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All content by Hannah Weikel

University student robbed and assaulted on Green Line near campus

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 9, 2016
Voters fill out ballots at First Congressional Church in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood on the morning of Nov. 8, 2016.

University students turn out to vote early on Election Day

by Nick Wicker and Hannah Weikel
Published November 8, 2016
Surrounded by volunteers and field staff, Ilhan Omar prepares to go door-knocking on Monday in her Minneapolis office.

Ilhan Omar defeats longtime Representative Phyllis Kahn in 60B primary race

by Hannah Weikel and Christopher Aadland
Published August 24, 2016

Three consecutive assaults hit U area Sunday morning

by Hannah Weikel
Published July 13, 2016

University student reported missing

by Hannah Weikel
Published May 12, 2016

Boynton begins data breakdown by gender ID

by Hannah Weikel
Published May 5, 2016
Suited up to resemble a bee, founder and beekeeper Kristy Lynn Allen poses for a portrait outside of The Beez Kneez in Minneapolis on Friday. In addition to the LLC's efforts to educate the public about beekeeping in the Twin Cities, Allen delivers both honey and live bees throughout the community via her bicycle.

Student marketing team creates buzz

by Hannah Weikel
Published May 3, 2016
Students in a sexual education program at the First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis laugh while participating in an activity.

Minnesota sex-ed programs go unregulated

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 29, 2016
Students in a sexual education program at the First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis laugh while participating in an activity.

Let’s talk about sex

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 28, 2016

STD diagnoses increase in Minnesota

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 18, 2016

Deadline for sex abuse suits nears

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 18, 2016

U sues over Minnesotan detentions

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 14, 2016

Kushner charges dropped

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 8, 2016
Representative Keith Ellison speaks on the ramifications of gun violence before last Tuesday's panel put on by Active Response Coalition for Public Health "Gun Violence & Public Health: The Challenges of Prevention & Health Promotion" in the Mayo Auditorium.

Gun violence as a health issue

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 6, 2016

U names new psychiatry head

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 4, 2016
Members of Jamar Clark's family mourn together at the site of his shooting on Plymouth Avenue North on Wednesday. While some demonstrators marched to the Hennepin County Government Center, others chose to remain behind at the memorial. The day's demonstrations came after Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman announced his decision to not charge MPD officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, who were involved in Clark's death.

No charges for cops in Jamar Clark case

by Hannah Weikel and Youssef Rddad
Published March 31, 2016
Christy Rushfeldt sits in the office of The Minnesota AIDS Project's syringe exchange program on March 25. The program aims to prevent the spread of disease by providing drug users with clean supplies.

MN officials issue heroin ‘warning’

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 31, 2016
Citing leadership restructuring, VP plans resignation

Citing leadership restructuring, VP plans resignation

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 23, 2016

Minn. House rejects some U research proposals

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 23, 2016
Despite being given out at most pregnancy clinics, a Minnesota Department of Health brochure "If You're Pregnant; Fetal Development, Abortion and Alternatives" contains some information that may be misleading or incorrect.

Study targets Minnesota abortion information

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 23, 2016

Minnesota plants used for medicine

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 9, 2016

U probes bacteria in the gut

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 7, 2016
6th year PhD Candidate in Feminist Studies Angela Carter assists senior Anna Zhao on an assignment for a senior seminar course in the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies department in Ford Hall on Monday afternoon.

U mulls universal accommodation

by Hannah Weikel
Published March 2, 2016
Nurse Alice Karpeh poses in her home in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Tuesday, Feb 16. Originally from Tikonko village in Sierra Leone, Alice has worked for Boyton Health Services for 12 years. She is returning to Sierra Leone for six months to operate the Rural Healthcare Initiative, a nonprofit she founded that seeks to improve maternal and pediatric healthcare throughout the region.

A mother for future caregivers

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 25, 2016

Minneapolis civil rights lawyer to be tried

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 25, 2016

Study shows BMI may be off balance

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 17, 2016
Dr. Michael Osterholm, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota, talks about the importance of international public health responses to rapidly emerging infectious diseases at the Mayo Auditorium on Thursday afternoon.

Officials prep ‘playbook’ for Zika virus

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 16, 2016
Research scientist Patrick Walsh examines live cell cultures under a microscope at the Minnesota Stem Cell Institute in the McGuire Translational Research Facility on Friday morning.

Leg. funds neurological research

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 10, 2016
SHADE coordinator Alexandra Tiger talks about safe sex with a student at Safe Sex Trivia Night in Goldy's Gameroom on Thursday night. Tiger was inspired to get involved with the organization after she saw a presentation by SHADE during Welcome Week.

