University of Minnesota Regents' Homes Vandalized over Controversial Land Sale Plan

U of M regents' homes vandalized amid concerns about land sale to aerospace company

Several members of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents found their homes vandalized Thursday with spray-painted messages apparently protesting the sale of university land to an aerospace company.

Why were some University of Regents homes vandalized? It could be tied to the sale of land to an aerospace company

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents are apparently dealing with vandalism by activists over their recent approval of the sale of land to an aerospace company. One regent, James Farnsworth, tells WCCO he’s “deeply disturbed” by the actions.

Vandals strike University of Minnesota regents' homes to protest aerospace facility

According to University President Rebecca Cunningham, the vandals oppose the sale of university property to the aerospace company North Wind.

University of Minnesota regents' homes vandalized over controversial land sale plan

University of Minnesota officials said that the homes of the schools Board of Regents members were vandalized, apparently by protesters upset about the school's plan to sell land to an aerospace testing firm.

U of M Regents’ homes vandalized over opposition to aerospace complex

The U of M approved the $8 million sale of UMore Park land in Rosemount to North Wind, a company planning to build an aerospace complex.

Board of Regents’ homes vandalized

Members of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents had their homes vandalized Wednesday in protest of the University’s sale of UMore Park for the development of a hypersonic missile test facility with engineering company North Wind. Unidentified vandals targeted several board members across the state, leaving spray-painted messages on walkways saying, “NO MISSILES”. While members of activist group UWar Park, made up of Educators for Justi…