MN Daily News: In The Know

Netflix to acquire Warner Brothers for $72 billion

What does this mean for streaming services, movie theaters and Minnesotan movie lovers? 

Our lives get bigger, social media gets smaller

UMN students, faculty and a high schooler reflect on screen time, phone bans and what it takes to truly unplug

What does it mean to be Latino at the U of M?

Latino students share how the group, Mi Gente, has shaped their university experience and become a second-family. 

How the nationwide SNAP freeze impacted University students

Hear from students, food shelf organizers and university staff about how college students struggle with food insecurity and the SNAP freeze
 

When Washington stops, we all feel it

Two UMN political experts unpack the partisan battle, public frustration and what’s at stake for Minnesotans during this government shutdown. 

What students really think of AI

University students and Minnesota Daily journalists share their concerns about AI’s uses, future, and the policies shaping its place on campus.
 
ALL CONTRIBUTORS: Ceci Heinen, Jeff Young, Wren Warne-Jacobsen, Vivian Wilson, Callie Burch, Amy Watters, Matthew Jegers, Atticus Marse, Lucas Vasquez, Grace Aigner.
 
Extra editing help from Rob McGinley Meyers.

More than a t-shirt: The competitive nature of intramural sports

Intramural athletes share how intensity, passion and pride drive games that are supposed to be “just for fun.”

Special episode: Interview with Mary Lawlor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

Mary Lawlor discusses her role as special rapporteur, her outlook on human rights defenders and how the United States is affecting the global human rights landscape. 

Budget cuts leave architecture students struggling to keep up

Students pursuing a bachelors of science in architecture uncover the mental, financial and physical intensity of the program.

The people pushing cancer research forward

Meet the scientists at the University of Minnesota who are finding new ways to treat one of the world’s toughest diseases