Posted on November 2, 2014 by Murphy News Service Entertainers join in protests against Washington football team Music, News By Haley Egle Murphy News Service  Local performers joined Native American leaders and thousands of others to protest the name and mascot of the Washington football team Sunday outside of the TCF Bank Stadium. “I think of it more of a......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service Noted chef Gavin Kaysen returns home for new Mpls restaurant Business, Food By Elizabeth Fechter Murphy News Service Minnesota native Gavin Kaysen, former executive chef at Cafè Boulud in New York, has returned home to open his own restaurant Spoon and Stable in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. “Being......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service College students tend to vote less Politics By Emily LePain Murphy News Service With midterm elections next Tuesday, eligible people all over the country have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. Minnesota has one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the country. In 2008, 78 percent......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service University of Minnesota alumni helps Cambodian school build sports facility Education By Nathan Sommer Murphy News Service When 2013 University of Minnesota graduate Fatuma Youb joined the Peace Corps one month after her graduation, she was seeking an opportunity to live abroad and experience different parts of the world independently.......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service Students saving money with U-Swap textbook site Business, Education By Kaylee Kruschke Murphy News Service Each semester students are at the mercy of publishing companies’ costly textbooks when it comes time to buy them from the bookstore. And as semesters begin to wind down, students start figuring out how they’ll......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service Large protest planned for Vikings game against Redskins Sports By Katie Galloway Murphy News Service The news media are preparing major coverage Sunday at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium, where the Minnesota Vikings will face off against Washington. And it won’t necessarily be to focus on the game......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service A Tale of Three Trophies Sports Can the Football Gophers Win Them All in 2014? By Sam Utterberg Murphy News Service It has been going on 50 years since the Minnesota Gophers football team possessed all three of the coveted trophies for which they compete annually with the universities of......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service MPD pushing for more participation in block clubs Community By Emily LePain Murphy News Service          The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) aims to have 90 percent of the blocks around the city organized into apartment or block clubs by the end of 2015. “Although we’re only at......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service Globally Inspired Insight Brewing Readying to Open Business By Travis Bridell Murphy News Service Metal clanged and tools and chairs were scattered about one recent day as Ilan Klages-Mundt, the self-proclaimed “beer guy,” sat with two of the other three founders to talk about their new undertaking — Insight Brewing......read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service A road map for CLA’s future Audio, Education ...read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service Circus helps students beat stress Video ...read more

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Murphy News Service A Haunting Experience, indeed! Entertainment By David Litin Murphy News Service Deep in the thick fog, twisting roadings, and darkness, the Haunting Experience on Highway 61 offers horror worth remembering.  With Halloween slowly creeping up on everyone, people lined up to go through two haunted houses and a hayride to......read more

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Murphy News Service North Minneapolis school planning new playground for children with special needs Education By Meritte Dahl Murphy News Service  The Michael Dowling School in North Minneapolis is moving forward with its plan to add 1 acre of playground space that will be accessible for students of all abilities. Students and staff......read more

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Murphy News Service Author of ‘The Bohemian Flats’ discusses slice of Minneapolis history Audio ...read more

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Murphy News Service Yik Yak Changing the Culture of Social Media Use on College Campuses Audio ...read more