Greek Life Amongst a Global Pandemic
Drew Pellin, Contributor
September 25, 2020
College campuses across the country are suffering from coronavirus outbreaks. Most colleges have switched their courses to a hybrid format that requires the majority of the classwork to be administered online. Many students also had the option of moving onto campus or working on class from the comfort...
COVID Controversy on Campus
John Quinlan, Contributor
September 25, 2020
As of September 20th, there have been 90,069 covid cases in Minnesota and 2,017 subsequent covid deaths. In the timeframe of September 11th-17th, Boynton Health clinic has tested 109 students, with 19 of them being positive and 49 non-students with all of them coming back negative. With...
Why are we paying something for nothing?
Avery Heinen, Staff Writer
September 24, 2020
One of the biggest drawbacks to the digital age is just how easy it is to get scammed. You’re often buying something off of just a photo, a description, and maybe a few reviews. Usually, it works out okay. Most online stores will take returns as long as you send back their product in the condition it ...
Students face further changes as pandemic fears spike
Avery Heinen, Contributor
September 23, 2020
Unfortunately for the students at the University of Minnesota, there has been some changes made to the University’s Maroon and Gold Sunrise plan. Doug Douglason, a future member of the Board of Directors explains. The email went on to explain how dire the situation really is. As outlined in the Uni...
How quarantine will change higher education
April 6, 2020
With many states extending stay-at-home orders until June to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country have switched to alternative online learning for the rest of the semester. Like many universities across the nation, the University of Minnesota has transitioned to online learnin...
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,...
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...
Tasting success: where does the football team go from here?
Ethan Olson, Contributor
November 23, 2019
Currently enjoying their highest-win season since 1904, only dragged down by the absolutely heart-breaking loss to rivals Iowa, it is hard to think of this season as anything but a historic success for PJ Fleck and the entirety of the football team. As of Nov. 21 with the team fighting for a shot...
Ideology face-off: a campus debate
McKenna Barnett, Contributor
November 21, 2019
On Tuesday, November 19th, 3 distinct politically-minded clubs on the University of Minnesota campus faced off in a debate of ideologies. The College Republicans, College Democrats, and Minnesota Students for Liberty (a libertarian-minded club) all chose representatives to argue a variety of topics,...
Psychedelic Research Nationally and at the U of M Nielson Lab
Adam Erickson, Contributor
October 26, 2019
Between the early 1960’s and the mid 1970’s was a time known as the psychedelic era. You may picture hippies, the desire for political activism, and images of hundreds of thousands of people enjoying three days of peace, love and rock and roll at Woodstock. While all this is true, perhaps the more...
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