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Protesters march past fences and barbed wire surrounding Hennepin County Government Center on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Federal trial begins for three officers involved in George Floyd’s murder

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published January 24, 2022
Opening statements begin Monday for the officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
UMN Faculty Senate passes resolution to affirm academic freedom

UMN Faculty Senate passes resolution to affirm academic freedom

by Maia Irvin
Published January 21, 2022
Amid attempts across the nation to dictate how concepts like race and gender appear in academic curriculum, the University of Minnesota signaled it would protect academic freedom through a new resolution.
Federal student loan pause extension may relieve financial stress, students weigh in

Federal student loan pause extension may relieve financial stress, students weigh in

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published January 20, 2022
Students said President Joe Biden’s federal student loan freeze has created some financial freedom and security.
Illustrated by Morgan La Casse

White House releases fact sheet detailing new information about Build Back Better plan

by Alex Steil
Published September 12, 2021
The plan aims to make college more affordable, among other goals.
The Hennepin County Government Center, on Sunday, Feb. 28 during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd.

‘A small step in the right direction’: activists react to Chauvin’s sentencing

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published July 16, 2021
Activists share their reactions to the sentencing of Derek Chauvin and call for change in policing laws.
FREE members participating in one of their many pickets. Photo courtesy of the Jean-Nickolaus Tretter GLBT Collection.

FREE: A look into the beginning of gay rights in Minneapolis

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published June 24, 2021
What started as a class turned into an LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Students attending the Juneteenth event at University of Minnesota on Saturday June 19.

University of Minnesota students reflect on what Juneteenth means to them and what more needs to happen to honor the holiday

by MaryKate Fenstermaker
Published June 24, 2021
Students and alumni gathered outside the Civil Engineering Building to celebrate the now official federal holiday.
Gallery: Emotions erupt in Minneapolis following guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial

Gallery: Emotions erupt in Minneapolis following guilty verdicts in Chauvin trial

by Minnesota Daily Multimedia Staff
Published April 22, 2021
Community members and activists celebrate outside of Hennepin County Government Center and in George Floyd Square following the announcement of guilty verdicts on all counts in the trial of former Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, April 20
Hennepin County sheriffs overlook the crowd of protesters from the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 28.

Derek Chauvin found guilty on murder and manslaughter charges

by Minnesota Daily News Staff
Published April 20, 2021
Derek Chauvin is guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
Former Vice President and University professor Walter F. Mondale on Tuesday in his office at Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis in 2012.

Walter Mondale, former vice president and University professor, dies at 93

by Dylan Miettinen
Published April 20, 2021
Mondale, co-author of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, was a lifelong proponent of dozens of liberal policies.

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