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Bake sale neglected affirmative action for the wealthy

by Matt Telleen
Published April 7, 2003

Last month, Campus Republicans sold Rice Krispie bars at different prices to people of different races as a way to "incite debate" about what they feel are unjust affirmative action policies at the University...

Kirby struck out

by Karl Noyes
Published April 7, 2003

Three hundred eighty-six Kirby Puckett cards bide their time in books stowed in the webs of my basement. The cards are worth about 19 cents now. My sister asked if I was going to eBay them because of the...

War against Iraq is a personal vendetta for some

by John Troyer
Published April 7, 2003

In June 1997, the Project for the New American Century was formed to address neo-conservatives' complaints about U.S. foreign policy during the Clinton administration. A small group of individuals, including...

The perils of celebrity journalism

Published April 4, 2003

The lines between reporter, celebrity and commentator in the television age are disturbingly blurry. The perils of this trend came into sharp focus this week as Peter Arnett and Geraldo Rivera took center...

Admissions case will change minds, not lives

Published April 4, 2003

Some fights are for results, some are for ideas. This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases challenging the University of Michigan's use of affirmative action in its admissions....

Bush deserves Nobel Prize

by Karl Noyes
Published April 3, 2003

President George W. Bush should win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wait, hear me out. If all goes well in this war, it will mean the blissful liberty of the Iraqi people. The Kurds will be rid of their oppressor...

Women have the right to know

Published April 3, 2003

MMichel van der Hoek innesota is currently in the process of putting in place a "Right to Know" bill, but there is serious opposition to it. Opponents complain the bill is tantamount to harassment of women...

Education is more than sum of its parts

Published April 3, 2003

In politics, efficiency often overshadows value. Such was the case last week in the Minnesota House of Representatives. State Rep. Bill Kuisle, R-Rochester, introduced a bill that would reduce the number...

Fed up with U.S. propaganda

Published April 3, 2003

IDavid Kent am sick and tired of the written undertones and insinuations that people against the war in Iraq are also anti-U.S. troop support. Pro-war people are using "U.S. troop support" as a crutch...

The language of war

Published April 2, 2003

What is this foray into Iraq? Failed diplomacy. Iraqi liberation from a brutal dictator. An invasion. A coup by force. An Anglo-American war. A U.S.-led military assault to rid Iraq of weapons of mass...

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