MNR COVID-19 staff announcement
Staff
March 13, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more prevalent, The Minnesota Republic is suspending its publishing until Apr. 9th. Being a student-led newspaper at the University of Minnesota, I firmly believe its most responsible to suspend our meetings until Apr. 2, the day after the university will be evaluating...
University of Minnesota suspends classes, WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic
Tiana Meador, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2020
On Wed. Mar. 11 President Joan Gabel notified students that the university has made its final move in keeping its students safe amid the COVID-19 crisis. As the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed the virus a pandemic early Wednesday, the university has officially decided to close its doors for all...
Breaking: UMN prepares online courses, cancels university travel amid spring break COVID-19 threat
Tiana Meador, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
In an email Tuesday at 4:33 p.m. President Joan Gabel addressed the student body with an advisory that all non-essential university travel has been halted and instructors are being encouraged to prepare online material for students as the university closely monitors the current COVID-19 situation. Currently,...
CPAC 2020: Donald Trump’s propaganda meets conservative extremists
Tiana Meador, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2020
On Saturday Feb. 29 President Donald Trump gave his annual CPAC speech, which spanned about two hours and took full advantage of roasting the press box. The box, which welcomed writers from The New Republic, Business Insider, New York Post, and many other publications, was repeatedly ridiculed throughout the spee...
News brief: American Conservative Union’s CPAC update
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
February 8, 2020
From Feb. 28th to Feb 29th., our officer board and senior editors will be attending the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, MD. If you are unfamiliar with CPAC, it launched in 1974 and is the largest conservative conference hosted by the American Conservative Union....
A challenge to our Antifa critics
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
February 7, 2020
The Minnesota Republic has always provided a positive space for our writers to openly and freely share their opinions and ideas, regardless if they were deemed controversial by the university community. Here are some of the things we do for our students: Fight for free and equal speech on campus,...
Students for a Democratic Society: disarm the police!
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
November 25, 2019
No, the title you just read is not clickbait, sadly. Earlier this month, University of Minnesota's Chapter of Students for a Democratic Society stood outside of Coffman Memorial Union, speaking to passerbyers and holding a sign that sported the message: "Disarm UMPD" simple, but not well researched...
Brandon Straka attracts diverse crowd, allows for open conversation
Tiana Meador, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2019
On Nov. 7th The Minnesota Republic was excited to welcome Brandon Straka to The University of Minnesota, as a part of his #WalkAway Thought Revolution College Campus Tour. Straka, a self-proclaimed former liberal and founder of The #WalkAway Campaign, grew up in a small town of Nebraska, that was not so accepting of his LGBTQ+ identity. Growing up, he thought his duty as a gay man was to vote blue – but in the wake of Donald Trump's campaign, he had a serious mindshift that he felt needed to be heard. In years past, many of the events hosted by The Minnesota Republic and its affiliated grou...
Euphoria is all about euphoric vibes, not the storyline
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
September 28, 2019
Let's take it back to the summer, rewind a little bit, and back away from fall. Remember when everyone was blabbing about this "great new tv show with really good music that was produced by Drake?" Remember that conversation? Well, they're talking about the HBO hit series Euphoria. And yes, I will s...
Augsburg’s unstated political views promote exclusivity
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
September 18, 2019
On September 3rd, 2019 Augburg's A-Mail, a platform for submitted news and announcements had an event posted with the title, "Undoing White Body Supremacy Series" and invitation for, "Any white faculty or staff, interested in building anti-racist community and building culture among white bodies." The...
UMN’s police force fails to protect when students need it most
Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief
September 12, 2019
On Thursday, Sep. 12th UMN PD sent out an alarming warning, "U of M Twin Cities: Attempted Abduction at 7:10 am near 4th Ave SE/6th St SE. Suspect is Male wearing blue hoodie and blue sweatpants. USE CAUTION." The message was released at 8:09 a.m., an hour after the occurence. Without their typi...
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