On Oct. 21, 2024, the Students for a Democratic Society called a protest to condemn the University of Minnesota administration’s refusal to divest from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A group of protestors...
This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...
This week marks a controversial holiday. Whether or not you think love is in the air, it’s certainly on most of our minds. We tend to generally take stock of our relationships — or situationships —...
What used to be fringe, anti-government sentiment relegated to hippies and libertarians is now the forward-facing platform of the current White House administration and the more popular platform on which...
Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this editorial do not represent the Minnesota Daily’s newsroom and are not necessarily representative of any individual on the Opinions Desk. This piece has been...
If you watched the 2023 TikTok Congressional hearings, you most likely noticed many representatives, even across party lines, have two things in common — they are old and don’t understand how technology...
In my experience, a common lament nowadays is the prevalence, or rather the mere existence of, small talk. The most prevalent and repeated complaints I’ve heard are that it’s shallow and only goes...
In 2020, the word “unprecedented” was named the People’s Choice 2020 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com after receiving the most user submissions. A 2024 article by Wired concluded “unprecedented...
The true definition of a sport and by extension, an athlete, is highly contested. The true traits of what constitutes an elite athlete are elusive, yet should be glaringly obvious. Why do we feel...
Wren: Hey Vivian! Now that we’re back from winter break, we have a lot of news to talk about! I have to admit, keeping up with the news over the holidays was a bit brutal. Following coverage of the wildfires...
