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Columns

The current exterior of Morrill Hall on the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus on Friday, July 3, 2020.

Mergendahl: UMN’s budget process is a black box

by Cal Mergendahl
Published July 9, 2023
An aura of mystique makes it impossible to meaningfully question the way critical decisions around tuition and spending are made.
The Feds current policy does not help consumers – instead, it just sets their wallets on fire.

Torbenson: The Federal Absurd

by Roscoe Torbenson
Published July 7, 2023
America’s inflation problem goes well beyond interest rates.
The 1960s highway destroyed Black homes and businesses.

Molina Acosta: Let’s get rid of the highway

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published July 6, 2023
A look at the Twin Cities Boulevard Vision from Our Streets Minneapolis, and the urgent need to tear down I-94 and build something better.
Construction on a new apartment building in Dinkytown on Thursday June 29, 2023.

Rogers: It’s time to break up with your corporate landlord

by Kelly Rogers
Published July 6, 2023
Beware the promise of “luxury living” as it comes to Dinkytown in name only.
Ukraines ask to join the military alliance brings its benefits, and risks.

Torbenson: To join or not to join?

by Roscoe Torbenson
Published July 3, 2023
The time for Ukraine to be admitted into NATO was 2008.
Arranged marriages, cruically, are different than forced marriages.

Fareed: Exploring the modern appeal of arranged marriage

by Mubina Fareed
Published July 2, 2023
What’s love got to do with it?
The Pride Parade takes place on June 23, 2019 in downtown Minneapolis.

Mergendahl: Goodbye Pride, hello Wrath

by Cal Mergendahl
Published June 29, 2023
In an era where queer communities are under renewed attack, the lessons of the radical, grassroots organizing that kicked off the modern gay rights movement must be remembered.
30% of University of Minnesota students are nontraditional - often a category defined by age.

Rogers: Graying Gophers make great peers

by Kelly Rogers
Published June 27, 2023
Intergenerational classrooms are becoming increasingly common. Recent graduate Thom Sandberg is making the most of his return to the U.
A Lime scooter tipped over on the sidewalk in Minneapolis, MN, on June 25, 2023.

Molina Acosta: The new bike share system is a corporate flop

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published June 27, 2023
Minneapolis’ bike share has gone from a corporate non-profit to an overpriced, underserviced and inconvenient for-profit model. And a bunch of the bikes don’t even work.
The relationship between LIV and the Saudi government is about than just golf.

Torbenson: To the Forefront

by Roscoe Torbenson
Published June 23, 2023
Do not fall for the selective outrage over LIV Golf’s recent merger with the PGA Tour.

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