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López Franzen was the DFL minority leader for the Minnesota State Senate from 2021 to 2023. Courtesy of Melisa López Franzen's campaign.

Q&A with Senate-hopeful Melisa López Franzen

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published April 16, 2025

Former Minnesota State Sen. Melisa López Franzen said she is running U.S. Senate in March to support students and working-class Minnesotans by making education and healthcare access more affordable.Lòpez...

The University of Minnesota has been consistently ranked in the top four universities in the country the past four years.

UMN startups hope to make a difference in their markets

by Avery Vrieze
Published April 14, 2025

The University of Minnesota is a national leader for start-up creations and has been consistently ranked in the top four universities in the country the past four years. The University launched 25...

Detained UMN international students bail left to judge decision

Detained UMN international students bail left to judge decision

by Tyler Church
Published April 11, 2025

Friday morning, the Fort Snelling Immigration Court held the bond hearing for Doğukan Gunaydin, 28-year-old Turkish University of Minnesota graduate student detained on Mar. 27. Gunaydin, who has been...

Alexis Letang is the current Minnesota Daily Arts and Entertainment desk editor and will take over as Editor-in-Chief in May.

Minnesota Daily announces new Editor-in-Chief

by Ahmed Hassan
Published April 11, 2025

The Minnesota Daily Board announced Thursday that current Arts and Entertainment desk editor Alexis Letang will be the Daily’s new Editor-in-Chief for the 2025-26 academic year.Letang, who has worked...

The badge of ICE Field Office, in Hawthorne, California, U.S., March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

ICE and your rights — immigration law professor breaks down ICE on campus

by Grace Aigner
Published April 7, 2025

As President Donald Trump’s administration has opened up college campuses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, questions about how international students and students who recently immigrated to the...

Protesters gather in front of police officers outside Huntington Bank Stadium on April 3.

UMN protest of Israeli diplomat’s speech prompts UMPD barricade

by Sam Hill
Published April 3, 2025

Pro-Palestine student groups marched to Huntington Bank Stadium from Coffman Union to protest an Israeli diplomat’s speech Thursday afternoon. The speech was given to a private audience inside Huntington...

University of Minnesota faculty say the departmental statement takedowns lack procedure and transparency

Departmental statement takedowns lack transparency, UMN faculty say

by Hannah Ward and Tyler Church
Published April 2, 2025

Information about the removal of University of Minnesota departmental statements this week was intentionally kept out of email communications, faculty said. Department chairs were invited to a Zoom...

International UMN student files lawsuit for unlawful detention by ICE

International UMN student files lawsuit for unlawful detention by ICE

by Hannah Ward
Published April 1, 2025

The University of Minnesota international student detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) last Thursday was targeted for a DUI, according to a lawsuit filed by the student.Doğukan...

The union announced they will begin official negotiations with the UMN on Thursday.

UMN union workers rally to announce contract renegotiations

by Tyler Church
Published April 1, 2025

Members of Teamsters Local 320, a worker’s union chapter based out of Minneapolis, organized in front of Morrill Hall early last week to announce they will be seeking contract negotiations for better...

ICE detains UMN student

ICE detains UMN student

by Hannah Ward
Published March 28, 2025

A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Thursday night, according to a statement from University leadership.The international graduate...

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