Daily Breakdown

Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

September 22, 2025

It’s Monday, so we start again.

Maybe the storm last night was a reset. It is also officially fall, so lots of new beginnings, some may say. I say you scroll and read about Farm Aid 40, Minnesota Republicans’ reactions to Charlie Kirk and why liberal arts majors matter.

We also have a podcast on unique classes at UMN. We have a lot, so read a lot.

Stay golden,

Alexis Letang | Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]

Top Story

FarmAid40 artwork showcased in the event’s learning center. | Photo by Ceci Heinen, MN Daily

Celebrating farmers and laborers at Farm Aid 40

by Sophia Arndt | A&E Editor | Published Sept. 22, 2025

For 40 years, the nonprofit organization Farm Aid has worked to support the United States farming and agricultural communities. This year, the music festival was held at Huntington Bank Stadium with performances from Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, the original organizers of the event, plus many others.

Despite the potential for rain, Farm Aid 40 performed to a stadium full of music lovers and farmers in celebration of the family farm system Saturday. Organized in 1985, the first Farm Aid was built around supporting farmers during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s.

City

Minnesota Republicans react to Charlie Kirk’s shooting death

By Jingyuan Liu | City Reporter

Minnesota Republicans are mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, while criticizing Democratic leaders for how they reacted.

Opinion

Opinion: The relevance of a liberal arts major

By Callie Burch | Columnist

Mississippi’s state auditor took to social media to challenge the idea of taxpayer funding for what he referred to as “useless degrees” in “garbage fields.” The degrees he was referring to consisted of liberal arts majors like anthropology, sociology, women’s studies and African American studies, to name a few. The irony is that he studied political science at the University of Mississippi.

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Podcasts

That’s a class?! Five unique UMN courses this fall

From spearheads to Italian films to drinking culture, the University of Minnesota offers a course for every interest.