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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Columns

White: UFOs, the organization trying to find them

White: UFOs, the organization trying to find them

by Spencer White
Published November 2, 2022
The truth is out there. Who is taking the action to find it?
Atkinson: The true crime epidemic

Atkinson: The true crime epidemic

by Amber Atkinson
Published October 28, 2022
A balance between humanization and idolization of violent criminals is necessary.
Ogren: Human brain cells in mice: flirting with the edge of ethics

Ogren: Human brain cells in mice: flirting with the edge of ethics

by Allison Ogren
Published October 27, 2022
It might sound like science fiction, but chimeras have been around for a long time in biology. We may be approaching the ethical limit.
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Ericson: More and more of “none of the above”

by Sean Ericson
Published October 26, 2022
Fewer Americans are religious. But it’s more complicated than that.
According to some local shop owners and workers, the Midwest has one of the largest Pagan communities outside of Salem, Oregon.

White: Embrace the spirit of the season

by Spencer White
Published October 25, 2022
With Halloween on the horizon, it's as good a time as any to get in touch spiritually.
Ask Amber: I think my roommate hates me

Ask Amber: I think my roommate hates me

by Amber Atkinson
Published October 21, 2022
How can I get my roommate to like me?
Traditional formats of local news have been declining, leading to more pink slime.

Ericson: The rise of zombie journalism

by Sean Ericson
Published October 20, 2022
Partisan “pink slime” websites masquerade as local news.
Ogren: Fitness trackers vs the couch: a physician speaks

Ogren: Fitness trackers vs the couch: a physician speaks

by Allison Ogren
Published October 20, 2022
Your couch can easily win against your fitness tracker if you let it.
Terra Brister, interim assistant director of holistic student support, said the classes allow students of color to take up space in places historically known to be predominantly white, such as the gym.

White: Is gym culture inspiring or uninviting?

by Spencer White
Published October 18, 2022
An active lifestyle is important to a happy life, but does an obsession with perfecting the body harm the mind?
Ogren: DNA privacy is a civil rights issue

Ogren: DNA privacy is a civil rights issue

by Allison Ogren
Published October 14, 2022
DNA data from several sources are being used for solving medical mysteries as well as crimes, which presents new medical privacy and civil rights issues.

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