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Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

Survey finds UMN international students most concerned about visas, travel and future plans

by Jiang Li
Published May 8, 2020
New online workshop helps students cope with COVID-19 stress

New online workshop helps students cope with COVID-19 stress

by Jiang Li
Published May 7, 2020
Haille Schievelbein

Some students plan time off if U announces online instruction for fall semester

by Jiang Li
Published May 5, 2020
Courtesy of Arlene Holdeman.

Going back to school — at 74 — to pick up where Einstein left off

by Jiang Li
Published April 29, 2020
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

Pandemic pushes some international students to abandon post-graduation program

by Jiang Li
Published April 23, 2020
A "health package" sent to Chinese international students, including those at the University of Minnesota, containing personal protective equipment  to aid them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy of the Chinese Student Scholars Association.

Chinese government sends care packages to students abroad, including UMN

by Jiang Li
Published April 22, 2020
Illustration by Sarah Mai

‘Zoombombing’ concerns prompt UMN to take precautions

by Jiang Li
Published April 20, 2020
Illustration by Eva Berezovsky

Students welcome increased refund with open arms

by Jiang Li
Published April 9, 2020
Nucleic acid testing is conducted near the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Saturday, March 21. Courtesy of Shaochen Jin.

What it is like being a quarantined UMN student in China?

by Jiang Li
Published March 30, 2020
International Student Chengde Yan listens to music in the lobby of his apartment on Wednesday, March 18. Yan will travel back to his home in China and will graduate with a degree in economics at the end of the spring semester.

Parents’ care, worry means an early trip home for many international students

by Jiang Li
Published March 25, 2020
A man walks his dog along a quiet Washington Avenue bridge on Saturday, March 21.

U.S. suspends visa services worldwide, prompts international student worry

by Jiang Li
Published March 21, 2020
The empty theater of Northrop Auditorium on Tuesday, March 17.

2020 commencement postponed — not canceled — after student objection

by Jiang Li and Andrew Hong
Published March 19, 2020
From left, Grace Hogan, Madeline Miller, Benjamin Perez, Elizabeth Zanmiller and Sally Zuzuly, officers of the new “Students Against Pilelines” student group, pose for a group portrait by the Mississippi river on Friday, Feb. 21. Miller says that issues around pipeline construction, including Line 3, affect students on campus as well as the rest of the state.

New student group organizes against Line 3 pipeline

by Jiang Li
Published February 24, 2020
Sophomore Riley Fletcher, left, and Senior Natasha Sohni, right, lie on the ground as part of UMN Climate Strike's die-in at Coffman Union calling for a divestment from fossil fuels at the University of Minnesota.

Students stage ‘die-in’ for climate change advocacy

by Jiang Li
Published February 14, 2020
Hailee Schievelbein

UMN implements precautions for coronavirus

by Jiang Li
Published February 13, 2020
Courtesy of Victor Zeng.

UMN Chinese alumni chapter launches campaign to support Wuhan

by Jiang Li
Published February 3, 2020
 Members of the campus student greek life council meet in Bruininks Hall to discuss changes, plans for the future, and to welcome new members over pizza and music on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. 

Inclusivity, celebration on the roster for Multicultural Greek Council

by Jiang Li
Published January 30, 2020
Supporters of Liu Jingyao display signs in the Hennepin County Courthouse before a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The hearing is the second in the case against Richard Liu, a Chinese billionaire and CEO of JD.com, who has been accused of rape by Jingyao.

Students show support for Richard Liu’s alleged victim at Tuesday hearing

by Jiang Li
Published January 29, 2020
Attendees hoist protest signs at an event opposing India's recent passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Minnesota State Capitol Building on Sunday, Jan. 26. This legislation offers Indian citizenship to refugees of several religious groups, but does not apply to Muslims, despite their making up nearly 15% of the Indian population.

India’s Citizenship Act met with anger, protest in St. Paul

by Jiang Li
Published January 27, 2020
A row of tables stacked with non-perishable food items stands ready to be served in Mondale Hall on Monday, Jan. 20. Known as "Mondale Kitchen", the food pantry aims to provide convenient, nutritious food to the University's law students.

Combating food insecurity, new food pantry offers law students free, nutritious food

by Jiang Li
Published January 22, 2020
Speaker Sheila Rahimi addresses the congregation at a memorial for Ukraine flight 752 in John T. Tate Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The flight was mistakenly shot down by Iranian missiles on Jan. 8, leading to the deaths of all 176 passengers. (Kamaan Richards / Minnesota Daily)

Iranian community on campus copes with escalating tensions, plane crash

by Farrah Mina and Jiang Li
Published January 19, 2020
Students Stanley, left, and Dominic, right, pose for a portrait in Coffman Union on Friday, Dec. 6. 

