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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

All content by Alex Amend

Students begin organizing for 2008 presidential elections

by Alex Amend
Published May 1, 2007
From monitoring to registering, groups on campus are bracing for next fall.

Students gain legislative experience

by Alex Amend
Published April 13, 2007
Students interning at the Legislature do more than just fetch coffee and copies.

Daily announces next year’s leadership

by Alex Amend
Published April 4, 2007

The Minnesota Daily Board of Directors has selected new newspaper leadership for the coming year. The three new members of the office of the publisher for the 2007-2008 school year were named in late March. Journalism...

Students meet, greet and eat at Capitol

by Alex Amend
Published March 29, 2007
Gathering for Lobby Day, students discussed rising tuition and book costs.

University Liberians warn of community dissolution

by Alex Amend
Published March 28, 2007
Liberian students at the University might lose friends and family to deportation.

The boundaries of academic freedom

by Alex Amend
Published March 21, 2007

Former University of Wisconsin lecturer Kevin Barrett's new book, "Truth Jihad: My Epic Struggle Against the 9/11 Big Lie," is due out this month. The work, a culmination of Barrett's now infamous class...

Regents debate continues

by Alex Amend
Published February 28, 2007
Of Pawlenty's candidates, only Linda Cohen, who sought the at-large seat, won recommendation.

Ellison speaks at law student event

by Alex Amend
Published February 23, 2007
The School of Law graduate reflected on the experiences that shaped his career.

Lawmakers working to fund University biotech efforts

by Alex Amend
Published February 20, 2007
A partnership with the Mayo Clinic has received state funding in the past.

Bell Museum’s relocation endangers historic school

by Alex Amend
Published February 6, 2007
The historic Gibbs School closed its doors in 1959, and its fate lies in third-party funding.

State weighs bill for ticket scalping

by Alex Amend
Published January 25, 2007
Bill supporters call prosecuting scalpers inefficient and say it distracts police from other crime.

U, Mayo Clinic sue IRS to recover taxes

by Alex Amend
Published January 16, 2007

The University is again in litigation with the Internal Revenue Service over University medical residents' Social Security taxes. Both the University and the Mayo Clinic have filed suits seeking restitution...

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