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What to expect on the upcoming campus election ballot

by Madison Roth
Published March 20, 2022
The University of Minnesota prepares to hold campus elections for students and staff between March 21-25.
Local Twin Cities Band Huhroon performs at First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry on Sunday, March 13. Huhroon opened for Why Not’s new EP release show.

WHY NOT brings energy, locals and “bombastic pop” to 7th Street Entry

by Carly Quast
Published March 17, 2022
Packed with a locals-only lineup, mosh pits and energy that had the room grooving, locals WHY NOT premiered their electronic “VERY WHY NOT” EP at 7th Street Entry Sunday night.
Photo of the University bus after it drove into Acadia Cafe located on located on the corner of Cedar Avenue and Riverside Avenue. Photo courtesy of KFAI A.M. Drive.

BREAKING: UMN Bus runs into Acadia restaurant in Cedar-Riverside

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published March 15, 2022
No one was hurt in the incident and Acadia Cafe has established a GoFundMe page to compensate workers during its indefinite closure.
Vaccine availability at clinics will be announced soon.

BREAKING: University announces change to mask requirements

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published March 11, 2022
Effective March 21, masks will no longer be required in various indoor spaces, but will continue to be required in classrooms.
COVID-19 timeline: key decisions and updates from past two years

COVID-19 timeline: key decisions and updates from past two years

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published March 6, 2022
As the second anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, regents reflected on key administrative decisions.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke to students at an Minnesota Student Association forum in Blegen Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Minneapolis works to clarify Council and mayor roles under “strong mayor”

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published March 4, 2022
Minneapolis voters approved ballot Question One in November, but council members and city officials are still trying to clarify the amendment.
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

MSA leads ‘Fight for $15’ campaign

by Madison Roth
Published March 4, 2022
The Minnesota Student Association and other student organizations fight to increase the student minimum wage to $15 an hour.
UMNs admission process has changed after this summers affirmative action Supreme Court ruling.

University to accept applications without standardized test scores for 2023

by Gabrielle Lombard and Beth Thelen
Published March 3, 2022
Applicants will not be required to submit an ACT or SAT score when applying to begin at the University in 2023.
A photo of the Morrill Hall takeover in 1969, which resulted in the creation of the Department of African American and African Studies. Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota Archives.

The history of Black affinity groups on the UMN campus

by Claire Nelson
Published February 28, 2022
Black affinity groups emerged from segregated conditions almost one hundred years ago. In the years since, they have continued to advocate for the needs of Black students.
Coffman Union on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

UMN Board of Regents lay out policy for renaming campus buildings

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published February 26, 2022
After years of advocacy from students, the University now has a policy for renaming campus buildings, scholarships and other entities.

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