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The Minnesota Daily is a media outlet run by students that caters to the University of Minnesota and its neighboring community. Although it operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, it is also recognized as a student organization. The MN Daily sends out its “Daily Breakdown” email newsletter five times a week throughout the fall and spring semesters, and three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) during the summer session. News and updates are also available on their website, mndaily.com, ensuring that readers have access to the latest information as it unfolds.

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Indigenous band Bizhiki to perform at Weisman on Friday

2 days ago | mndaily.com | Ava Grace

Performing at the Weisman Art Museum on April 25, Wisconsin-based band Bizhiki combines traditional powwow music with modern technology. Bizhiki released their debut album “Unbound” on July 19, 2024 under Indiana-based independent record label Jagjaguwar and have since received recognition for their music, according to Bizhiki’s manager, Molly Beahen.
Departmental statement takedowns lack transparency, UMN faculty say

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

Department chairs were invited to a Zoom meeting at 5 p.m. on Saturday by College of Liberal Arts Dean GerShun Avilez regarding “updates on institutional statements based on information (Avilez had) just received from the Provost,” according to an email obtained by the Minnesota Daily.
Native lacrosse team getting ready to bloom for spring

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Ava Grace

Bayaaga’adowejig ingiw gabegikendaasoowigamigong, or B.I.G. lacrosse team, provides connection to centuries of Indigenous tradition and access to community on campus. The University of Minnesota’s Circle of Indigenous Nations (COIN) facilitates the team, which was initially started by two students in 2018 who have since graduated.
Twin Cities pop artist SYM1 releasing music video for the chronically online. – The Minnesota Daily

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Gabriel Brito

Local hyperpop artist SYM1 will release a new video for her song “Right 1 4 Me” on April 4. Released March 7, “Right 1 4 Me,” a collaboration with New...
ICE detains UMN student

3 weeks ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Thursday night, according to a statement from University leadership. The international graduate student was detained at an off-campus residence. The University does not know the student’s name or where they are being held, University spokesperson Andria Waclawski said. There are more than 5,200 international students at the University, roughly 11% of the total student body.
UMN early childhood development program expands to tribal communities in Minnesota

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Ava Grace

The University of Minnesota’s early childhood department is developing a degree program that aims to make an early childhood bachelor’s degree accessible for Ojibwe students. In Ojibwe, Wezhinoo’igejig (way-shi-noo-i-gay-jig) means “the ones who show or point the way.” The Wezhinoo’igejig Ojibwe scholar in early childhood is a developing initiative within the University’s early childhood bachelor’s degree program.
‘A very dangerous time’ - Faculty say restricting departmental statements threatens academic freedom

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved a resolution Friday allowing the University president to limit statements from groups of faculty on “matters of public concern.”This means units — departments, centers or institutes — within the University can only publish statements on political matters at the University president’s discretion. It does not limit individuals from expressing their opinions.
Ph.D. student sues UMN, files human rights complaint after AI plagiarism expulsion

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Hannah Ward

The University of Minnesota expelled a third-year Ph.D. student in January after he was accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) on an exam. He appears to be the first student expelled from the University over AI. MPR News was the first to report on Haishan Yang’s expulsion. Yang’s lawsuit against the University claims he was wrongfully accused of breaking the University’s scholastic dishonesty rules by using AI on his preliminary exam last August.
UMN students say there is a mental health crisis on campus.

1 month ago | mndaily.com | Sara Hussein

Breyona Killian, a student at the University of Minnesota, couldn’t find another therapist at Boynton Health after she requested a different one. The clinic never responded to her. “Boynton Health never responded, but the therapist that I didn’t want to see anymore reached out and asked to reschedule, and that’s pretty much where we’re at,” Killian said.
Hundreds march for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in Minneapolis

2 months ago | mndaily.com | Ava Grace

The 10th annual missing and murdered Indigenous relative march gathered in Minneapolis on Friday to shine a light on a systemic disparity. The march began around 10:30 a.m. at the newly renovated Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC). Information booths from various community organizations gathered in the MAIC’s Niibi Hall, while others congregated in the Frances Fairbanks Memorial Gymnasium to hear families affected by the MMIR epidemic share their stories.