Opinion

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.

Ventaka: After Iran, attention turns to the draft

by Uma Venkata
Published January 19, 2020

The Iranian nuclear deal has never been stable, and Trump threw it for a special loop when he entered office in 2016. The proxy war continues and hasn’t stopped yet. Then we kick off 2020 with a Trump-issued...

Letter to the Editor: Welcome Week from a Welcome Week leader’s perspective

by Letter to the Editor
Published January 19, 2020

Welcome Week is an invaluable first introduction to the University of Minnesota.

Editorial: Lessons in health education are now more accessible for youth and young adults

by The Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Published January 19, 2020

Medical professionals are utilizing Tik-Tok to help teens and young adults build a better understanding of their general and sexual health through evidence-based practices.

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: We should be grateful for the community members who marched for climate action

by Letter to the Editor
Published December 12, 2019

University administration should have welcomed this as an opportunity to engage with students.

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...

Welu: Mocking people for being closeted reinforces a dangerous rhetoric

by Courtney Welu
Published December 9, 2019

Both jokes and serious claims about homophobes being secretly gay correlate sexuality with awful behavior.

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.

Clarke: Pixelated and overexposed

by Sidney Clarke
Published December 8, 2019

Photo culture is becoming the millennial’s epidemic.