UMN students split on U.S. decision to support democracy in Hong Kong

by Jiang Li
Published December 12, 2019
Morgan La Casse

Proposed increase in visa application fee could impact UMN students

by Jiang Li
Published December 12, 2019
"Frat Row," home to the majority of fraternities on campus, as seen on University Avenue Southeast on Friday, Nov. 22.

Greek life uses left over $7,500 for scholarship, not reception

by Jiang Li
Published December 1, 2019
Sarah Mai

New research center brings energy to UMN retail merchandising program

by Jiang Li
Published November 24, 2019
Students part of the Athletes Supporting Advocacy and Prevention group meet in the Bierman Athletic Building on Monday, Nov. 18. Participants have all undergone bystander training and formed the ASAP group to promote bystander intervention.

Boynton launches harassment intervention training for Greek life

by Jiang Li
Published November 21, 2019
Project manager Jenna Burgett, left, and chief engineer Kyle Houser, right, discuss their process of creating and designing SOCRATES in a lab in Tate Hall on Friday, Nov. 8. SOCRATES, which NASA launched into space on Saturday, Nov. 2, is expected to begin orbiting the earth in January of 2020.

First UMN small satellite now in space

by Jiang Li
Published November 11, 2019
Turkeys gather in a holding pen at the Rosemount Research & Outreach Center at UMore Park on Thursday, Oct. 31. A study lead by Tim Johnson, a University associate professor, found that customized probiotics perform the same as low-dose antibiotics in maintaining turkey health. 

Let’s talk turkey: UMN research finds turkey antibiotic alternative

by Jiang Li
Published November 7, 2019
Morgan La Casse

Federal case aiming to halt international students from post-graduation work met with discontent at UMN

by Jiang Li
Published October 23, 2019
Wearing masks in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong, a group of demonstrators crosses the Washington Avenue bridge on Friday, Oct. 18. Marchers traversed campus in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of the people of Hong Kong.

Students show up to rally for Hong Kong, counter-protest

by Gwiwon Jason Nam and Jiang Li
Published October 20, 2019
Cathy Berlin, a University of Minnesota alumna, talks to other University alumni at the Urban Growler Brewing Company for the Pride Alumni Network Launch on Friday, Oct. 11.

UMN launches new LGBTQ alumni network

by Jiang Li
Published October 13, 2019
A pile of MAGA hats after being burned during protests after a rally for President Donald Trump outside Target Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Minneapolis police officers stand outside a rally for President Donald Trump as protests grow increasingly hectic near Target Center on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Protestors in support of LGBTQ rights outside of a rally for President Donald Trump on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Attendees of the Trump rally in Minneapolis watch a live broadcast of Trump's speech outside Target Center on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Dr. Barbara Kappler, director and assistant dean for International Student and Scholars Services, poses for a portrait in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Tuesday, Oct. 8. 

UMN international student enrollment sees significant increase

by Jiang Li
Published October 10, 2019
Students gather to watch fraternity Beta Chi Theta dance at the "Taste of Summer Fusion" event at the Riverbend Plaza on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019.

UMN Greek life, student groups collaborate for multicultural diversity

by Jiang Li
Published September 29, 2019
Natalie Paulson shows members of Days for Girls sanitary pad kits that will be distributed to women in rural countries in Bruininks Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Days for Girls is a non-profit that provides communities in need with supplies for sustainable menstrual care. 

New student group aims to provide girls in other countries with menstrual products

by Jiang Li
Published September 26, 2019
Natalie Paulson speaks with members of Days for Girls about her volunteer work in Haiti in Bruininks Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Days for Girls is a non-profit that provides communities in need with supplies for sustainable menstrual care.

Xuening Gao, a student from China studying Economics, shops for groceries at the Fresh Thyme in Prospect Park on Monday, Sept. 23. Due to currency exchange rates, living expenses and tuition fees have increased for Chinese students. 

Trade war continues to increase UMN Chinese international student expenses

by Jiang Li
Published September 25, 2019
Morgan La Casse

Over 7,000 miles away, UMN international students feel effects of Hong Kong protests

by Gwiwon Jason Nam and Jiang Li
Published September 19, 2019
Youngouk Oh poses for a portrait at St. Anthony Village Central Park on Sunday, Sept. 1. Oh is an international student from South Korea.

Cold weather, safety, academics: UMN Asian international students share reasons for U enrollment

by Jiang Li
Published September 4, 2019
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