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The Minnesota Daily

All content by Amanda Bankston

A busy week for greeks

by Amanda Bankston
Published December 9, 2012

U says animal testing secrecy accusations ‘lack merit’

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 19, 2012

Group brings suit over animal testing

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 12, 2012

Minnesota Orchestra to cancel more performances

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 9, 2012

One-sort recycling hits University neighborhoods

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 9, 2012

Reporter’s Notebook: Greek society honors late members

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 23, 2012

U fraternity sanctioned for alleged sex assaults

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 23, 2012

Students petition to oust Chick-fil-A

by Amanda Bankston
Published August 1, 2012

Washington Avenue Bridge closure

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 15, 2012

Regents support regulatory oversight of admin compensation

by Amanda Bankston
Published May 25, 2012

Video stirs up debate on stereotypes

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 26, 2012

Somali-American students say hawala shutdown hurts them

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 19, 2012

Student groups utilize CLA’s ‘Food for Thought’

by Amanda Bankston
Published December 13, 2011
Senior Muhammad Md plays trombone in the Campus Orchestra Monday night in Ferguson Hall. Although a mathematics and economics major, Muhammad has an intense love for music.

For many, academic pressures STEM from home

by Amanda Bankston
Published December 6, 2011

HIV/AIDS still tenacious, even at U

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 30, 2011
Mechanical engineering graduate student Johan Kolstoe Soenstaboe deploys his parachute into the wind while waiting for jumping conditions to improve over the drop zone Nov. 5 in Winsted, Minn.

Learning to fly with the U Skydiving Club

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 22, 2011
Kinesiology graduate student Tanksi Clairmont dances during a Pow Wow Saturday in Minneapolis convention center.

American Indian traditions create a ‘culture for success’

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 14, 2011
Sophomore Mary Musielewicz and senior Jake Nath sell items Tuesday during their vegan bake sale at Coffman Union. Musielewicz and Nath are student officers for Compassionate Action for Animals, a group that works to promote respect for animals and vegetarianism in the Twin Cities.

Campus dining fails to meet vegan, vegetarian demands

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 10, 2011
Attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell presents the Miseducation of the Black Greek Experience Tuesday night at Coffman Union. Cromwell spoke to various misrepresentations of black greek life and how to focus on leadership development.

Black greek life reborn on campus

by Amanda Bankston
Published November 3, 2011

Student robbed, assaulted on East Bank campus

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 31, 2011

More colleges enter $50k club

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 29, 2011

Minneapolis remains hot spot for recent grads

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 29, 2011

Midterms crank up stress levels, mental health concerns

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 27, 2011
University of Minnesota freshman Kaoxue Vang, left, helps Pao Lee, center, and Pao Xiong, right, with an assignment on dinosaurs. Vang tutors every Sunday night through the Sunday Tutoring Program hosted by the Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing. Vang was tutored in the program when she was in grade school.

Hmong refugee comes full circle with U program’s help

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 25, 2011
Psychology major Michael Dennis leans on his boyfriend creative english writing major Winfred Bates's arm Saturday at Comstock Hall. This is one of the few places the couple said they feel comfortable showing affection after allegedly being attacked in late September.

Out in public: ‘Clouded by fear’

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 17, 2011

Panel urges support of U.S. role in rebuilding Libya

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 11, 2011

Two former U professors win Nobel Prize for economics research

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 10, 2011
Ray Roybal discusses his involvement with the development of the chicano studies program when he was a student at the University Friday at his home.

In 40 years, dept. has ‘come a long way’

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 6, 2011
After returning from his study abroad semester in Rome, senior Mike Senich now studies in Expresso Royale Wednesday afternoon with no view of the Pantheon in sight.

Students who study abroad struggle with return home

by Amanda Bankston
Published October 3, 2011

UN ambassador visits Minneapolis

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 26, 2011
Junior Christina Kramarevsky paints a panel for the American Institute of Architecture Students of Minnesota Friday on the Washington Ave. bridge.

Bridge painting tradition lives

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 19, 2011

Students stray from stereotypes in search of belonging

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 15, 2011

Students help in north Mpls Mega Build

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 12, 2011

Co-ed living brings confusion to freshmen

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 8, 2011

First impressions count for freshmen

by Amanda Bankston
Published September 7, 2011

Students fundraise to feed Somalis during ‘month of giving’

by Amanda Bankston
Published August 10, 2011

Hot Diggity Dog to open near campus

by Amanda Bankston
Published August 10, 2011

New pizza joint hopes to top the competition

by Amanda Bankston
Published August 3, 2011
Security officer Tim Ollom talks about receiving food from tenants Monday on West Bank.

Safety center divides community

by Amanda Bankston
Published July 27, 2011
Elijah Biggss, left, jokes with his sister Angelina and mother Keiko over lunch Monday at Van Cleve Community Center. The family plans to take advantage of the community services program at Van Cleve Park by receiving free lunches there several times per week.

