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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Civil rights victory!

Published June 30, 2003

TBy Agnes Aleobua and Kate Stenvig he U.S. Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action. The new civil rights movement has scored a stunning victory. The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke...

Summer fun ideas from the Student Activities Office

Published June 23, 2003

NBy Tony Diggs ow that the daily grind of the regular school year has come to a halt, it's time to enjoy the finer things on campus. For instance, what better time to master the art of belly dancing or...

Guns do not increase personal safety

Published June 23, 2003

JBy Cathryn Carlis ohn E. Caile's June 16 opinions piece, "A shift in the gun debate" encourages those who continue to oppose the Minnesota "shall-carry" handgun permit law to join the growing number of...

Milking consumers for every penny they have

by Erik Nelson
Published June 23, 2003

For all the credence economists are given in industrialized countries, it might seem odd that modern capitalist societies often refuse to act upon economists' findings. Growth models, whether on the national...

A few hours with Mary Jo Copeland

by Karl Noyes
Published June 16, 2003

When I meet Mary Jo Copeland, a ring with about a thousand keys on it weighs her down. She's constantly reaching in her pocket to feel for her cell phone as a swirl of volunteers moves around her. For...

Lynch, lies and videotape

by Karl Noyes
Published June 11, 2003

Good-old American integrity used to demand that truth be superior to all else and lies be exposed and condemned. But in a world where doctored stories have the power to influence and are perceived to sell...

Read up, first-year student to be

Published June 9, 2003

ABy Douglas Voigt s summer orientation begins for another round of incoming first-year students, here are 10 helpful tips that will allow you, a soon-to-be University first-year student, to make the most...

Overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms threatens human health and environment

Published June 9, 2003

HBy Tarah Heinzen alf a century ago, Aldo Leopold noted, "there are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that...

Israelis skeptical road map to peace can work

Published June 2, 2003

LBy Martin J. Sweet ast month, when former Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf boldly proclaimed U.S. troops had been drummed out of Baghdad with U.S. tanks in plain sight, the secret to...

The Mideast road map to peace is misguided

Published June 2, 2003

WBy Lana Barkawi hile the Israeli military continues its daily incursions into civilian Palestinian homes, while Israel expands the Security "Apartheid" Wall east of Israel's de facto border, the Green...

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