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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Brooke Sheehy, Associate Reporter

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Robbery at gunpoint reported on East Bank early Tuesday morning

Robbery at gunpoint reported on East Bank early Tuesday morning

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 22, 2020
UMN researchers study the relationship between genetics and COVID-19 drug therapies

UMN researchers study the relationship between genetics and COVID-19 drug therapies

by Brooke Sheehy, Campus Activities Reporter
Published September 16, 2020
University Medical Student Londyn Robinson poses for a portrait at the Fairview Hospital on Monday, Sep. 7th. Robinson has written several essays arguing that the MCAT should not be taken, citing socioeconomic factors and the fact that nine people have contracted COVID-19 due to in-person testing procedures.

UMN medical schools make MCAT optional

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 14, 2020
Fulbright Fellow Corrie Nyquist poses for a portrait at Van Cleve Park on Thursday, Sep. 3.

Fulbright scholars adjust research plans to accommodate for COVID-19

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 7, 2020
Morgan La Casse

Multi-suspect robbery reported in Southeast Como Saturday night

by Brooke Sheehy
Published August 23, 2020
A view of the Cedar Riverside Community School on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Get to know the Ward 6 candidates for Minneapolis City Council

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 31, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN campus crime update: After spike in crime, Prospect Park returns to usual trend

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 30, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

UMN campus crime update: Cedar-Riverside sees significant decrease in crime

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 11, 2020
Illustration by Sarah Mai

UMN to support lawsuit against ICE restrictions on international students

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 9, 2020
Mixed Blood Theater, located in Riverside Plaza, sits closed on Wednesday, July 1 in Minneapolis.

Mixed Blood Theatre responds to unrest

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 2, 2020
Car damage and auto theft reported in Prospect Park Tuesday

Car damage and auto theft reported in Prospect Park Tuesday

by Brooke Sheehy
Published July 1, 2020
The Kollege Klub, a popular bar in Dinkytown, on Saturday, June 20. Bars in Minneapolis recently reopened their doors, but have limited hours of operation.

Dinkytown’s Kollege Klub a hub for COVID-19 cluster

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 29, 2020
The Kollege Klub, a popular bar in Dinkytown, on Saturday, June 20. Bars in Minneapolis recently reopened their doors, but have limited hours of operation. (Emily Urfer / Minnesota Daily)

Dinkytown’s Kollege Klub linked to 22 new COVID-19 cases

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 26, 2020
Minneapolis Police drive downtown on Tuesday, June 26.

UMN campus crime update: Prospect Park sees increased violent crime amid decreases in surrounding neighborhoods

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 25, 2020

Propsect Park sees surge in violent crime amid decreases in surrounding neighborhoods

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 24, 2020
Tomato plants grow protected by wire cages in a front yard vegetable garden in Falcon Heights on Wednesday, June 15. (Audrey Rauth / Minnesota Daily)

Falcon Heights temporarily bans front-yard gardens

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 19, 2020
Assault and auto theft reported in Stadium Village

Assault and auto theft reported in Stadium Village

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 19, 2020
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

As state reopens, religious student groups keep gatherings small but connected

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 13, 2020

Religious student groups on campus adjust worship and outreach efforts

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 11, 2020
Hard Times Cafe boarded up in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood on Thursday, May 28. (Andy Kosier / Minnesota Daily)

Cedar-Riverside forms neighborhood watch to protect community

by Brooke Sheehy
Published June 4, 2020
A residential street is wet by an afternoon rain shower in the Como neighborhood on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

Priuses, other vehicles near UMN targeted for parts

by Brooke Sheehy
Published April 30, 2020
Roommates and University of Minnesota students from left, Harold Carpenter, Wenxuan Li, Myles Mickens and Brandon Chan play a game of basketball in Van Cleve Park on Tuesday, April 21. The group relocated their frequent games after the hoops at Comstock Hall had the rims removed to prevent transmission of coronavirus.

Congestion on Stone Arch Bridge, highly trafficked areas could mean losing amenities

by Brooke Sheehy
Published April 24, 2020
Olivia Wolbert, owner of the newly opened Liv Tru Nutrition, serves tea to a customer on Wednesday, Oct 30.

Local restaurants donate to frontline workers, community members

by Brooke Sheehy
Published April 20, 2020
New developments in the Towerside Innovation District are seen on Sunday, June 16 in Minneapolis.

