Over 50 students and staff from UMD will be representing the university at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul for Bulldog Lobby Day on Thursday.
UMD students respond to travel ban
A small conversation between three UMD students lead to a university-wide protest with over 200 attendees, demonstrating against Trump’s travel ban.
Akquua Anye, Fardowsa Abdinoor and Hodan Jibrell were sitting in the Multicultural Centers’ TV room the monday after Trump had signed the executive order that would stop immigration from the seven countries of Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen. As the three students were getting passionate about what had happened, they decided to do something that became bigger than they thought it would be, arrange a protest.
Duluth reacts to Trump’s Immigration Ban
Shock, confusion and disbelief. These were some of the reactions Americans had to President Donald Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries including Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen.
Rally in Duluth against Immigration Ban
Idle NO More/Northwoods Wolf Alliance organized a peaceful rally in downtown Duluth this Saturday, Feb. 4 to protest the immigration ban.
18th Annual Student Outdoor Educator's Conference
The 18th Annual Student Outdoor Educator’s Conference (SOEC) is back at UMD this weekend, Feb. 3-5.