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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. 
Protesters are greeted by a crowd of law enforcement in Brooklyn Center on Monday following the police killing of Daunte Wright.

MSA leaders demand UMPD withdraw from countywide policing task force present at Daunte Wright protests

by Ava Thompson
Published April 12, 2021
Student government leaders wrote a letter to University administrators asking them to cease their involvement in the West Command Task Force, a group composed of 35 police departments from across Hennepin County.
Gophers Center Liam Robbins leaps for the ball at Williams Arena on Friday, Dec. 4. The Gophers went on to a 76-67 victory over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

Gophers’ Robbins enters transfer portal

by Nolan O'Hara
Published April 6, 2021
Liam Robbins is the seventh Gophers’ player to enter the transfer portal since the University’s athletics department parted ways with Richard Pitino.
UMN community members petition for stronger consequences for professor who reportedly sexually harassed students

UMN community members petition for stronger consequences for professor who reportedly sexually harassed students

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published April 6, 2021
Two investigative reports found that biochemistry professor Gianluigi Veglia violated University sexual harassment policies for years prior.
A variety of public health procedures, including designated clean and dirty tables, unidirectional routes, and socially-distanced seating protect students dining in Pioneer Hall on Monday, Nov. 2.

MSA resolutions address needs of students observing Passover and Ramadan

by Ava Thompson, Campus Activities Reporter
Published April 5, 2021
The two resolutions, passed in March, recommend academic and dining accommodations.

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