Daily Breakdown

Monday, April 14, 2025

Good morning,

Another weekend gone, and another week is ahead. Hopefully, we all get through it together. We have a buttload of stuff for you today, so take a scroll through our selection and find something you like.

You might even find two somethings you like. Wouldn’t that be a beautiful thing? Get readin’.

Take it easy,

Spencer White | Editor-in-Chief | [email protected]

Top Story

Protesters rallied outside Fort Snelling Immigration Court as Dogukan Gunaydin faced a bail trial for his March detention.

Detained UMN international students bail left to judge decision

by Tyler Church | Published April 11, 2025

Friday morning, the Fort Snelling Immigration Court held the bond hearing for Doğukan Gunaydin, 28-year-old Turkish University of Minnesota graduate student detained on Mar. 27. Gunaydin, who has been held in detention for over two weeks, had his B-1/B-2 visa revoked by the U.S. Department of State, according to the prosecutor, for driving while intoxicated arrest in June of 2023.

The prosecutor, a federal attorney arguing against Gunyadin, claimed that Gunaydin’s 2023 DWI made him a threat to public safety. According to the prosecutor, Gunaydin had been driving recklessly before being pulled over, in a traffic stop that saw him measure a blood alcohol content of 0.2, which is more than double Minnesota’s legal limit.

However, Hannah Brown, Gunaydin’s attorney, argued that since the stop, Gunaydin had sold his car and no longer held a valid license. Without the ability to drive, Brown contended that Gunaydin couldn’t pose a threat to public safety if released.

During the proceedings, the prosecutor also mentioned that, because of this incident, Gunaydin’s B1/B2 visa had been revoked. However, as Immigration Judge Sarah Mazzie remarked, it was incorrectly reported by the prosecution that his F-1 visa was revoked, not his B1/B2.

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News

By Ava Grace | The Loft Literary Center offers a series of diverse low-cost creative writing classes and is encouraging more university students to participate. 

The Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers Class Series is intended for writers of BIPOC identities to work on their craft in a space that centers them and their work, according to The Loft’s website.

Opinion

By Amelia Watters & Izzy Curry | Amelia: Hey Izzy! Do you know what I find Interesting? Women’s interest in true crime. I’ve never been invested in true crime media, but many of my friends are. What do you think?

Izzy: Hi Amy! I agree. There has been a big boom in the streaming service world with true crime. My mom and I somehow find it relaxing to sit down and turn on a true crime show once in a while.

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Sports

By Katrina Bailey and Champ Howard | The Minnesota Twins unveiled a statue of Minnesota’s own Joe Mauer by Gate 34 at Target Field on Sunday. 

“But in my heart, I always wanted to play in the big leagues. So when I got drafted by Minnesota number one back in 2001, I was focused on trying to be the best baseball player I could be.”

Joe Mauer

Mauer joins Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek, Carl and Eloise Pohlad and Tom Kelly as Minnesota Twins legends enshrined in statues outside of the stadium. 

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