Dina Elrashidy

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Dina Elrashidy writes for the Minnesota Daily.

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University area road closures continue, current focus is the east side of Oak Street

By Dina Elrashidy, The Minnesota Daily

The loud noise of construction on campus is expected to quiet down by November.

All heavy construction of renewing and replacing roads as well as installing and embedding light-rail tracks will be completed by the end of the year, said Laura Baenen, spokeswoman for the project.MORE »

Sviggum to resign from the Board of Regents

By Dina Elrashidy and Kyle Potter, The Minnesota Daily

Steve Sviggum will soon resign from the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.

In an emotional speech in front of the entire board Thursday, Sviggum challenged the board’s reasoning and the fairness of the process that reviewed whether he could simultaneously hold his board position and a new job with the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus.MORE »

U considers new ways to pay for new clinic

By Dina Elrashidy, The Minnesota Daily

After more than a decade of delayed plans, the University of Minnesota is still committed to building a new Ambulatory Care Clinic, but University officials are now considering a creative way to fund the project.MORE »

Dayton cuts U capital request in half

By Dina Elrashidy, The Minnesota Daily

The University of Minnesota received disappointing news Tuesday for the outlook on its wish list of construction projects for 2012.

Gov. Mark Dayton revealed a $775 million bonding bill proposal for the 2012 legislative session that would allocate $78 million in funds for construction projects at the University — less than half of the school’s request.MORE »

New money in city budget restores funding to depts

By Dina Elrashidy and Nick Sudheimer, The Minnesota Daily

Nick Juarez wondered for more than a month whether he was going to start the new year unemployed.

After three years working as a crime prevention specialist for the Minneapolis Police Department, Juarez received his 60-day layoff notice in early November. But last week, he got some good news.MORE »

Men booked in Hennepin Co. likely on drugs

By Dina Elrashidy, The Minnesota Daily

Nearly 70 percent of men booked into Hennepin County Jail had illegal drugs in their system, according to a new federal study from this year.MORE »