The University of Minnesota’s Department of Philosophy received the largest donation in the program’s history last Wednesday. Dr. Stephen Setterberg of PrairieCare — a local psychiatric health...
Despite polls showing historic unpopularity among the two main presidential candidates, the University of Minnesota’s College Republicans and College Democrats plan to support their party’s candidate.As...
As Elizabeth Momanyi left Coffman Memorial Union last week, she realized she forgot to get the all-encompassing campus pass — her U Card.“Are you from Minnesota?” a student worker at the U Card...
In order to bolster inclusivity, Boynton Health Service will hire a consultant to study how its services can be better tailored to students of various sexual orientations and gender identities.
Boynton...
Two Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board officers announced their resignation Friday. The announcement follows criticism over racial inequity on the board from black community members last spring.
Board...
A man found dead in the Mississippi River Saturday has been identified as Rinzin Dorjee according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Dorjee, 55 — a University employee...
Many qualified job-seekers in the metro area remain unemployed because they can’t find transportation to work, a new study found.
The study, published by the University of Minnesota’s...
While interning for Xcel Energy last summer, Jeremiah Cunningham found a solution to a problem the company didn’t know they had.
Cunningham, a University senior studying construction management,...
Late Saturday evening, the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of an adult man from the Mississippi River, according to the University of Minnesota Police Department.
Officials are...
The Minneapolis Police Department released the final version of its body camera policy Wednesday through a special order from Chief Janee Harteau.
The policy outlines the instances when officers should...
As Norm and Toots Marohn of Andover, Minn., waited for the program to begin, their granddaughter Hannah impatiently flipped through a book on naturalism.
“We’ve tried going to this event before...
The Minneapolis Police Department released the final version of its body camera policy Wednesday through a special order from Chief Janee Harteau.
The policy outlines the instances when officers should...
After taking an introductory philosophy course as a University of Minnesota freshman, Akshay Patke felt the school was lacking a space to ask about life’s big questions.
After talking with several...
At the Twin Cities Pride parade Sunday, Amanda Haspert sat down at a cat-themed piano.
“I literally only know ‘Frère Jacques,’” she said as a festive crowd gathered...
A memorial was held in the University of Minnesota’s Mayo Building auditorium on Friday for the friends and family of medical student Ashley Hasti, a victim of alleged UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar....
Despite more than 250 businesses closing along the Green Line light rail corridor since 2009, overall employment in the areas has increased with the line’s completion.
As Metro Transit’s...
As Metro Transit’s Green Line light rail celebrated its two-year anniversary, a group that helped make the project possible ceased operations for good.
The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative...
A memorial was held in the University of Minnesota’s Mayo Auditorium on Friday for the friends and family of medical student Ashley Hasti, a victim of alleged UCLA shooter Mainak Sarkar.
Hasti...
As many mourned the passing of Muhammad Ali last week, a University of Minnesota student from the 1960s looked back with admiration on the role his humanitarian efforts played in their activism.
The...
Students involved in greek life often remain unaffected by alcohol intervention programs, a recent study has found.
The study, conducted by the American Psychological Association, found that...
For University of Minnesota student Alex Winchell, nation-building doesn’t require bricks or mortar — a click will suffice.
The economics and computer science sophomore developed a massive...
Following a decline in applicants, the University of Minnesota Law School announced earlier this month that it will admit fewer students.
Amid the decision to cut admissions, the school has announced...
This summer, the University of Minnesota’s Aurora Center will start offering a support group for male-identified victim-survivors of sexual assault.
Support and interest in such a group at...
A body recovered from the Mississippi River has been identified as missing University student David Miller, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Miller’s remains were...
The body of an adult male was found early Wednesday morning in the Mississippi River, near Ford Parkway Bridge. In a press release, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office announced that the body remains...
The Aurora Center was subject to several harassing calls last week, and a student lost $1,600 to an online scheme.
Sexual Assault
Minneapolis police responded to an assault...
The Minneapolis Police Department warned residents Friday of a phone scam that has vexed several residents and students in the University of Minnesota area in recent weeks.
Last...
Spring Jam weekend on the whole was calm crime-wise, according to the University of Minnesota Police Department, though a University student fell from a second-story balcony Saturday afternoon.
Student...
A break-in ended in a search for an at-large suspect in a University of Minnesota neighborhood last week, while on campus a student lost $500 in a student loan collection scam.
Burglaries,...
A student was robbed at gunpoint on the Franklin Avenue Bridge near Prospect Park last Thursday.
In other reported crimes, threats were made toward teachers at the Heritage Academy...
A spike in thefts related to automobiles hit the University of Minnesota area last week, according police reports.
Burglaries and an apartment fire that destroyed a bedroom in an apartment...
A male suspect fled the scene before taking any valuables at the scene of an attempted armed robbery in Marcy-Holmes.
Over the last week, police also received many reports of theft —...
With many students away, theft remained the biggest contributor of campus crime over spring break, according to the University of Minnesota Police Department.
Other recent incidents involved...
