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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Death penalty is a just punishment if carefully administered

Published February 12, 2004
In the end, justice is the only question to consider in the death penalty debate.

Horowitz’s ‘academic freedom’ ideas deserve honest discussion

by Nick Busse
Published February 12, 2004

I have to admit that I expected more, or less, rather, from the audience that showed up for David Horowitz's speech Tuesday night at Willey Hall. Usually when a conservative pundit such as Horowitz comes...

Treating mental illness saves lives

Published February 12, 2004

Students Against Destructive Decisions observes Suicide Awareness Month in March, but the University's Residence Hall Association is trying to raise awareness early this year. Their annual "Show for Life,"...

Is a U stadium a want or a need?

Published February 11, 2004

The University is already expensive enough. Paying an extra $100 a year wouldn't make a difference to me." Does this comment confuse you? Anger you? Seem misguided, illogical or just plain strange? How...

Preying on children: Let punishments fit the crimes

Published February 11, 2004

Here we go again Ö unfortunately. Although the official police report concerning the abduction and subsequent murder of Sarasota, Fla., sixth-grader Carlie Brucia does not indicate exactly how she was...

John Kerry: profile in opportunism

Published February 11, 2004

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., longtime New England patrician, decorated war hero and aficionado of wealthy heiresses, hacks and slashes through the jungle hellhole of presidential politics, captivating millions...

Students deserve the academic bill of rights

Published February 9, 2004

I am the author of the academic bill of rights, whose purpose is to restore academic values in higher education. These values were once enshrined in mission statements, common at most universities until...

The state of the state

Published February 9, 2004
Neglected problems

Death penalty has a cruel past. Why repeat it?

Published February 6, 2004

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is advocating a referendum to amend the state constitution to allow capital punishment. To put the issue on the ballot in November, a majority of the Legislature must agree this legislative...

Will the city, county continue to fail West Broadway?

Published February 4, 2004

The urban environment is far too often a reflection of past mistakes that have long-lasting social and economic consequences. The conflict between suburban and urban planning while designing Hennepin County...

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