STD rates rise, condom use dwindles

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 10, 2016
Attorney Jordan Kushner poses for portraits outside the Government Center in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday. Kushner is being charged with three misdemeanors after filming police officers at a protest that occurred during a lecture at the University of Minnesota's Law School in November.

Mpls attorney faces charges for fall protest

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 4, 2016
A blacklegged tick used in research on tick-borne pathogens at the University of Minnesota crawls across a petri dish in the Hodson Hall tick lab on Thursday afternoon.

Tick population multiplies

by Hannah Weikel
Published February 2, 2016
Actress Danielle Krivinshuk plays the role of a university student in crisis as UMPD Sgt. Peter Reineke responds to the situation. Crisis Intervention Team training is a popular method for police departments across the country for teaching officers how to respond to mental health calls by finding help and resources for the troubled individual.

U police trained for crises

by Hannah Weikel
Published January 28, 2016

Robberies escalate in U area

by Hannah Weikel
Published January 25, 2016

Three armed robberies reported in the University area since Tuesday

by Hannah Weikel
Published January 21, 2016

University disability services responds to spike

by Hannah Weikel
Published January 21, 2016

Report collects data on students abroad

by Hannah Weikel
Published January 18, 2016

Man faces charges in Morris case

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 16, 2015
Writer and record collector Jon Bream stands with his 22,000-piece record collection. Bream sold the collection to Mill City Sound record store owner Rob Sheely last Spring, the proceeds of which will create a scholarship fund for University journalism students studying arts criticism.

Music collection to fund U scholarship

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 15, 2015
Current Executive Director for SECIA Ricardo McCurley poses, sitting at his desk in the Southeast Como Improvement Association office on Sunday. McCurley is set to leave SECIA over the new year to take on the position of Executive Director for the Whittier Neighborhood Association.

Como leaders to pass torch

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 15, 2015
Radio KALY Executive Director Mahamed Cali poses for a portrait in between on-air takes in south Minneapolis on Wednesday. Broadcasting on 101.7FM, KALY is the first Somali-American radio station, looking to serve and further connect the Minneapolis Somali community.

An airspace for all

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 10, 2015
Graduate student Courtney Gildersleeve speaks at the University Baptist Church in Dinkytown on Thursday, where people gathered, calling for Minnesota's surplus funds to be spent on education.

Surplus could bolster education

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 7, 2015

Advocates want state surplus to aid education

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 4, 2015

Class offers West Bank immersion

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 3, 2015

Tuition revenue down at University, nationwide

by Hannah Weikel
Published December 1, 2015

Minnesota police looking into new approach to mental health calls

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 25, 2015
Screenshot of the Mobile Justice - Minnesota app.

App gives power to the people

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 24, 2015
Executive director of the Indian Neighborhood Club Greg LaFontaine poses in front of a rendering of the recently funded Indian Neighborhood Club Expansion project in the organization's original Group Residential Housing unit on Portland Ave. S on Friday morning.

Affordable housing gets funding near U

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 16, 2015
Pedestrians cross the Stone Arch Bridge on Tuesday. The city of Minneapolis' parks department will begin notifying people that photography and gatherings are not allowed on the bridge without a permit from the city.

In parks, photogs need license to click

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 11, 2015

COO steps down from Fairview

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 9, 2015
Sarah Awad stands united with a mix of University of Minnesota students and Minneapolis residents outside of Walter F Mondale Hall Tuesday evening. The protest was organized by Organized by the Anti-War Committee regarding the U of M hosting Moshe Halbertal in his talk “Protecting Civilians: Moral Challenges of Asymmetric Warfare.”

Law speaker spurs protest

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 4, 2015
Loring Pasta Bar displays a hiring sign on Monday in Dinkytown. Many businesses are forced hire more students mid-semester as students leave their jobs to focus on school.

When the going gets tough, students pick school

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 3, 2015
Minneapolis police officers look on as students enter the Riff Raff concert put on by Sigma Chi fraternity on Friday night. The event was staffed by 8 off-duty police officers, security guards, and members of the fraternity, in an effort to keep the event safe and crime free.

U cops try to block brawls

by Hannah Weikel
Published November 2, 2015
Minneapolis resident Jana Antony donates blood in the Red Cross Minneapolis Donation Center on Friday, where bags of blood are processed, tested, and sold to a hospital for an average of $219 each.

U grads tap into blood biz

by Hannah Weikel
Published October 29, 2015
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