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In 2014, 26 percent of the 361 traffic deaths in Minnesota were speed related.

Speedy drivers be warned: Experts say cameras could curb speeding

by Kristina Busch
Published November 1, 2016
Speed cameras could be a means to reduce speed-related traffic deaths in Minnesota.
Source: College of Liberal Arts Student Board

Economics majors unhappy about lack of access to Ph.D teachers

by Olivia Johnson
Published November 1, 2016
A survey conducted last spring by the CLA Student Board shows students are unhappy with the lack of Ph.D. faculty teaching undergraduate courses.
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.

Cedar Riverside Opportunity Center set to open this spring

by Ryan Faircloth
Published October 31, 2016
City officials and community members attended the groundbreaking of the Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center on Friday.
Hussuain Sajjad climbs the new boulder route on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at the University Recreation and Wellness Center Climbing Gym. The Minnesota Climb Team hosted their second annual Crush O' Lantern competition there.

Vertical Endeavors to expand to Prospect Park

by Jacob Steinberg
Published October 31, 2016
The new facility, not yet built, sheds light on climbing's trend toward accessibility
Midwest Mountaineering founder and owner Rod Johnson poses for a portrait in his store on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 on West Bank. Johnson started his business in 1970 to get climbing gear at wholesale and began selling out of his kitchen for the first 6 months. After that, he opened a store on Hennepin Avenue, and in 1976, moved to the current West Bank location.

For nearly four decades, Midwest Mountaineering owner serves local climbers

by Eliana Schreiber
Published October 31, 2016
Rod Johnson founded Midwest Mountaineering over 40 years ago and now wants to expand past climbing gear.
Protesters gather outside Minneapolis City Hall on Friday Oct. 28, 2016. Protestors rallied together to show their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Hennepin County Sheriff's deputies participation in dispersing protesters.

Hundreds protest Hennepin County involvement in Dakota Access Pipeline arrests

by Kevin Beckman and Melissa Steinken
Published October 31, 2016
The crowd spent the afternoon at City Hall in support of protests at Standing Rock, North Dakota.
Protesters assemble at the University of Cape Town on Oct. 5, 2016. Protests over tuition in South Africa have resulted in long university closures, leaving students studying abroad unable to attend classes.

In South Africa, University students locked out of classes amid national protests

by Rilyn Eischens
Published October 31, 2016
University of Minnesota students studying in South Africa have been locked out of classes for nearly a month as protests against tuition increases escalate.

U research team to study high rate of African American maternal death

by Keaton Schmitt
Published October 31, 2016
African American women are twice as likely to die during pregnancy. U researchers are find solutions to reverse that trend.

University wage study researchers address bias accusations

by Ryan Faircloth
Published October 27, 2016
A study looking at the effects of a $15 Minneapolis minimum wage has drawn criticism and accusations of bias.

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