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Student Counseling Services expands group counseling for students of color and LGTBQ+ students

by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter
Published October 3, 2020
SCS has created affinity groups, spaces specifically for students with shared identities to make connections and feel empowered.
From left, Student Shaunassey Johnson and UROC Executive Director Makeda Zulu-Gillespie pose for a portrait outside of the UROC building on Tuesday, Sep. 22.

UROC: One decade as a community institution

by Samantha Woodward
Published October 1, 2020
With roots in North Minneapolis, the University’s research and outreach center is meeting its ten-year anniversary with a vision for the future and a portfolio of ongoing work addressing systemic racism.
Freshman Rogan Isbell poses for a portrait outside the Link, an off campus residential building, on Tuesday, Sep. 29. Isbell intended to live in a dormitory this year, but had to find housing elsewhere as a result of the pandemic.  He signed a lease with The Link in August. “I’m just glad that I was able to find some housing, and not be too stressful on me personally.”

Nearly half of University-owned housing unoccupied for fall semester

by Abbey Machtig
Published October 1, 2020
Some students have opted to live at home or in off-campus housing this fall.
International students face added challenges to online learning

International students face added challenges to online learning

by Katelyn Vue
Published October 1, 2020
International students taking classes from their home countries are managing conflicting time zones, lack of sleep and isolation while navigating a new learning environment.
Gophers Wide Receiver Rashod Bateman carries the ball at the 2020 Outback Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1.  The Gophers went on to take the game 31-24 over the Auburn Tigers.

Bateman able to return to Gophers in 2020

by Brendan O'Brien
Published September 30, 2020
Gophers star receiver Rashod Bateman’s eligibility was restored by the NCAA after his initial opt out of the 2020 season.
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel speaks at a virtual town hall meeting to address the Universitys response to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Gabel, University leaders address campus safety, COVID-19 and discipline during Tuesday’s town hall meeting

by Hana Ikramuddin, Campus Administration Reporter
Published September 30, 2020
The town hall also covered the University’s finances, the hiring freeze and spring break.
From left, Vice President Duaa Ibrahim, Treasurer Mazzin Khidir and Secretary Sansan Kong of the Sudanese Student Union pose for a portrait in front of Northrop Auditorium on Monday, Sept. 28. Sudanese Student Union came together last spring after being inactive since 2015.

Sudanese Student Union raises awareness about Sudanese flooding crisis

by Srilekha Garishakurti
Published September 29, 2020
The newly reunited SSU is holding the “Gophers for Sudan” fundraiser with other Sundanese college student groups to raise funds and awareness about the ongoing Sudanese flood emergency.
Demonstrators gather outside of the State Capitol to protest on Wednesday, Sep. 23.  The protest, which began on the State Capitol mall and ended on Interstate 94, was in response to the recent decision in Louisville, Kentucky not to charge the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death.

Gallery: Twin Cities protest after no officers charged in Breonna Taylor’s killing

by Emily Urfer
Published September 25, 2020
Protesters rallied in opposition to the decision by Kentucky's Attorney General to charge one officer with wanton endangerment; no homicide charges were filed.
From left, Alexandria Alvarez and Alexander Stephenson would typically vote outside the bipartisan system, yet in an election such as this one, and despite problematic statements from Biden, they believe that they are choosing the lesser of two evils. They spoke on this outside their West Bank apartment on Wednesday, Sep. 23.

UMN students seek alternatives or settle in a Biden vs. Trump election

by Samantha Hendrickson and Jasmine Snow
Published September 25, 2020
While Sen. Bernie Sanders swept around the University of Minnesota, some students are settling for the Democratic candidate or casting third-party ballots.
Sophomore Rose Lloyd-Slifkin, who studies political science and gender, women and sexuality studies, poses in front of the Weisman Art Museum on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Weisman is one of the voting locations available to students who are living on campus in dorms.

University students are determined to surpass past voter turnout in the upcoming election

by Lydia Morrell, City Reporter
Published September 25, 2020
The presidential election is mere weeks away, and students are showing more interest in engagement than in past election years.

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