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Opinion

Ailts: Open textbooks and the future of higher education

by Ellen Ailts
Published October 16, 2017
After years of the Affordable Textbook Act being reintroduced in Congress, we should pay attention this time around.

Letter: ‘Stop vandalizing the Washington Avenue Bridge’ editorial grossly misleading

by Kayla Pederson and Luke Goossens
Published October 16, 2017

We’re writing in response to this editorial board's Oct. 9 editorial, “Stop vandalizing the Washington Avenue Bridge.” This piece was grossly misleading and a deliberate obfuscation of the real issues...

Letter: We need to scale up HIV/AIDS efforts

by Maggie Olson
Published October 16, 2017

On Wednesday Oct. 11, we celebrated the International Day of the Girl. On this day, I began to think about the lives of women and girls in other countries. There are an estimated 17.8 million women worldwide...

Letter: No platform for hate on Washington Avenue Bridge

by Imogen Page
Published October 12, 2017

Last Thursday, I approached the College Republicans’ panel on the Washington Avenue Bridge to change the ugly (aesthetically as well as ideologically) message on display there. As the Minnesota...

Ababiy: Walking on Huron doesn’t have to be a dreadful experience

by Jonathan Ababiy
Published October 12, 2017
The University can balance the needs of pedestrians and cars as it considers what to do with Huron.

Editorial: University professors should consider cost of textbooks

by Daily Editorial Board
Published October 12, 2017

On college campuses, buying textbooks for classes can be a painful experience. Each year, students log onto their respective MyU accounts and purchase the textbooks for their classes — sometimes that...

Letter: It’s time for a fair contract for University employees

by Judy Grandbois
Published October 12, 2017

As people may or may not be aware, the University is in negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and Teamsters unions here at the University of Minnesota as we...

UMN student groups Turning Point USA, College Republicans and the Minnesota Republic's panels on the Washington Avenue Bridge on Saturday morning. By Sunday morning, all nine panels were painted over.

Editorial: Stop vandalizing the Washington Avenue Bridge

by Daily Editorial Board
Published October 9, 2017

As a long-standing tradition of the University of Minnesota, student groups across campus are annually granted permission to paint the interior panels of the Washington Avenue Bridge to advertise their...

Haasch: National Coming Out Day should be no pressure for queer individuals

by Palmer Haasch
Published October 9, 2017
Don’t feel pressured to rush your coming out process this Oct. 11.

Ailts: A “Plan B vending machine” could revolutionize sexual wellness at UMN

by Ellen Ailts
Published October 9, 2017
Providing more accessible sexual healthcare should be a top priority for all college campuses.

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