Max Chao
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Police, firefighters respond to gas leak on UMN campus
A gas leak on the University of Minnesota campus prompted response from police officers and firefighters Thursday morning.
One dead after altercation near TCF Bank Stadium
A campus-area altercation between two men left one dead and one in custody on Sunday night.
UMN student government wraps up year; looks to fall semester
The University of Minnesota student government is finishing up an active year and shifting its focus to the fall semester as new leadership moves in.
UMN law professor Richard Painter to run for U.S. Senate
University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, will run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Tina Smith, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.
University of Minnesota LGBT collection curator to retire
The curator of one of the country’s premiere archives documenting LGBT history is retiring. In April, Lisa Vecoli announced her retirement after six years of expanding and organizing the University of Minnesota’s Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection.
Online sexual assault reporting program could come to UMN
A program that changes how victims report sexual assault could be coming to the University of Minnesota. On April 10, the Minnesota Student Association passed a resolution in part calling for the University to implement Callisto, an online sexual assault reporting system spreading to campuses around the country.
University of Minnesota professors use their free time to write free textbooks
Over the past few years, several University of Minnesota faculty members have spent hundreds of hours creating free online textbooks for their classes in lieu of traditional print ones.
Where can you get the best download speeds on campus? A guide to UMN Wi-Fi
The Minnesota Daily conducted speed tests at 75 buildings on the Minneapolis campus to measure their download speeds.
Stadium Village rally calls for UMPD to disarm
A Stadium Village student rally supported a reactionary nationwide movement calling for the disarmament of campus police departments.
Residence hall student groups get funding for LaCroix, cereal and sushi
Every month or so, a group of Middlebrook Hall residents gather in a dorm room to socialize over cans of LaCroix sparkling water paid for by the University of Minnesota.
