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The Minnesota State Capitol on Nov. 18, 2018.

Controversial MN Supreme Court ruling fuels legislative change to protect sexual assault survivors

by Samantha Woodward, City Reporter
Published April 17, 2021
Following a ruling that determined victims cannot be considered “mentally incapacitated” if they used substances voluntarily, the Minnesota Legislature works to pass a bill to close the intoxication loophole.
Co-owner Kelvin Kuria pets Suki, the store pup, at Water Wave TV on Friday, April 2. In addition to the vintage shop that opened last November, Water Wave TV also has a podcast and recording studio.

‘Ride the wave or drown in it’ at Water Wave TV

by Jarrett George-Ballard, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published April 16, 2021
What started out as an idea in college has transformed into a local arts phenomenon.
UMN study spanning over 20 years shows few long-term cognitive effects due to cannabis use

UMN study spanning over 20 years shows few long-term cognitive effects due to cannabis use

by Izzy Teitelbaum
Published April 16, 2021
Researchers studied sets of twins into adulthood to compare the impacts of cannabis on long-term cognitive abilities.
A group photo of the University of Minnesota quiz bowl team

UMN quiz bowl team scores second place in ‘Super Bowl of the mind’

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published April 15, 2021
In a normal year, the University of Minnesota quiz bowl team would compete at the Intercollegiate Champion Tournament in Illinois. This year, team members competed in their bedrooms.
UMN community presses for change after court rules “voluntarily intoxicated” rape victims are not “incapacitated”

UMN community presses for change after court rules “voluntarily intoxicated” rape victims are not “incapacitated”

by Ava Thompson and Kyra Barbot
Published April 15, 2021
Students have organized in protest and many have signed an MSA bill that voices support for changing the language of the statute that defines the “mental incapacitation."
Joan Gabel on Zoom

Gabel talks UMPD’s involvement in policing Daunte Wright protests

by Abbey Machtig
Published April 15, 2021
The University president also discussed the possibility of renaming campus buildings in an interview with the Minnesota Daily.
Following the police killing of 20 year old Daunte Wright, protests formed outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department and Kenyan Community SDA Church on Monday, April 12. Heavily armed officers stood anticipating the 7 p.m. curfew.

Brooklyn Center protests erupt in flash-bangs and fireworks past curfew Monday

by Ethan Fine, Samantha Hendrickson, and Lydia Morrell
Published April 14, 2021
Here’s what we know about the police killing of Daunte Wright and the unrest that followed.
A student guide to getting vaccinated through Boynton

A student guide to getting vaccinated through Boynton

by Nathanael Ashton-Piper
Published April 14, 2021
With recently expanded eligibility, students may receive an invitation to get a vaccine through Boynton Health.
Following the police killing of 20 year old Daunte Wright, protests formed outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department and Kenyan Community SDA Church on Monday, April 12.

What we know about the police killing of Daunte Wright so far

by Ethan Fine
Published April 14, 2021
After Wright was shot in the chest, he attempted to drive away and crashed after several blocks. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
A group of protesters stand outside of the barricaded Brooklyn Center Police Department on Monday, April 12.

Frey issues second nightly curfew in Minneapolis after Daunte Wright killing

by Lydia Morrell
Published April 13, 2021
Tuesday's 10 p.m. curfew follows Monday's 7 p.m. curfew, which hundreds of activists defied protesting the police killing of Daunte Wright. 

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