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Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

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November 12, 2025

Wow, it’s Wednesday. Crazy how society just decided the order the days of the week should go. What isn’t crazy is how I decided that many of you need to make sure you’re all caught up on Daily articles.

This newsletter has a solid mix of hot off the press (WordPress, that is) articles and some from a little while ago. Scroll and see!

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

Top Story

Valiance Apartments will offer 50 units of affordable housing and 54 30-day shelter beds. | Photo by Summer Rabold, the Minnesota Daily

The Valiance affordable housing and women’s shelter opens in Minneapolis

by Shay Scanlan | City Reporter | Published Nov. 5, 2025

A new Minneapolis affordable housing facility opened its doors Oct. 9, and a women’s shelter in the facility is set to open in November.

Brenda Petry, director of shelter and outreach at Agate Housing and Services, a social advocacy organization, said the shelter is designed to address reasons why someone would choose not to come to a shelter.

Valiance has 50 affordable housing units, with 54 shelter beds available for 30-day consecutive periods and eight emergency shelter beds. The shelter provides showers, three meals a day and has space for some pets.

 

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News

More than a meal: UMN students combat loneliness across campus

By Rakeb Azeze | Investigative Reporter

Different University of Minnesota groups confront loneliness and rebuild community in different ways.

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Opinion

Opinion: AI doesn’t fit the liberal education framework

By Andrew Godes | Columnist

Even minor uses of AI undermine the value of higher education.

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ points guests back to the true meaning of Christmas

By Maddie Mullikin | A&E Reporter

The Children’s Theatre Company’s 13th year of the beloved classic emphasized community and compassion in this interactive take on the tale.

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Sports

After two seasons cut short, Braun’s back and better than ever

By Samantha Roering | Sports Reporter

Mara Braun returned against North Dakota after 352 days off the floor, making an immediate impact.

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Videos

The last round at Les Bolstad

by Owen McDonnell | Video Editor 

Video Editor Owen McDonnell makes his way out to Les Bolstad, the University of Minnesota’s own golf course, to talk to workers about their feelings toward the course’s closure and to follow the last-ever tee time at the course.

Podcasts

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.