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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Response to Regent Sviggum

Letter to the Editor: Response to Regent Sviggum

by Peter L. Morrell
Published November 6, 2022
University leaders should be better matched to address the needs of our increasingly diverse student body.
Letter to the Editor: Why do you get SAFE-U notifications? Because it's the law.

Letter to the Editor: Why do you get SAFE-U notifications? Because it’s the law.

by Daniel Alberts
Published October 11, 2022
Federal law requires the University of Minnesota to send all students, staff and faculty notifications of certain crimes that take place within the University’s Cleary geography.
Letter to the Editor: The Truth About Rock Out For Roe

Letter to the Editor: The Truth About Rock Out For Roe

by Mira Altobell-Resendez and Siobhan Moore
Published September 30, 2022
Students for a Democratic Society are not "disorganized and ineffective."
Letter to the Editor: The Inflation Reduction Act

Letter to the Editor: The Inflation Reduction Act

by Maxanne Millerhaller
Published August 11, 2022
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed the Act, which includes provisions to combat climate change, House democrats must also pass it to help ensure a healthier world after the Supreme Court's EPA ruling in June.
Letter to the Editor: The familiarity principle hiring issue

Letter to the Editor: The familiarity principle hiring issue

by Peter Morrell
Published July 24, 2022
Relying on internal hires for leadership roles results in missed opportunities for increased representation within University of Minnesota leadership.
Letter to the Editor: Was McMillan the exception to the rule?

Letter to the Editor: Was McMillan the exception to the rule?

by Isaiah W. Ogren
Published July 18, 2022
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved former Regent David McMillan as UMD's interim chancellor. Generally, this type of appointment is not allowed in the public service sector.
Letter from the editor: leadership change

Letter from the editor: leadership change

by Hana Ikramuddin
Published December 20, 2021
Following Niamh Coomey’s resignation, Hana Ikramuddin will assume the role of editor-in-chief.
Letter to the Editor: Concealed handguns on college campuses

Letter to the Editor: Concealed handguns on college campuses

by Earl E. McDowell, Ph.D, University of Minnesota professor emeritus
Published September 28, 2021

Since the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in the 1960s, I have been writing and speaking about gun control. In 1964, I debated the issue...

Letter to the Editor: UMN should address course material costs

Letter to the Editor: UMN should address course material costs

by Thea Wangsness
Published March 6, 2021
It’s already a struggle for thousands of students to afford tuition, and ballooning textbook costs are unnecessarily adding to that stress.
Letter to the Editor: In response to "Regents consider allowing UMN logo on alcohol products"

Letter to the Editor: In response to “Regents consider allowing UMN logo on alcohol products”

by Ashley Mitchell
Published February 9, 2021
The Regents raised well-founded concerns about the proposed amendments.

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