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Opinion

Aging shouldn’t be a punishment.

Opinion: We care about our looks now more than ever

by Izzy Curry
Published February 25, 2025

Girls nowadays are waking up at the crack of dawn to start their skincare routine — even propping up their phones to document it — but it’s all gone too far. In an age where dating has gone...

Protesting is an essential right for democracy.

Opinion: Trump can’t be selective about civil rights

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 24, 2025

Throughout his first term, three campaigns and his second term thus far, President Donald Trump has not been the biggest proponent of civil rights, and he doesn’t pretend to be.Trump attacked voting...

Are girl’s girls wolves in sheep’s clothing?

Opinion: Girls just wanna be themselves

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 19, 2025

While being nice to other women is something most of us can get behind, the “girl’s girl” thing has gone way overboard. What was meant to be a source of liberation and open communication between...

Op-Ed: Is Palestine Activism an Exception?

Op-Ed: Is Palestine Activism an Exception?

On Oct. 21, 2024, the Students for a Democratic Society called a protest to condemn the University of Minnesota administration’s refusal to divest from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A group of protestors...

Are politics dictating our dating habits?

Opinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 13, 2025

This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...

Love is in the air.

Campus Caucus: Deal-breakers and relationship-makers

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 13, 2025

This week marks a controversial holiday. Whether or not you think love is in the air, it’s certainly on most of our minds. We tend to generally take stock of our relationships — or situationships —...

Is healthy skin deep?

Opinion: Our mirage of health

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 12, 2025

What used to be fringe, anti-government sentiment relegated to hippies and libertarians is now the forward-facing platform of the current White House administration and the more popular platform on which...

The attack on DEI is an effort to undo years of progress.

Desk Decision: Don’t give up on DEI

by Opinions Desk
Published February 12, 2025

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this editorial do not represent the Minnesota Daily’s newsroom and are not necessarily representative of any individual on the Opinions Desk. This piece has been...

Now is Gen Z’s time to run for office.

Opinion: Run, Gen Z, run!

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 7, 2025

If you watched the 2023 TikTok Congressional hearings, you most likely noticed many representatives, even across party lines, have two things in common — they are old and don’t understand how technology...

We should all talk smaller.

Opinion: Stop projecting your own social ineptitude

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 6, 2025

In my experience, a common lament nowadays is the prevalence, or rather the mere existence of, small talk. The most prevalent and repeated complaints I’ve heard are that it’s shallow and only goes...

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