Dean of Students representative speaks, council members voted, Dougherty Family College update given and finance updated reviewed at Oct. 21 USG meeting

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Dean of Students faculty member Linda Baughman highlighted resources available through the Dean of Students office, USG voted on special election roles, a Dougherty Family College update was given and finance updates were overviewed at the Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting Thursday, Oct. 21. University Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has the update.

News in :90 – Oct. 27, 2021

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The first U.S. passport with an “X” gender designation was issued, the names of the jurors for the Derek Chauvin trial will be released, and seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being. Lauren Dettmer has today’s news in :90.

News in :90 – Oct. 26, 2021

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The names of 15 jurors and alternatives who sat in the courtroom for the trial of Derek Chauvin will be made public, a new survey shows that six out of ten Americans believe that the pace of global warming is speeding up, and a judge has ordered two Twin Cities rental companies to pay $736,000 to nearly two dozen women. Elizabeth Neil has today’s News in :90.

Whistleblower Haugen says Facebook makes online hate worse

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LONDON (AP) — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers Monday that the social media giant stokes online hate and extremism, fails to protect children from harmful content and lacks any incentive to fix the problems, providing momentum for efforts by European governments working on stricter regulation of tech companies.

News in :90 – Oct. 25, 2021

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Two of the five people in the Cambridge house explosion were seriously injured, the Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place and children as young as 3 will start receiving the COVID-19 vaccines in China. Reporter Jonathan Rosario has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Oct. 22, 2021

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The FBI identified the remains of Brian Laundrie, the Minnsota Department of Health reported the first COVID-19 student death this school year and the Center for Well-Being restructured positions to add health promotion. Ad/PR Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.