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.
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.
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."
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.
