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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

Rally supported more than just Chicano studies

Published October 30, 2003

It is important to clarify misrepresentations made about the educational rally and Chicano studies in an Oct. 13 Daily article. The rally was part of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies...

‘Better Luck Tomorrow’ is not just a minority film

Published October 29, 2003

Straight "A" students turned bad, nerd turned stud, submissive turned rebellious, bland turned vicarious, overachieving Asian-Americans turned murderous? Justin Lin's controversial new film, "Better Luck...

Piracy concerns destroying independent cinema

Published October 29, 2003

Many issues squeeze the world of arts on a daily basis: increased competition, reduced public interest, disappearing donors, censorship and fewer performing spaces. But in the United States in 2003, few...

Maranatha should not be allowed to discriminate

Published October 29, 2003

This Thanksgiving I won't have to prove my worthiness to enter a church. I won't have to show my official Catholic membership card to a bouncer at the door, or swipe my level-seven security clearance badge...

Strike buttons remind us to appreciate all University workers

Published October 28, 2003

Wanna button?" You may have been asked this question recently if you spend any time interacting with striking clerical workers. Something struck me as I looked at my button the other day and saw them proliferate...

Freedom fighters or terrorists?

Published October 28, 2003

President George W. Bush has labeled the Tamils of Sri Lanka as terrorists - without knowing the real causes of the war in Sri Lanka. Fighting for freedom during civil war does not mean people are terrorists. Sri...

Fine column not helpful to Israeli-Palestinian discussion

Published October 28, 2003

I want to respond to the Oct. 16 column "Israeli people are tired of death" by Omri Fine, which was biased and ignorant. Fine began by saying Palestinians have made no steps toward peace. Anyone who has...

University Homecoming moving to Madison

Published October 28, 2003

It's no fairy tale. "Once Upon a Homecoming" and all of its crappy festivities has been officially rescheduled to occur in Madison, Wis. - some 250 miles away. Every year, students from all over the Midwest...

More to the clerical union’s strike than numbers and money

by John Troyer
Published October 27, 2003

One of the problems with writing about labor strikes is the cloud of numbers produced while describing the situation. Numbers, in their sublime and terrifying efficiency, can both numb the senses and obscure...

Reflections one year after Wellstone’s death

Published October 27, 2003

APolitics is not about power. Politics is not about money. Politics is not about winning for the sake of winning. Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of...

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