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Big Tech Stocks Rise Despite Election Mayhem

Drew Pellin, Contributor • November 19, 2020

Still weeks after the 2020 Presidential Election, the election results are still not set in stone. Joe Biden is looking to take the electoral vote, but Donald Trump and his campaign will not go out with...

COVID-19 vaccine coming soon

Murphy Eggers, Contributor • November 18, 2020

Throughout 2020 the world has suffered through the COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly a year, knowledge of COVID-19 has continued to develop greatly, which has informed regulations, successful or not, to...

France and Italy Dive Back into Lockdown

Drew Pellin, Contributor • November 4, 2020

On the dawn of the election in the United States, a resurgence of the coronavirus strikes in Europe. France and Italy have started seeing cases and death rates rise again, prompting their governments...

Professors During the Pandemic

Jack Radomski, Contributor • November 4, 2020

Online class introduces new obstacles for professors to overcome in their quest to give their students a viable educational experience.

The K-12 Conundrum

A look into the COVID-19 responses of Minnesota's largest public school districts

Avery Heinen, Contributor • November 4, 2020

Minnesota doesn’t have a blanket policy covering how all public K-12 schools in the state should be dealing with COVID-19 concerns. Prior to the start of the 2020-2021 school year, Gov. Walz instructed...

2020 Presidential Election: Live Coverage and Editor’s Op/Ed

Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief • November 3, 2020

7:00 p.m. CST - Biden: 85 electorate votes, Trump: 55 electorate votes. Florida is currently being counted, and if Trump takes this state, Biden is in for a battle. As previously mentioned, Biden's attack...

Stock Market Implications Ahead of the Election

John Quinlan, Contrbutor • October 24, 2020

The upcoming Presidential Election comes with many uncertainties for the future, including its impact on the stock market. Each candidate's economic policies undoubtedly will determine the direction of...

The Social Dilemma For Representation in Oromia

Jaden Welborn, Author • October 21, 2020

An international issue stemming far from home was brought to the Twin Cities’ doorstep. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the United States as well as many other immigrants from surrounding...

Counting on Fair Election

and why we may not be getting one

Avery Heinen, Contributor • October 7, 2020

As the 2020 US Presidential Election nears, the legitimacy of universal mail-in voting is a hotly contested topic. Much of the debate surrounds whether or not there is a significant distinction between...