Prospect Park’s Towerside could set an example with greener heating

by Brooke Sheehy
Published April 15, 2020
A passerby gazes across the Mall on Saturday, March 21.

University enacts emergency sick leave policy after COVID-19 concerns

by Brooke Sheehy
Published March 27, 2020
Courtesy of Libor Jany

Police seek community help identifying Marcy-Holmes serial assault suspect

by Brooke Sheehy
Published March 26, 2020
Eva Berezovsky

UMN research to examine city housing program for students

by Brooke Sheehy
Published March 23, 2020
Miniature bronze replicas of local landmarks line the sidewalk at the Neighborhood Gateway in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The neighborhood provides housing for a significant number of University students.

New city guidelines base funding on demographic makeup of neighborhoods

by Brooke Sheehy
Published March 2, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the University of Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 21.

Student, community protesters confront Gov. Walz at campus event

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 22, 2020

Protestors confront Gov. Walz at campus event

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 22, 2020
Kids enter the Brian Coyle Community Center on June 15, 2017.

Improvements delayed on Cedar-Riverside’s community center

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 20, 2020
Mardelle Madsen, Fran Holmsten and Mary Rafferty walk past a map of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. They walk a loop on the East River Parkway section of the byway every Monday. 

Historic Minneapolis trail makes the cut in governor’s proposal

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 13, 2020
A street sign denotes the area as a Historic District in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The neighborhood provides housing for a significant number of University students.

UMN class explores neighborhood identities, sociology

by Brooke Sheehy
Published February 6, 2020
Currie Park is seen on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Minneapolis

UMN neighborhoods look to allocate thousands for local park improvements

by Brooke Sheehy
Published January 30, 2020
New installments in the Arvonne Fraser Library pay tribute to the building's original architect, Ralph Rapson and library patron Arvonne Fraser on Friday, Jan. 17. The newly renovated building is set to open on Jan. 25. (Liam Armstrong / Minnesota Daily)

Historic Dinkytown library to reopen after renovations

by Brooke Sheehy
Published January 23, 2020
A boarded window on the fourteenth floor is rimmed by scorch marks at the Cedar High Apartments on Monday, Dec. 9. On Nov. 28, an early morning blaze claimed the lives of five of the building's residents.

After high-rise fire, Cedar-Riverside begins to heal

by Emma Dill and Brooke Sheehy
Published December 12, 2019
Currie Park is seen on Thursday, May 31, 2018 in Minneapolis. The park is now host to a customized syringe drop box that the city began installing on Nov. 1, 2019 as a response to the opioid crisis.

Minneapolis installs public syringe boxes across city

by Brooke Sheehy
Published November 11, 2019

Update: Missing UMN student found

by Brooke Sheehy
Published November 8, 2019
Olivia Wolbert, owner of the newly opened Liv Tru Nutrition, serves tea to a customer on Wednesday, Oct 30.

Health food shop LIV TRU Nutrition opens in Stadium Village

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 31, 2019
Erin Lynch of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Minnesota announces a recent settlement for alleged stolen wages outside of Bonchon in Dinkytown on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Ex-Bonchon workers celebrate settlement over alleged wage theft in Dinkytown

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 24, 2019
A zero waste rug created by Winsome Goods is seen on Friday, Oct, 18. The rug saves 11 pounds of textile waste from landfills and is made from nearly all cotton and denim scraps.

UMN apparel design collaboration fosters zero-waste textile technique

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 21, 2019
Morgan La Casse

UMN doctor Rose Marie Leslie goes viral with videos warning against vaping

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 7, 2019

Potentially rabid bat spotted on UMN campus

by Brooke Sheehy
Published October 3, 2019
Representative Raymond Dehn responds to community questions at the Minneapolis Urban League on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

Lawmakers seek community feedback on potential MN cannabis legalization

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 29, 2019
Minnesota Hillel on Sept. 23, 2019.

Minnesota Hillel receives $5.5 million for renovations

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 24, 2019
Minneapolis City Council members listen to Tawnya Konobeck, an entertainer, talk about her experiences working in the Minneapolis strip club scene on Monday, Mar. 27, 2017. After hearing the report on the workplace conditions for erotic dancers, the council said it wants to begin regulating strip clubs.

City passes protections for adult entertainers using UMN research

by Brooke Sheehy
Published September 5, 2019
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