Opinion

Response to strike missing disgust for stratification

Published October 31, 2003

If student and faculty support of the clerical workers' strike has been so weak, it is undoubtedly because of the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor (precisely what is at stake in the strike)...

Fuss over Halloween being a festival of death is overkill

Published October 31, 2003

On Monday, the Daily covered Maranatha Christian Fellowship's suit against the University and the group's public condemnation of Halloween because it is sinful and celebrates death. Regarding the latter,...

If it’s broke, for goodness sake, fix it

Published October 31, 2003

Last Friday marked the beginning of another season of Gophers hockey at Mariucci Arena. Ten years after Mariucci opened, most of its problems have been worked out. The sound system has been upgraded. More...

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...

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...

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...