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Turning it around

By: Thomas Jaakola

Junior Daryl Turner has been a consistent scorer for Minnesota since returning from a dislocated knee that held him out of the Gophers first dual-meet at Florida State.

 

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Minnesota Police Looking into New Approach to Mental Health Calls

By: Hannah Weikel

Police departments nationwide are adopting programs to ensure a mental health specialist accompanies law enforcement officers to respond to calls from citizens with mental illnesses.

 

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Sexual assault on campus is everyone’s problem

By: Emily Polglaze

I believe the narrative surrounding sexual assault on campus is based solely on maintaining schools’ reputations. Instead of protecting their students, some schools would rather sweep the issue under the rug. Moreover, some schools employ laughable disciplinary processes.

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Choosing a major is overrated

By: Marion Renault

Declaring one’s major is perhaps the most intimidating part of college.

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City needs paid sick leave support

By: Daily Editorial Board

In the wake of Black Friday and moving into the holiday shopping season, the progressive small business group Main Street Alliance has directed a new campaign at
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MPD must tackle mental wellness

By: Daily Editorial Board

The Minneapolis Police Department is considering the use of a “ride-along” mental health specialist who would accompany police officers responding to mental health crises.

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Who would benefit from a Fall break?

By: Anant Naik

A couple days ago, the Minnesota Student Association started a petition on the well-known Change.org to implement a fall break for students at the University of Minnesota. 
 
Some of the petitioners argued the break would help boost mental health and stress management.

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Shooting suspects charged

By: Olivia Johnson and Jackie Renzetti

Four men were charged on Monday for last week’s shooting of five protesters near the Minneapolis Police Department’s 4th Precinct.
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Dr. Date

By: Dr. Date

Hey Dr. Date,
I’m stressed out, man (or whatever you are). I have these two girls in my life, and I’m interested in both of them. 
The first girl, Vanessa, is a 10-out-of-10 hottie, but she’s got to be one of the flakiest people on this entire planet.

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Dr. Date

By: Dr. Date

Hey Dr. Date,
I’m stressed out, man (or whatever you are). I have these two girls in my life, and I’m interested in both of them. 
The first girl, Vanessa, is a 10-out-of-10 hottie, but she’s got to be one of the flakiest people on this entire planet.

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