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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Moore’s rhetoric displayed anger, lacked his typical humor

Published October 14, 2003

I am a huge Michael Moore fan and think "Roger and Me" is the best documentary ever made. As a proud member of the American left, I always appreciated having Moore's humorous voice in a public sphere too...

University offer is fair and equitable

Published October 14, 2003

The strike notice issued by the University's American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3800 clerical unit is premised on the idea that the University's contract offer is unfair...

Maroon and Gold Association: a College Republicans stunt

Published October 14, 2003

In the last week, there has been much discussion about Tony Zammit's new Maroon and Gold Association. Supposedly, the Maroon and Gold Association will be a watchdog group and a new avenue for helping the...

Michigan comeback is a vast conspiracy

Published October 13, 2003

Friday night's Gophers football loss to Michigan was disturbing on many levels. After witnessing the heartbreaking ending firsthand in the Metrodome, I broke down and started weeping uncontrollably in...

A reflection on the California election

Published October 13, 2003

Gray Davis and Schwarzenegger decided to duel, to see who was best and least likely cruel. The voters did consider and think and then ponder, the choices were many, the list stretched yonder. "Watcho talkin'...

Union supporters behaved reasonably at speech

Published October 13, 2003

The Wednesday editorial "Union behavior at speech was childish" attacks American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3800 union members and student supporters for allegedly "childish"...

The Bible, Christianity, beliefs and truth

Published October 13, 2003

Lindsay Brown's Oct. 10 column "Bible clearly forbids homosexuality" makes some elementary errors that need to be pointed out. Brown's facility with biblical verses might be excellent, but most of his...

Bible clearly forbids homosexuality

Published October 10, 2003

Tuesday's U-Wire column "Homosexuals and the church: issue is about gender roles" by Ashon Crawley is miserably wrong. One can argue the legitimacy of the Christian religion, but to purport the Bible does...

Maroon and Gold Association will light fire under MSA

Published October 10, 2003

People are often resistant to improvements and change. It is much easier to defend the status quo than to take leadership and make a change. It is much easier to table a bill than it is to pass one. It...

Large dose of hubris hampers the White House

by John Troyer
Published October 10, 2003

Over the last two years, a deep sense of growing doom persisted when I listened to person after person discuss the rest of the world, the parts not including the United States. The sensation is like a...

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