Skip to Main Content
Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Columns

The inside of the Minnesota Daily office on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

Molina Acosta: Paid leave comes to campus (& everywhere else)

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published June 14, 2023

It’s a stunning day in June when you tear your ACL. You didn’t mean to –– you work part-time while you’re in school.But it’s a breezy 76 degrees out. You have the day off work. You grab...

Molina Acosta: No grad student should go unfunded

Molina Acosta: No grad student should go unfunded

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published May 1, 2023
It’s time universities commit to funding all graduate students, without exception.
Ericson: Knocking down the ivory tower

Ericson: Knocking down the ivory tower

by Sean Ericson
Published May 1, 2023
A new generation of scholars spreads knowledge beyond the academy’s walls.
Ogren: You got a doctorate in what?

Ogren: You got a doctorate in what?

by Allison Ogren
Published April 28, 2023
When a doctorate becomes a technical degree, it could limit the value of those grueling extra years of education.
White: The TikTok ban and the return of the Patriot Act

White: The TikTok ban and the return of the Patriot Act

by Spencer White
Published April 27, 2023
The Restrict Act is being pushed in Congress to ban apps like TikTok and take a stand against “foreign adversaries” interfering with the sovereignty of our nation. But is that what it’s really for?
Ogren: Time is a flat circle

Ogren: Time is a flat circle

by Allison Ogren
Published April 25, 2023
A recent WSJ-NORC poll shows some traditional American values are losing popularity. What is the larger picture here?
The funding came from a variety of sources, including the University's MPact 2025.

Ericson: No more red tape for green energy

by Sean Ericson
Published April 24, 2023
We need to make it easier to build clean energy projects.
Molina Acosta: Grad workers need equal access to guaranteed paid leave

Molina Acosta: Grad workers need equal access to guaranteed paid leave

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published April 21, 2023
The graduate worker case for a state-level paid family and medical leave program, and against a policy tied to University employment.
If a progressive has support in the 2024 democratic primary, they may be able to push Biden more to the left, even if they don't win the primary.

Courtney: The case for Marianne Williamson

by Zach Courtney
Published April 19, 2023
The progressive alternative to President Joe Biden is worth a serious look.
White: Dollar democracy: lobbyists killed Uncle Sam

White: Dollar democracy: lobbyists killed Uncle Sam

by Spencer White
Published April 19, 2023
A look into how our country has been affected by lobbying, and how it compares to our northernmost neighbor.

Accessibility Toolbar