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The George Floyd Memorial stands quiet on Sunday, Sep. 13th. The George Floyd scholarship is being awarded to students who focus on racial and social justice.

Additional consideration given to Black students for universitywide Floyd memorial scholarship

by Jasmine Snow, City Reporter
Published September 16, 2020
Frustrated student activists remain wary, citing past administrative action.
Student government leaders urge University to reconsider Sunrise Plan

Student government leaders urge University to reconsider Sunrise Plan

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 14, 2020
Student leaders expressed concerns about the plans to reopen campus — plans that were made without student consultation.
Jamal Osman settles in to Ward 6 Council

Jamal Osman settles in to Ward 6 Council

by Samantha Hendrickson, City Reporter
Published September 14, 2020
The ward has been without City Council representation through multiple city crises.
Fourth-year Jackson Allen returns the ball on Friday, March 22, 2020 at the Baseline Tennis Center.

Cuts leave tennis players frustrated, disappointed with athletics department

by Brendan O'Brien, Sports Reporter
Published September 14, 2020
Men’s tennis was one of three sports proposed for cuts alongside men’s indoor and outdoor track and field and men’s gymnastics.

CDES professor features over 200 community buildings and stories

by Katelyn Vue, Campus Activities Reporter
Published September 14, 2020
"Landscapes of Hope" catalogues places where the George Floyd protests occurred, and aims to show the role our surroundings play in achieving social change.
University Medical Student Londyn Robinson poses for a portrait at the Fairview Hospital on Monday, Sep. 7th. Robinson has written several essays arguing that the MCAT should not be taken, citing socioeconomic factors and the fact that nine people have contracted COVID-19 due to in-person testing procedures.

UMN medical schools make MCAT optional

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 14, 2020
Medical School admissions plan to take a more holistic approach to applications as the pandemic has presented students with difficult studying and testing conditions.
Houses on the University's "Frat Row" stand silent on Monday, Sep. 7. Though late move-in for students may explain their vacancy, the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to pose a significant challenge for the U's fraternities, typical venues for large gatherings.

Taking the party out of the frat: How Greek life is planning events during the pandemic

by Nina Raemont
Published September 10, 2020
UMN fraternities face a semester of distanced brotherhood as COVID-19 alters party plans.
A cloth mask and bouquet of flowers are seen on the Goldy statue outside Coffman Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 1. (Parker Johnson / Minnesota Daily)

Gophers athletics cuts several men’s sports for next season

by Julianna Landis
Published September 10, 2020
The programs will be discontinued for both financial and Title IX-related financial sustainability issues, but would be able to compete in the 2020-21 season.
A University of Minnesota Police car is parked outside of the Graduate Hotel on East Bank on Thursday, June 21.

UMN conducting review of Twin Cities campus police

by Hana Ikramuddin and Zyon Edwards
Published September 10, 2020
The review has been met with mixed reactions from student leaders.
Pedestrians stroll past the empty storefront that previously housed the Gina + Will store in Dinkytown on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Following the closure of Gina + Will, UMN students reflect on the lack of thrift fashion in Dinkytown

by Samantha Woodward
Published September 10, 2020
The closing of the store on Aug. 22 shrunk an already small clothing retail market in the neighborhood.

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