Opinion

Letter: “What they taught us”

by Letter to the Editor
Published February 26, 2018

As I stand there watching, I think back and count how many. Because a world without mass killing is a world I have never known. Because the year I was born, 12 were taken too soon. They call us generation...

Ailts: You’re worth more than an unpaid internship

by Ellen Ailts
Published February 26, 2018

Unpaid internships aren't always great learning experiences, and might even make you less employable.

Ababiy: The heroism of the Parkland survivors

by Jonathan Ababiy
Published February 26, 2018

Our country’s rich history of immediately forgetting to do anything about school shootings is going to end.

Letter: Proposed change to the Student Conduct Code has many flaws

by Letter to the Editor
Published February 22, 2018

While I appreciate the nature of the Minnesota Daily’s editorial comments, as the author of one of the main complaints regarding the Student Conduct Code, I take offense at the claim that I do not understand...

Letter: There is no sexual misconduct crisis at the University of Minnesota

by Letter to the Editor
Published February 22, 2018

President Eric Kaler sounded quite reasonable on the subject of sexual misconduct in his interview with the Minnesota Daily on Feb. 9. However, his Feb. 12 broadcast email to faculty (which permitted no...

Venkata: The Boundary Waters are threatened by nearby mining

by Uma Venkata
Published February 22, 2018

The state and its residents must mull over a tradeoff.

Schneider: How Minnesota can start to address gun control

by Ellen Schneider
Published February 22, 2018

Minnesota legislators should address gun control on a state level by regulating gun shows and AR-style semi-automatic weapons.

Ababiy: Ending the police sexual misconduct loophole

by Jonathan Ababiy
Published February 19, 2018

Our state's laws should protect the most vulnerable.

Editorial: Proposed changes to the Student Conduct Code aren’t the problem

by Daily Editorial Board
Published February 19, 2018

A Student Conduct Code change was recently proposed that would include an updated policy holding student groups liable for any conduct they direct, sponsor or endorse that violates the University's conduct...