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Opinion

With unpasteurized milk and fluoride-free water prevailing, this turkey-centric season has become truly American.

Satire: I’m thankful for Trump, liberty and justice for all

by Leo Huppke
Published November 27, 2024

It’s Thanksgiving Day, 2026.After nearly two years under the rule of Supreme Leader Donald Trump, the United States of America has risen from the ashes of its former self, free from the tyrannical...

Students weigh in on why community is important, especially in winter and the wake of the election.

Opinion: We need each other now more than ever

by Riley Stern
Published November 27, 2024

This time of year, the air feels heavier. Midterms and deadlines are piling up, the temperature is dropping and it is getting dark earlier and earlier. This year particularly, November was marked...

Op-Ed: Why is the Minnesota Daily promoting Crisis Pregnancy Centers?

Op-Ed: Why is the Minnesota Daily promoting Crisis Pregnancy Centers?

by Ann Ewolt
Published November 26, 2024

Why is the Minnesota Daily promoting Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs)? These deceptive businesses collect taxpayer money while purposely misleading pregnant people and others seeking affordable healthcare....

Thanksgiving favorites yielded some controversial responses.

Campus Caucus: The best and worst Thanksgiving foods

by Riley Stern
Published November 25, 2024

Believe it or not, we all survived to the last week of November. Give yourself a pat on the back for that. In a month that featured both the 2024 presidential election and People Magazine’s annual...

Op-Ed: The administration mishandled the SDS occupation of Morrill Hall

Op-Ed: The administration mishandled the SDS occupation of Morrill Hall

by Nathaniel Mills, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Aamina Ahmad, Cawo Abdi, Tony C. Brown, Vinay Gidwani, Muna Irfan, Rachmi Larasati, Yuichiro Onishi, Sima Shakhsari, Ajay Skaria, Travis Workman and Liliana Zaragoza
Published November 25, 2024

Last spring, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and other groups of the UMN Divest Coalition secured former University of Minnesota President Jeff Ettinger’s agreement to discuss coalition demands...

We’re reinforcing strict standards to cope with post-covid ambiguity.

Opinion: Why thin is in again

by Vivian Wilson
Published November 23, 2024

As we’re acclimating to a post-pandemic world, we’re reverting to old body standards in an effort to regain normalcy. This comes as part of an effort to cope with the harsh readjustment as we attempt...

It's easy to dismiss concrete architecture as ugly, but brutalism has genuine aesthetic value.

Opinion: The beauty of brutalism

by Leo Huppke
Published November 21, 2024

From sidewalks to highways to entire buildings, concrete covers our city. It’s cold, uncomfortable to sit on and dull in color.Still, concrete is beautiful.My love for this cementitious building...

Our cities’ freeways are full of issues, harming drivers and local communities.

Opinion: The Twin Cities’ highway design is a mess

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published November 20, 2024

Every time my family from outside of Minnesota visits the Twin Cities, we agree on the same thing: our highways are terrible.All the interchanges are massive monstrosities that confuse drivers and...

Playing an instrument teaches you things that can be applicable later in life.

Opinion: What band class taught me

by Riley Stern
Published November 19, 2024

On a whim, I picked the clarinet at the school music fair in fourth grade, and for the next eight years, I was a part of my school’s band programs.In middle school, I stayed in band class so I wasn’t...

Women who run for office pave the way.

Opinion: A woman’s place is in the White House

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published November 18, 2024

Had Vice President Kamala Harris won the presidential election, she would have entered office 105 years after women won the right to vote. Alas, the journey from the ballot box to the oval office continues. Twice...

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