UMPD – The Minnesota Republic

Students for a Democratic Society: disarm the police!

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...

Tags: Back the Blue, Blue Line, criminals, Gun Violence, guns, NRA, police, Race, racial profiling, Safety, SafeU, school shooting, SDS, shooting, Students for a Democratic Society, UMN, UMPD, University of Minnesota

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...

Tags: Brandon Straka, college, conservative, Democrat, Donald Trump, Event, Fake News, liberal, Liberal Media, Media, Republican, Speaker, Straka, Thought Revolution Tour, UMPD, Walk Away, Walk Away Campaign, WalkAway, WalkWith

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...

Tags: Crime, Crime Watch, police, Race, Racial Bias, racism, Safe Space, Safety, timely warning, UMNPD, UMPD