Nationwide program lets local children eat for free

by Amanda Bankston
Published July 20, 2011
Your Yoga, offering all-level Vinyasa classes opened early this week in Dinkytown

Beyond the mystique of yoga

by Amanda Bankston
Published July 13, 2011
Smooth sailing, then controversy

Smooth sailing, then controversy

by Amanda Bankston
Published July 13, 2011

Sorority women opt for cheaper rent by looking to frat row

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 29, 2011

Façade grant sparks change on West Bank

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 29, 2011
Immanuel Jones shares his dream for an agricultural business with the entrepreneurship camp in the Carlson School of Management Tuesday morning. The five week camp is funded by local small business owners to help under-represented students like Jones learn about running a business.

U program turns youth into CEOs

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 22, 2011

Budget approved for frat row dorm

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 15, 2011
Central Corridor construction hits local businesses hard in the University area. Businesses are looking for Marketing campaigns, grants and local non-profits for support.

Business down amid construction

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 15, 2011

Schwartz to head Humphrey School

by Amanda Bankston
Published June 8, 2011

Out with the old and in with the brew

by Amanda Bankston
Published May 25, 2011
New Zeta Phi Beta sorority probates perform their step routine April 22nd in the Cube of Coffman.

Historically black sorority returns to U

by Amanda Bankston
Published May 2, 2011
Phil Binns works with fourth grade students to prepare for the math section on the MCA tests at the Southside Family Charter School on April 18th. Binns volunteers every week with the school as part of a requirement for class but believes strongly in helping others the way he was helped.

Struggling to graduate black students

by Amanda Bankston
Published April 27, 2011
Sigma Pi member Travis Brevig cooks burgers Friday afternoon for the dinner Sigma Pi hosted honoring University custodians and grounds workers.

Fraternity’s annual dinner honors ‘unsung heros’

by Amanda Bankston
Published April 25, 2011
People walk past the window displays in front of Heartbreaker on Saturday in Uptown. The displays were designed by University students.

U design students find canvasses in Uptown storefronts

by Amanda Bankston
Published April 12, 2011

Greeks split over Arkeo’s role ahead of April vote

by Amanda Bankston
Published April 7, 2011
Lief Nelson looks at paintings with her mom Danielle Nelson Saturday at the Northrop King Building in Northeast Minneapolis.

Life intersects art in Northeast

by Amanda Bankston
Published April 4, 2011
Unveiling truth behind the hijab

Unveiling truth behind the hijab

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 31, 2011
Volunteer Marea Clarke helps third year Phd student Aditya Pal prepare his taxes. MuslimBUDDY, Inc holds free weekly clinics on campus to help non-resident aliens for the taxes.

Groups help international students file taxes

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 29, 2011
Second year grad student Megan Meyer sorts through donated books Thursday March 10 at a warehouse in St. Paul. Meyer started a non-profit in 2006 that aspires to send 1 million books to Gambia.

Student aims to send 1 million books to Gambia

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 22, 2011
Senior Evy Muench, left, gets interrogated by Matt Fitzgerald before being allowed entrance to see "The Wall" on Monday at the Rarig Center. The interactive play portrays a journey that many immigrants must make from Mexico to the United States.

From the border, students explore immigration and ‘The Wall’

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 8, 2011
Sen. Sandy Pappas speaks at Friday’s Oxfam America Hunger Banquet in St. Paul. The banquet marked the end of the first International Women's Week and highlighted the struggles women across the globe share.

Banquet highlights food disparities

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 7, 2011

Somali youth document the diaspora with their ‘sheeko’

by Amanda Bankston
Published March 3, 2011

Each One, Reach One helps black students find future

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 24, 2011
Patrick Jeffrey, left, and Eddie Oroyan rehearse Journey on Tuesday at the Rarig Center. Journey’s world premiere will be Thursday night.

Conference, play highlight Islam’s Western legacy

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 23, 2011
Sigma Lambda Beta members Edwin Bonsil, Tommy DeMarco, Haroon Nekzad and Sherief Elabbady post flyers on the Washington Avenue Bridge on Wednesday in preparation for the Agora 8th Annual Cultural Celebration on Thursday in Coffman Union.

Fraternity offers a taste of cultures

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 17, 2011

Campus workshop to focus on women and race

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 15, 2011
Students of the MN veterans group watch a movie Friday afternoon in Westbrook Hall. The group has pizza friday every week where members can come and relax for a few hours before continuing with homework.

Student vets find campus family

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 8, 2011
In historic move, black greek life coming back to U

In historic move, black greek life coming back to U

by Amanda Bankston
Published February 2, 2011
Minnesota School of Rock musician Sydney Johnson sings “The Boys Are Back in Town” by Thin Lizzie at Bogart’s Place in Apple Valley, Minn. on Saturday.

Student group puts money where the mic is for area youth

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 31, 2011

U student has a sole obsession

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 25, 2011
Freshman Lateef Oseni works on homework Thursday evening in the Black Student Union Office in Coffman. The mural behind Oseni was painted in 2004 and shows the timeline of African American heritage.

Questions of Coffman space leaves groups guessing

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 21, 2011
President of the Indonensian Student Association Asa Widiastomo, right, chats with her friend Sistha Darmawan on Saturday at the Korea restaurant.

Games, rides help int’l students beat winter break blues

by Amanda Bankston
Published January 18, 2011
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