The Minnesota Daily

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."

Africa Village seeks developer designation to move forward

by Lydia Morrell
Published April 3, 2021

Cedar-Riverside’s Africa Village project stalled due to COVID. But under a new City Council member, the project is still moving forward.

East Phillips seeks City Council support

by Lydia Morrell
Published March 31, 2021

A decision is going to the City Council on April 20 about whether to demolish the Roof Depot building and replace it with a public works hub.

The ‘magic street’ of Dinkytown: Neighbors work to help the unhoused

by Jasmine Snow
Published March 26, 2021

Dinkytown residents have ramped up efforts to provide resources to those in the area who need them.

New bike racks re-define public art on the West Bank

by Nina Raemont
Published March 24, 2021

The five new bike racks/public art pieces all over the West Bank offer locals creative street-side sculptures that operate as functional art.

Minneapolis homeowners can now reject racial covenants on their deed

by Lydia Morrell, City Reporter
Published March 22, 2021

With the help of the University of Minnesota’s Mapping Prejudice, the Just Deeds initiative helps homeowners to remove racially exclusionary language from their property contracts.