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Opinion

Ogren: Time is a flat circle

Ogren: Time is a flat circle

by Allison Ogren
Published April 25, 2023
A recent WSJ-NORC poll shows some traditional American values are losing popularity. What is the larger picture here?
Opinion: Reaction to proposed ethnic, gender studies budget cuts

Opinion: Reaction to proposed ethnic, gender studies budget cuts

by Midori Van Alstine
Published April 24, 2023
Students for a Democratic Society have started an online petition demanding budget cuts to these departments not be made.
Opinion: Professor providing feedback is essential

Opinion: Professor providing feedback is essential

by Amina Hasan
Published April 24, 2023
If students are expected to improve in their academic work, they need feedback on assignments from instructors.
The funding came from a variety of sources, including the University's MPact 2025.

Ericson: No more red tape for green energy

by Sean Ericson
Published April 24, 2023
We need to make it easier to build clean energy projects.
Opinion: Toxic Spotlight: Arsenic

Opinion: Toxic Spotlight: Arsenic

by Dominik Dabrowski
Published April 24, 2023
Famously deadly and particularly problematic for Indigenous communities.
Editorial Cartoon: Luxury peanuts

Editorial Cartoon: Luxury peanuts

by Sam Fleming
Published April 24, 2023
Earlier this month, it was discovered that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has received luxury vacations from Republican donor Harlan Crow.
Molina Acosta: Grad workers need equal access to guaranteed paid leave

Molina Acosta: Grad workers need equal access to guaranteed paid leave

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published April 21, 2023
The graduate worker case for a state-level paid family and medical leave program, and against a policy tied to University employment.
If a progressive has support in the 2024 democratic primary, they may be able to push Biden more to the left, even if they don't win the primary.

Courtney: The case for Marianne Williamson

by Zach Courtney
Published April 19, 2023
The progressive alternative to President Joe Biden is worth a serious look.
White: Dollar democracy: lobbyists killed Uncle Sam

White: Dollar democracy: lobbyists killed Uncle Sam

by Spencer White
Published April 19, 2023
A look into how our country has been affected by lobbying, and how it compares to our northernmost neighbor.
Ogren: Outsourcing thought to AI bots

Ogren: Outsourcing thought to AI bots

by Allison Ogren
Published April 18, 2023
AI is coming to education and the workforce, bringing the ability to outsource intellectual labor.

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