Posted on 03 December 2014.
By: Blair Emerson
After a full day of studying or working, Adrian Martinez leaves school at about 5 p.m. each night to secure a space at a local homeless shelter.
When Martinez migrated to Minnesota from New Mexico in 2004, he came from a family with a history of substance abuse. Now he’s going to Minneapolis Community and Technical College so he can be a social worker and help youth and families dealing with addictions. He has lacked stable housing for three years.
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Posted on 02 December 2014.
By: Haley Hansen
Leaders of the Minnesota Student Association have plans to return to campus after winter break and tackle national issues in higher education.
Along with promoting college affordability and addressing stigmas surrounding mental health, the assembly passed a resolution at its final meeting of the semester Tuesday evening that formalizes its rollout of a sexual assault prevention and awareness platform next semester.
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Posted on 02 December 2014.
A group of graduate students from academic fields across the University of Minnesota gathers twice a month in the Nolte Center with the aim of collaborating with people from outside their departments.
Many people who study multiple subjects say this interdisciplinary work can be tough to do.
However, the Graduate School has this year expanded its resources for doing so through programs like the Interdisciplinary Commons, with a goal to increase the pool of students studying across disciplines.
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Posted on 01 December 2014.
By: Logan Wroge
University of Minnesota basketball player Daquein McNeil plans to plead not guilty to charges that claim he assaulted his girlfriend and wants to return to school as soon as possible, his attorney said Monday.
McNeil is currently in custody after allegedly beating his girlfriend with a belt and strangling her last week. He made his first court appearance Monday afternoon.
The sophomore guard is suspended from all team activity until his case is resolved.
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Posted on 01 December 2014.
President Barack Obama’s executive order last month to reform national immigration policy has jumpstarted demand for University of Minnesota legal services designed to aid undocumented immigrants.
The Law School’s Center for New Americans has seen a spike in legal inquiries since Obama’s Nov. 20 announcement to grant millions of unauthorized immigrants relief from deportation.
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Posted on 01 December 2014.
By: Morgan Wolfe
After participating in a flurry of activity revolving around Election Day, several political student groups at the University of Minnesota are regrouping and shifting focus.
Some, like the University’s chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, have taken up new initiatives, like bike safety. Others, like Students for a Conservative Voice, have started efforts to bring high-profile speakers to campus next semester.
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Posted on 30 November 2014.
By: Nick Wicker
University of Minnesota police are beginning to respond to a shift in crime patterns as the weather gains its icy Minnesota chill.
“With the cool-down over the last couple of weeks, activity seems to be decreasing,” said University police Deputy Chief Chuck Miner.
Crime tends to move indoors as the weather grows colder, he said, so instances of thefts and burglaries within University buildings occasionally spike during the winter.
“Even criminals don’t like the cold,” he said.
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Posted on 30 November 2014.
By: Taylor Nachtigal
Advocates of faculty unionization at the University of Minnesota are asking for the support of a new group: students.
While the cause hasn’t picked up much momentum yet, the Service Employees International Union Local 284 is still pushing faculty members to unionize. Union supporters are now asking students to join the effort, which they say would benefit the entire campus community.
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Posted on 30 November 2014.
By: Ethan Nelson
A University of Minnesota-assisted initiative seeks to help local farmers distribute their produce to a larger market — especially to groups that buy food in bulk.
The Building Farm to Institution Markets initiative, organized in part by the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, hopes to use improved communication to promote the exchange of food between small local farmers and large entities, like hospitals and universities.
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Posted on 30 November 2014.
By: Rolf Westgard, University guest faculty member, professional member of the Geological Society of America
The St. Louis area waited anxiously for the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the officer who shot Michael Brown to death. The crowds featured signs saying “Don’t Shoot” and “Hands up — don’t shoot me.”
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