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The Minnesota Daily

All content by Kaitlin Walker
Attorney Jordan Kushner argues before the Minnesota Supreme Court on behalf of his client, former University student Amanda Tatro, on Wednesday at the capitol. Tatro sued the University over disciplinary actions the University took after she posted comments on Facebook the that administrators found threatening.

From Facebook to court: U defends discipline

by Kaitlin Walker
Published February 13, 2012

University goes to state Supreme Court in Facebook comments case

by Kaitlin Walker
Published February 8, 2012
President Eric Kaler speaks to the media about the University's 2012 legislative priorities Friday at the State Capitol in St. Paul.

Kaler calls for outside review of U’s Academic Health Center

by Kaitlin Walker
Published January 31, 2012
"Door guy" Clint Mahkimetas verifies Michael Burton's identification at the door of Kitty Cat Klub on Monday night in Dinkytown.

Training makes Dinkytown bouncers more than brawn

by Kaitlin Walker
Published January 26, 2012

U.S. Army cuts, restructures in face of budget cuts

by Kaitlin Walker
Published January 25, 2012

Police, landlords and victims say students can take action to deter burglars

by Kaitlin Walker
Published December 14, 2011

Burglars take advantage of unsecured houses in Marcy-Holmes

by Kaitlin Walker
Published December 13, 2011

Crime prevention specialists back in budget

by Kaitlin Walker
Published December 8, 2011

U students shaken after rock shatters window

by Kaitlin Walker
Published December 7, 2011

Five houses burglarized over Thanksgiving break

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 30, 2011

Bakdash civil suit delayed by criminal case

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 21, 2011

Blarney bouncer fights off 2 drunks Sunday

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 16, 2011

Bakdash trial postponed until February

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 15, 2011
Minneapolis police search the Wisconsin Badgers team bus after a football game Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium.

UMPD uses furry, 70-pound bomb detectors

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 14, 2011

Robberies in Marcy-Holmes up from this time last year

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 9, 2011

Crime specialist eliminated by budget cuts

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 9, 2011

Suspects arrested in recent muggings

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 8, 2011

Michael Jackson’s doctor convicted in singer’s death

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 7, 2011

MPR v. Met Council lawsuit dismissed

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 7, 2011

University student assaulted near Comstock Hall

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 7, 2011

U student assaulted near Comstock Hall

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 5, 2011

Patience running out for Occupy Wall Street protesters

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 4, 2011

Fewer transfer students accepted to University of Minnesota in fall 2012

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 4, 2011

Judge tosses MPR’s light-rail suit

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 4, 2011

U student attacked, robbed in Dinkytown

by Kaitlin Walker
Published November 2, 2011
Linda Romano lost control of her vehicle Saturday, crashing into a parked squad car and subway in Dinkytown. An officer on the scene guessed that a 'stuck accelorator' was to blame.

Car crashes into three others, then Subway wall

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 31, 2011
The UMPD belt

The UMPD belt

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 31, 2011

Jimmy John’s armed robbery suspect tied to three other robberies

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 30, 2011

Jimmy John’s robbed late Sunday night

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 26, 2011

Pawlenty signs on to board of company with University ties

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 24, 2011
Gophers' fans leave the TCF Bank Stadium during the third quarter of the game Saturday against Nebraska. Husker's fans filled up approximately two-thirds of the seats at the homecoming game.

Nebraska fans take over TCF Bank Stadium

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 24, 2011

Flash mob attacks Minneapolis Pedal Pub

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 21, 2011
Located at 1625 University Ave SE, the Beta Theta Pi chapter house was built in 1927. The building replaced the original chapter house, which was built in 1900 and burnt down in 1926. The original building was the second house built on Fraternity Row.

Greek houses pay to maintain their history

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 17, 2011

Letter to greeks apologizes for brash speaker

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 13, 2011

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to women’s rights activists from Africa and Yemen

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 7, 2011
Sisters Ellen and Kaylen Larson indulge in frozen yogurt Monday night in Dinkytown. Chilly Billy's has sponsored numerous organizations and Greek communities over the past couple of months.

Greeks serve up frozen yogurt for charity

by Kaitlin Walker
Published October 6, 2011

Peer party monitoring program stalls again

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 29, 2011
Senior Nguyen Ngoc Pham discusses plans Sunday for an upcoming event being held by the Asian Sorority Interest Group. The group hopes to establish a sorority on campus that focuses on asian culture and values.

Second Asian sorority may come to campus

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 27, 2011

Greek chapters will have meeting space at 1701

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 21, 2011
Freshman Megan Howe opens her bid envelope Tuesday afternoon at the TCF Bank Stadium. The envelope contained an invitation to join one of the sororities on campus.

An invitation to sisterhood

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 15, 2011

Fraternities colonize, take one step closer to recognition

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 13, 2011

Pleasant Street is a tangled mess in first days of fall semester

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 8, 2011

Pleasant Street a tangled mess in start of semester

by Kaitlin Walker
Published September 7, 2011

2 juveniles may be linked to string of burglaries

by Kaitlin Walker
Published August 10, 2011

Postal Service cutbacks could shutter office in Dinkytown

by Kaitlin Walker
Published August 3, 2011

Mpls violent crime down 15%

by Kaitlin Walker
Published July 27, 2011
Anthropology senior Erin Pruhs sifts through soil for pottery and other artifacts Monday near Hastings. Pruhs and her classmates are working to uncover a Native American settlement.

From anthropologists come new amateur archaeologists

by Kaitlin Walker
Published July 20, 2011

Obama’s fundraising totals dwarfs competition with record $86 million

by Kaitlin Walker
Published July 14, 2011

U employee assaulted on campus

by Kaitlin Walker
Published July 13, 2011

Four more ‘luxury’ complexes expected soon near campus

by Kaitlin Walker
Published July 6, 2011
Alex Hemke and Jennifer Nicklay fill a homemade GrowBarrel with soil Saturday at Van Cleve Park. The barrels are a sustainable alternative to a traditional garden.

Neighborhood puts nature in a barrel

by Kaitlin Walker
Published June 22, 2011
Ecology grad student Michael Wells holds a Downy Woodpecker in his hand at the Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area Saturday in Inver Grove Heights. Bio Blitz is an intensive 24 hours race to find all the plants and animals at a specific location which helps biologists to identify different plants and animals.

Ready … set … name that bird!

by Kaitlin Walker
Published June 15, 2011

$550,000 renovation of president’s home set to begin

by Kaitlin Walker
Published June 8, 2011

UMPD nabs tunnel explorers

by Kaitlin Walker
Published June 8, 2011
Student volunteers work together to clean up fallen trees on Thursday in North Minneapolis.

UROC, students help in north side cleanup effort

by Kaitlin Walker
Published June 1, 2011

Another bicyclist hit in Dinkytown

by Kaitlin Walker
Published May 25, 2011
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