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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

This election is already bad; city officials shouldn’t make it worse

Published August 29, 2016

Minneapolis city officials are working overtime to uphold the status quo. They have manipulated the charter amendment process and skated around both long-standing city rules and state law in an effort...

BWCAW needs our protection

by Daily Editorial Board
Published August 29, 2016

With its 1.1 million acres of robust and diverse wildlife, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is an iconic facet to Minnesota’s natural history. The glades and wetlands of the Boundary Waters...

Gender norms get slimed in “Ghostbusters”

by Kate McCarthy
Published July 27, 2016
Hopefully, today’s kids will grow up unsurprised to see women in leading film and TV roles.
Protestors held hands during a group prayer outside of the St. Anthony Police Department, where they rallied demanding justice for Philando Castile on Sunday, July 10.

The killing must stop

by Daily Editorial Board
Published July 13, 2016
In a nation roiled by racial injustice, we must enact change.

Prince’s legacy transcends pop

by Daily Editorial Board
Published May 24, 2016

On Thursday, Prince — the Minnesota native whose flamboyant persona and genre-transcending sound left lasting impressions on the music industry — died at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen....

Drug sentencing laws need reform

by Daily Editorial Board
Published May 3, 2016

It’s unusual to find defense attorneys, police officers and prosecutors all in agreement with one another. But last Friday, a coalition of leaders from a wide variety of institutions announced a plan...

New judicial body could boost trust

by Daily Editorial Board
Published April 19, 2016

Last week, Minnesota lawmakers proposed the creation of a special prosecution board to investigate cases in which police officers use deadly force.   Chiefly authored by Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis,...

Thundering with the butts of

Published May 27, 2015

Thundering with the butts of three clubbed handspikes on the forecastle deck, Daggoo roused the sleepers with such judgment claps that they seemed to exhale from the scuttle, so instantaneously did...

Drones are the future, DC must catch up

by Anant Naik
Published February 5, 2015
With Washington, D.C., banning drones because of negligence, this should not become a trend.

Letter to the editor

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