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Monday, March 31, 2025

March 31, 2025

Hey-o,

You may have noticed that today’s newsletter looks different than the rest, and you’d be right. We have a brand-new newsletter format for you, and I hope you like it. Our content will continue as usual, but it should have a cleaner look and some new amenities we plan to try out in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

We have a lot of news for you today, so I won’t waste any more of your time.

Take it easy,

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

TOP STORY

Federal authorities have detained and arrested multiple international students in the last few weeks.

ICE detains UMN student

by Hannah Ward | Published March 28, 2025

A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Thursday night, according to a statement from University leadership.

The international graduate student, who is enrolled in the Carlson School, was detained at an off-campus residence. The University is not sharing the student’s name or where they are being held due to student privacy laws, but it is providing support to the student, University spokesperson Andria Waclawski said. 

There are more than 5,200 international students at the University, roughly 11% of the total student body.

ICE has arrested more than 32,000 people since Donald Trump took office in January, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Last year, ICE made just over 33,000 arrests.

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NEWS

By Katrina Bailey | The Minneapolis City Council is considering a new ordinance requiring cannabis and hemp retailers to register with the city.

The ordinance would codify state law passed in 2024, Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management spokesperson Jim Walker said. Under the ordinance, businesses without a license may be inspected and fined. City staff will present the ordinance to the City Council’s Business, Housing & Zoning Committee on April 8. 

Zoe Thiel, manager of the city’s Small Business Team, said it is the local government’s responsibility to register all businesses in the city that sell cannabis and hemp products. 

SPORTS

By Megan Davis | The Gophers won the quarterfinal game of the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) in overtime, 82-77, against Gonzaga University at Williams Arena on Thursday.

Junior Amaya Battle put up a career-high 35 points with 10 assists in her 100th game with the Gophers. Battle also shot perfectly from the free-throw line, going nine for nine.

In the first half, freshman Tori McKinney and Battle helped set the pace for the Gophers, combining for 27 of the Gophers’ 34 points. 

Battle did not feel like the pressure was all on her, though.

“I just feel like any time we’re not making shots, we all have a sense of urgency,” Battle said. “Throughout the whole team we're like, alright, we gotta get a bucket.”

By Matthew Zeichert | Minnesota’s women's swim and dive team returned from the NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Washington with two distinguished honors.

Swimmer Eliot Kennedy and diver Vivi Del Angel received second-team All-American honors in the 1m and the mile, respectively.

The team finished in 26th place at nationals and scored a total of 21 points. 

OPINIONS

By Vivian Wilson | I don’t understand why more of us aren’t goth. 

The subculture celebrates humanity and human nature in a way the mainstream can’t ever really approximate or grasp. 

It celebrates and embraces life and death for all they have to offer, translating the most confusing, passionate and complex pieces of the human experience into art that defines generations. The gothic tradition embraces innovation, creativity and nostalgia to create connections, sewing links between and across generations, one lace glove at a time. 

The sterile distancing between us and our humanity that mainstream culture keeps us at is more disturbing than anything that goes bump in the night or lurks in a cemetery. 

The brand of feigned, blind optimism that more or less runs polite society is feeling more hollow with each passing day. Forced optimism and bright, minimalist aesthetics are especially nauseating.