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Monday, April 13, 2026

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April 13, 2026

I think they should recreate “Friday the 13th” and call it “Monday the 13th.” The premise would focus on just someone having a really horrible start to their week due to an accumulation of inconveniences. But enough of my ideas, here is what we have for you this week.

Arts & entertainment shows you what a day at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival could look like. City desk talks about the legislature’s role in the revitalization of the UMN St. Paul campus (hint: it involves them voting). Opinions desk brings you a new editorial cartoon, as well why Americans need to improve our knowledge of our culinary history.

Stay golden,

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

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Come rain or shine, MSPIFF has movies for all audiences, at The Main Cinema, located off of Central Avenue in the St. Anthony Main area. | Image courtesy of MSP Film Society

Choose your own adventure at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

by Abbey Mulcahy | A&E Reporter | Published April 12, 2026

A day at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, MSPIFF, feels like a real-life choose-your-own adventure book.

Whether you’re looking for foreign films, want to hear tips from local filmmakers or are itching to mingle with fellow cinephiles, MSPIFF’s event catalogue offers enough activities to keep you entertained for the entire day.

If you’re anything like me — a curious movie viewer with a penchant for heartfelt stories — your day might end up looking something like this.

 

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News

University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus due for a major makeover

By Shay Scanlan | City Reporter

The University is looking to build a new campus center on its St. Paul campus and seeks $84 million from the state legislature.

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Opinion

Opinion: We need to fix our relationship with diasporic foods

By Matthew Jegers | Columnist

From appropriation to authenticity debates, we must improve our knowledge of our culinary history.

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Podcasts

Are voter ID laws solving the wrong problem?

Minnesota’s secretary of state and a political science expert weigh in on if the SAVE America Act would actually address voter fraud — or simply shut out eligible voters.

by Lucas Vasquez | Podcast Reporter | Published April 8

Editorial Cartoon: The new UMN slogan is underwhelming

by Nhiache Xiong | Cartoonist | Published April 12, 2026

The University should be spending $15 million on research and improving resources for students and faculty, not a rebrand nobody understands.