Village Market in Minneapolis.

New mall for Somali residents proposed in Philips neighborhood

by Raju Chaduvula
Published January 25, 2017
Tenants of an existing Somali mall say the building has had poor management for years.

Federal guidelines may help adjuncts receive unemployment benefits between terms

by Rilyn Eischens
Published January 25, 2017
State government officials say they aren’t concerned about additional costs as a result.
Gov. Mark Dayton addresses the state's budget for the next biennium and how he plans to use the $1.9 billion surplus at the Capitol on Friday.

Gov. Dayton recommends $96.8 million for U initiatives

by Max Chao
Published January 25, 2017
The University requested $147.2 million for the initiatives in its biennial budget request to state lawmakers.

Delta Chi fraternity to be investigated for allegedly writing racist and sexist note

by David Clarey
Published January 25, 2017
In a list allegedly written by some members of the fraternity, contestants from The Bachelor were described using sexist and racist language.

Clinical trial works to provide treatment for brain injuries

by Katie Hutton
Published January 24, 2017
Clinical trials may offer treatment for traumatic brain injury, a condition that has no validated treatment.

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