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In case you couldn’t keep up with all the protests and demonstrations, our campus desk put together a timeline of the major ones on and around campus. A&E explored the intersection of music and politics with Twin Cities Drum Collective, and so much more.

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Protest season: Operation Metro Surge timeline in Minnesota and at the UMN

by Isabella Morden Wheeldon, Nicolas Scibelli, Sara Hussein and Tyler Church | Campus Desk | Published Feb. 12, 2026

Since early December, Operation Metro Surge, organized by the United States Department of Homeland Security, has flooded Minnesota with thousands of federal agents and sparked backlash throughout the state and country.

The University of Minnesota’s space has historically served students as an epicenter for advocacy and activism. The Graduate Hotel, with which the University has a longstanding partnership, has seen several noise demonstrations organized by the University’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society. Students have trekked off campus to support Minneapolis protests following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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