Hello, it is finally Wednesday. I think by Thursday night I will be crawling my way through the rest of the week. But Thursday is tomorrow — today is Wednesday, so here is your newsletter. Just like the school year, things at the Daily are quickly picking up, so scroll and see what we have.
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A community-built memorial honoring Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, the 8 and 10 year olds killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, sits in front of the school. — Image by Eleanor King
Students disgusted by US and local gun violence following Annunciation shooting
by Isabella Morden Wheeldon | Published September 9, 2025
It has been nearly two weeks since the Annunciation Catholic School experienced one of the Twin Cities’ most significant shootings in recent years. University of Minnesota community members are hurting.
For many University students and alumni, there are only a few degrees of separation from a link to Annunciation Catholic School. Ella Knoell, a fourth-year student at the University, is one of those cases.
News

UMN religious groups seek to unite students regardless of faith
By Sara Hussein
At the University of Minnesota, the student population is incredibly diverse. Many faith groups on campus showcase that diversity.
Opinion

Opinion: The gender war has gone nuclear
By Vivian Wilson
It’s heartbreaking to see the way social division is manufactured at the expense of our generation, sowing isolation and hostility into nearly every aspect of our relations with other people.

