Opinion

Letter: I have had enough of athletes violating sexual misconduct code at the University of Minnesota

by Letter to the Editor
Published January 15, 2018

Over the last decade, the University of Minnesota athletics department has received numerous complaints about sexual violence, including former athletics director Norwood Teague’s sexual harassment of...

Letter: It is time texting and driving be firmly addressed

by Letter to the Editor
Published January 15, 2018

It is time that texting and driving be firmly addressed. Everyone knows they should not do it. It’s dangerous, it’s distracting, it’s unnecessary. Yet not only does it continue, it gets worse everyday. I...

Letter: Why is Garrison Keillor’s face still on Scholar’s Walk?

by Letter to the Editor
Published December 14, 2017

It's been a wild semester at the University of Minnesota. Riv-Ellen Prell's "A Campus Divided" exhibit, which focused on institutional racism and anti-Semitism at the U and the power of student activism...

Haasch: We need to talk about intersex inclusion

by Palmer Haasch
Published December 11, 2017

People with intersex traits form 1.7 percent of the population, but they’re often overlooked in media and queer spaces.

Ailts: The news is affecting our mental health

by Ellen Ailts
Published December 11, 2017

With the world as fraught as it is right now, it's important to take time to unplug from the news cycle.

Ababiy: Stop scholarship displacement at the University of Minnesota

by Jonathan Ababiy
Published December 7, 2017

The University should allow students to pursue alternative financial aid without hindering already granted scholarships.

Editorial: Professors should accommodate DACA-affected students’ needs

by Daily Editorial Board
Published December 7, 2017

We live in a United States that is vastly different than in years past. Many events have changed the political, social and physical circumstances in which students, and the American people, interact and...

Editorial: Al Franken should resign

by Daily Editorial Board
Published December 7, 2017

More facts about alleged sexual misconduct by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., have surfaced since the Leeann Tweeden allegation of sexual misconduct and photo of Franken groping her surfaced on Nov. 16. Since...

Schneider: College athletics prove to be a bigger priority for universities

by Ellen Schneider
Published December 7, 2017

The P.J. Fleck contract extension is one more instance of UMN proving they care more about their athletics program than the education programs.

Editorial: Minnesota should take tangible steps to improve Native rights

by Daily Editorial Board
Published December 4, 2017

Recently, President Donald Trump welcomed three veterans of the “code talker” program to the White House for an event honoring their service. After one of the survivors and a former chairman of the...