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Protestors march down SE Beacon Street on Wednesday, Feb. 16. University of Minnesota students organized the protest in response to the police killing of Amir Locke.

Students gather outside Coffman to demand justice for Amir Locke

by Bella Carpentier
Published February 17, 2022
UMN’s Students for a Democratic Society held a protest on campus to demand justice for Amir Locke and the establishment of a Campus Police Accountability Council (CPAC).
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel testifies in front of the Senate Higher Education Policy Committee Tuesday, Feb. 8. University officials testified later that day to the House committee to present the $936 budget request.

Higher Education committees hear UMN budget request

by Alex Steil
Published February 16, 2022
University officials presented their supplemental budget request to the House and Senate Higher Education committees, leaving some GOP members unsure on the size of the request.
Carter Yost and Grace Johnson pose for a portrait in front of Coffman Memorial Union on Saturday, Feb. 12. Yost and Johnson testified in front of the House Higher Education committee stating demands from students, including a university $15 minimum wage, public safety and green energy.

MSA testifies to MN House Higher Ed. Committee

by Alex Steil
Published February 16, 2022
MSA talked about raising the student minimum wage, increasing public safety and making the Board of Regents selection process more transparent.
The Warren E. Burger Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 29. The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s murder will be held in this courthouse.

Federal trial against officers involved in Floyd’s murder enters fourth week

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published February 14, 2022
The federal trial continues with prosecution expecting to rest its case on Monday.
President Joan Gabel and the Board of Regents discuss the University's 2022 budget in McNamara Alumni Center on Tuesday, June 29.

UMN regents approve repatriation of Native American Mimbres objects

by Maia Irvin and Gabrielle Lombard
Published February 13, 2022
The board also discussed campus safety updates and a new agricultural research initiative at their February meetings on Thursday and Friday.
Update

MSA pushes for mental health crisis numbers on U Cards

by Madison Roth
Published February 11, 2022
As UMN faces an increase in students struggling with mental health, MSA proposes to add mental health phone numbers on the back of U Cards.
Black History Month: Black History, Black Futures

Black History Month: Black History, Black Futures

by Claire Nelson
Published February 10, 2022
Celebrating Black History Month, community members reckon with the past and imagine a more equitable future.
First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the Child Development Laboratory School to praise the American Rescue Plan and host a discussion among early childhood leaders on Wednesday, Feb. 9. From left to right: Gov. Tim Walz, First Lady Jill Biden, Sec. of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Shawnice Walls.

First Lady Jill Biden, Governor Walz host roundtable at UMN

by Alex Steil
Published February 9, 2022
Biden, Walz and others host an early childhood education event at the University’s Child Development Laboratory School.
Community activists lead chants as the protestors march towards the 1st Minneapolis Police Precinct on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The protest was held to honor Amir Locke, who was fatally shot by Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman earlier that week.

Amir Locke killed by MPD officer, investigation begins

by Hanna Van Den Einde
Published February 9, 2022
After entering an apartment with a no-knock search warrant, an MPD officer shot and killed Locke on Feb. 2, bringing up conversations around no-knock warrants.
UMN Faculty Senate cancels classes for Juneteenth; students call it a “first step”

UMN Faculty Senate cancels classes for Juneteenth; students call it a “first step”

by Gabrielle Lombard
Published February 7, 2022
No University classes will be held on June 20, 2022 or June 19, 2023 to recognize the federal holiday.

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