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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Toward a society of spies?

Published February 7, 2003

In his Feb. 6 letter "Citizens should report expired visas," Anthony Reel makes a good point about citizens' responsibility to notify the authorities of visa expiration dates on driver's licenses, because...

NASA cartoon misrepresents facts

Published February 7, 2003

Tnce again the Daily's cartoonist showed his disdain for facts in his Feb. 6 cartoon, implying that insufficient funds for NASA are due to President George W. Bush's tax cut proposal and his prosecution...

Wage freeze, layoffs will not combat tuition hikes

Published February 7, 2003

MThe loudest government voices are calling for the dismantling of public service, for wage freezes, for layoffs, for less in the way of health care and human service. The loudest government voices would...

Why Chino Latino’s campaign is racist

Published February 7, 2003

In response to Ilya Winham's Feb. 6 letter "Chino Latino not racist," I would like to state more explicitly what makes Chino Latino's ad campaign racist. The Asian community struggles to be more than a...

Conversation fillers kill conversation

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published February 6, 2003

Although it's hard to believe, my father has become one of the few people with whom I share the intimate details of my life. During our conversations, I am occasionally reminded of the distance between...

Substituting empty ideology prohibits understanding

Published February 6, 2003

If we are not talking about a possible war in a Middle Eastern country, we are talking about affirmative action, particularly pertaining to the reverse discrimination suits brought against the University...

Bush Tax cut would help economy

Published February 5, 2003

If a company needs money, it can either borrow or get investors. For the former, the company pays interest to a bank, deducts the interest payments from its taxes, and the bank pays taxes on its profits:...

Warthesen epitomized University’s strength

Published February 5, 2003

My wife and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Joseph Warthesen. Although I did not know him personally, my wife had the honor of working with him as an employee for a period of one year...

Tribbett underestimates U.S. public

Published February 5, 2003

I am writing in response to John Tribbett's Feb. 3 opinion piece "Suspending disbelief in the march toward war." Not one person I have spoken with is taking the potential for war either lightly or like...

Residence halls’ dining options

Published February 5, 2003

This is in response to the Jan. 29 editorial "Residence halls deserve better meal plan options." While the author raises a valid question I myself have once asked, I feel that this person has missed a...

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