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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Fashion is stupid

Published December 8, 2003

N a world in which anything can be deemed fashionable, I never seem to make the cut. Last week I found myself pressured to buy jeans that weren't "tapered," "stonewashed," or "made out of animal hides."...

Think Jay Benanav is bad? I was his neighbor

Published December 8, 2003

Kudos to the Daily editorial board for bringing attention to the actions of Jay Benanav. It is information every student renting near the Minneapolis campus should also be aware of, as the St. Paul City...

According to Janklow, he deserves a prison sentence

Published December 8, 2003

Every so often, media coverage of a particular news item is so bad that it inadvertently exposes certain malignant truths about society. The case of U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow, R-S.D., currently on trial for...

Pathetic Wal-Mart DVD player debacle illustrates greed

Published December 5, 2003

OThis staff editorial originally appeared in The Pitt News at the University of Pittsburgh.n Black Friday, shoppers in Florida set a new low for disgusting consumerist behavior. Wal-Mart was offering...

Hasty solutions to fear are dangerous

Published December 5, 2003

After days of searching for Dru Sjodin, there is now a face - and a face is all that is needed to put fear in the public mind and push policies that couldn't otherwise succeed. The face placed in newspapers...

Group formed to save affordable housing before it is too late

Published December 5, 2003

I read Lelan Bosch's opinion piece in Wednesday's Daily and could only think of how news concerning affordable student housing is getting worse. The inspections sweep being conducted by the city of Minneapolis...

Through the looking glass

Published December 5, 2003

You are caught in a swirling nothingness. You can't breathe, hear, feel, understand or see. Suddenly, your 110-pound body can't feel anything but an extreme terror that the cookie you just ate is expanding...

Drilling in Alaska pales to Ecuadoran situation

Published December 5, 2003

Year after year, the debate over drilling oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge rages in Congress. As a rallying point for environmentalists, the ferocity of the exchange seems almost disproportionate...

Many reasons to legalize marijuana

Published December 4, 2003

With supporters arguing for humanity, petitions are circling Minneapolis calling for a medical marijuana referendum. To be honest, medicinal marijuana is largely just a ploy to eventually legalize marijuana....

Soccer euphoria is like no other sport

Published December 4, 2003

You're likely to understand this sentence: "The St. Louis Rams beat the Minnesota Vikings 48-17 at home in a battle of division leaders on Sunday." This sentence, maybe not so much: "Arsenal and Fulham...

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