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Man and robot should join together in a singular destiny

Published February 4, 2003

TBy Dan Koski hose who long for the days when our embattled nation could turn to our news and find run-of-the-mill stories dominating the headlines received a late Christmas present this winter, when the...

Chino Latino’s racism is not palatable

by Joel Helfrich
Published February 4, 2003

Chino Latino, the restaurant on Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood that serves eclectic, "international" fare, has done it again. The restaurant produced another insulting...

Stein misrepresents Boyle’s views

Published February 3, 2003

In response to Hannah Stein's Jan. 31 letter, "Female genital mutilation violates human rights," on the Jan. 29 article on professor Elizabeth Boyle's talk on female genital mutilation and human rights,...

Suspending disbelief in the march toward war

Published February 3, 2003

WBy John Tribbett e Americans are known for our voracious appetite for consuming passive entertainment. We watch something close to four hours of television a day on average. We make and consume the most...

One Stop counselors put students first

Published February 3, 2003

This letter is responding to Steven Snyder's Jan. 24 opinion piece, "University consistently fails to serve students," regarding the One Stop Student Service Center. I am a One Stop counselor and would...

Tax cut designed to increase consumer spending

by Erik Nelson
Published January 31, 2003

In the first part of this series, President George W. Bush's $674 billion tax and spending proposal was summarized. The proposal includes $350 billion in dividend tax relief and various reductions in personal...

Female genital mutilation violates human rights

Published January 31, 2003

I had to write regarding the Jan. 29 article on professor Elizabeth Boyle's lecture on female genital mutilation, "U prof: Westerners mishandle female circumcision issues," endorsing the cutting off of...

Driver’s licenses’ ‘status check’ is overkill

Published January 31, 2003

Although I understand that the state of Minnesota does not want to issue valid driver's licenses to illegal immigrants ("Driver's license 'status check' rule gains support in state House despite critics,"...

Comparing Bush to past presidents exposes shortcomings

by Karl Noyes
Published January 30, 2003

All the bullish talk by President George W. Bush conjures images of the United States's strong-arm presidents - Reagan, Jackson - and most interestingly, Teddy Roosevelt. Consider the similarities: Both...

Affirmative action isbad policy

Published January 30, 2003

This letter is in response to Timothy Nault's Jan. 29 letter "Affirmative action is necessary." The problem I have with this letter is that the only reasons given for why affirmative action is necessary...

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