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Op-Ed: White people are uniquely obligated to reject Trump’s America

Op-Ed: White people are uniquely obligated to reject Trump’s America

by Kelly Rogers
Published November 5, 2024

At a rally in Madison Square Garden, former President Donald Trump’s campaign unveiled the America he seeks to restore. The night evoked a chilling resemblance to the 1939 "Pro-America Rally" held by...

Op-Ed: Equal Work, Unequal Rights — the University must extend union protections to all graduate workers

Op-Ed: Equal Work, Unequal Rights — the University must extend union protections to all graduate workers

by Jonathan Smith and Anshu Patel
Published October 17, 2024

It’s 9 a.m. and Amelia, a counseling PhD candidate, walks into Elliot Hall. It’s almost time for her Monday morning debrief with her cohort mate, Alicia. For the past three months, they have been working...

Op-Ed: The 2024 U.S. elections — a critical juncture for reproductive rights

Op-Ed: The 2024 U.S. elections — a critical juncture for reproductive rights

by Aashraya Seth
Published October 17, 2024

As the U.S. approaches the 2024 elections, the stakes for women's reproductive rights have never been higher. The overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 sent shockwaves through the nation, dismantling...

OpEd: In defense of pro-life chalking

OpEd: In defense of pro-life chalking

by Zachary Borneke
Published October 15, 2024

The Students for Human Life’s semesterly chalking of pro-life messages and drawings around Northrop Mall predictably led to the semesterly defacing of the same. The messages were entirely positive:...

OpEd: Why school funding inequity must be addressed now

OpEd: Why school funding inequity must be addressed now

by Samson Williams
Published September 24, 2024

In America, education is supposed to be the great equalizer, the key that unlocks opportunity, no matter where you come from. However, that key is broken for too many students, particularly those in low-income...

OpEd: How the administration sabotaged the U’s academic credibility this summer

OpEd: How the administration sabotaged the U’s academic credibility this summer

Dear UMN students,This summer, the former Interim President and Provost of the University of Minnesota, with the support of the Board of Regents, bowed to outside political pressure and stopped a professor...

OpEd: How Vermont's drug policy revolution could inspire Minnesota

OpEd: How Vermont’s drug policy revolution could inspire Minnesota

by Ellis Raduenz
Published September 20, 2024

In the wake of the Institute for Quality of Life naming Minneapolis one of the happiest cities in the world, praising its art, culture and cuisine, it is essential to acknowledge Minnesota’s recent advances...

OpEd: How to De-Stigmatize Suicide and Save Lives

OpEd: How to De-Stigmatize Suicide and Save Lives

by Tom Vatterott
Published September 10, 2024

I have thought about killing myself for six years. My experience of suicidal thinking, clinically known as suicidal ideation, comes from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). MDD is a serious condition...

Op-Ed: The Power of Mathematical Thinking and Storytelling

by Abdulrahman Bindamnan
Published July 28, 2024

There is a chasm between modernity and tradition, science and religion, skepticism and faith, the Devil and God. In the secular West, the Enlightenment Era separated church from state and removed...

The UMN Center for Writing’s failure to support writers

The UMN Center for Writing’s failure to support writers

by Abdulrahman M. Bindamnan
Published July 8, 2024

The UMN Center for Writing has a lofty mission statement: “Encourages the development of writers and the use of writing as a tool for critical thinking, learning and communicating in all fields;...

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