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Clarke: Adjusting campus minimum wage

by Sidney Clarke
Published February 6, 2020

On-campus jobs are the only option for many student workers.

Woodward: Catching xenophobia

by Samantha Woodward
Published February 6, 2020

How the pandemic of a viral disease has led to the spread of discrimination.

Skoog: The New York Times endorsement is privileged indecision disguised as wokeness

by Caroline Skoog
Published February 3, 2020

The New York Times editorial board urges for a democratic candidate that can unite the left. They contradict themselves by endorsing two candidates.

Woodward: I’m greener than you

by Samantha Woodward
Published January 30, 2020

Shaming the varying ways people counter our climate crisis is counterproductive and not getting us any closer to saving the planet.

Clarke: Heroes who never die

by Sidney Clarke
Published January 30, 2020

Why do fans react so strongly to celebrity deaths?

Clarke: In defense of the liberal arts

by Sidney Clarke
Published January 23, 2020

Passion isn’t the price for successful adulthood.

Skoog: War in memes and memes as warfare

by Caroline Skoog
Published January 23, 2020

Having grown up in the shadows of the War on Terror, war can feel like just a dark fact of existence for Gen Z Americans. Now we’re cynical.

Venkata: In cold weather, in cold blood

by Uma Venkata
Published December 12, 2019

On Dec. 1, 2019, in South Minneapolis, David Schladetzky went to his ex-wife’s house to pick up his two sons. The boys, 8 and 11, were expecting him. When they ran to the front porch to meet him, he...

Letter to the Editor: Response to “Free college: everyone else is doing it”

by Letter to the Editor
Published December 12, 2019

I enjoyed the article “Free college: everyone else is doing it,” published by Jonathan Ababiy because it directly relates to themes discussed in my philosophy class. Free college for everyone would...

Skoog: Lack of sprinkler systems in public housing high-rises reifies structural inequity

by Caroline Skoog
Published December 9, 2019

Public housing residents deserve to be protected by the same fire codes as luxury condo tenants.

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