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,...
The rise and fall of Michael Bloomberg
Nakul Suresh, Contributor
March 9, 2020
Imagine a New York billionaire financing his own presidential run and dominating airtime with advertisements. Sound like Donald Trump? Well, it was actually one of the former contenders for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination: Michael Bloomberg. The same party that criticizes Donald...
Coronavirus and the stock market
Johnny Bailey, Contributor
March 8, 2020
When the coronavirus first made noise across the globe in Wuhan, China, the United States experienced very little economic impact. While factories and businesses began to close across China, the longest bull market stretch in U.S. history showed little signs of reversing course. As weeks...
A way too early list of potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates
Nathan Harman, Contributor
March 6, 2020
It’s always exhilarating (and slightly terrifying) every four years when America finds itself in the throes of another presidential election. 2020 is shaping up to be one of the most heated and hard-fought presidential battles in recent memory. So, let’s talk about the 2024 presidential election,...
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...
More than an athlete
February 23, 2020
Aside from leading his Los Angeles Lakers basketball team to an NBA second best 41-12 record, Lebron James has been praised for his off-court endeavors. 11th graders from the inaugural class of Lebron James’ I Promise School were invited to spend the day at Kent State University. When they arrived...
Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota nice or Minnesota ice?
McKenna Barnett, Contributor
February 20, 2020
Amy Klobuchar, former Hennepin County attorney and current United States Senator from Minnesota, made the announcement of her run for presidency a little over a year ago on a freezing February day. But the Senator is not focused on being Minnesota nice in this presidential election. Scandals, rivalries with other can...
The recent Tesla stock price surge
Johnny Bailey, Contributor
February 20, 2020
Most people know Elon Musk as an eccentric business owner of Tesla, the American electric vehicle and clean energy company based in Palo Alto, California. Musk has developed an extremely successful and promising enterprise since the company was founded in 2003. In 2008, Tesla unveiled its firs...
An update on the coronavirus
McKenna Barnett, Contributor
February 8, 2020
As hysteria spreads about the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, questions arise about how to keep ourselves safe. But, what is this new coronavirus, and how concerned should we really be? Truth be told, scientists don't really know much about the new strain yet, but it's a constantly evolving...
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....
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