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U. of Minnesota to Cut Ties with Minneapolis Police Department

The University of Minnesota announced this week that it is cutting ties with the Minneapolis Police Department over the death of George Floyd. The university previously used the Minneapolis Police Department for additional support during football games, concerts, and ceremonies on campus.

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China Jails Student for Mocking Tweet Posted from Minnesota

According to an announcement by the Wuchang District People’s Court on Wednesday, a Chinese student named Luo Daiqing was sentenced to six months in prison in the summer of 2019 for posting “comments and inappropriate images insulting to the leader of this country.”

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University of Minnesota Class Will Criticize Institution’s ‘Prejudice’

The University of Minnesota is will offer a class this fall criticizing the institution for what some call its history of racism and anti-semitism. “Prejudice and Protest at the U of M” will be taught by a professor who believes that “historical narratives or sites of memory perpetuate systems of domination by silencing certain perspectives and stories.”

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University of Minnesota Students & Staff Offended by ‘Green Book’ Producer as Commencement Speaker

Students and staff at the University of Minnesota have taken offense over the school’s decision to host film producer Jim Burke as its 2019 commencement speaker, alleging that his film Green Book does not properly portray race issues. “It’s a feel-good, happy film that suggests, ‘Hey, racism is over in an era of [President] Donald Trump,” said one faculty member.

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Minnesota Coach Claeys Says He Risked Job by Backing Players

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota head coach Tracy Claeys said Sunday that he knew he was risking his job last week when he expressed support for players who boycotted practices and threatened to skip a bowl game if 10 teammates who were suspended after a sexual assault investigation weren’t reinstated.

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