Opinion

Next hot spot for war both everywhere, nowhere

Published April 21, 2003

WBy Leslie Reed (U-WIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ho's next? This is the question now asked in teahouses all over the world. As men puff at their hookahs and play backgammon, they speculate about the next regime...

Smoking in parks should be banned

Published April 18, 2003

IBy Bruno Bornsztein sat on the mall last week reading. It was so nice - just me, my book and the sun-soaked grass. I looked up to take in the scene in all its collegiate splendor. But when I looked back...

Last call on bar closing times

Published April 18, 2003

The State Legislature is considering allowing bars to stay open later. Rep. Dan Dorman, R-Albert Lea, said they should be allowed to do business until 2 a.m., as they do in Wisconsin. But as the closing...

The merits of a “racino”

Published April 18, 2003

Since its inception in 1985, Canterbury Park has been clamoring for slot machines. Time and time again bills designed to place slot machines and other gambling devices in Canterbury Park have been either...

Duck, duck, gray duck: a lesson to learn

Published April 18, 2003

MBy Jon Farnsworth innesotans call it "Gray Duck," most others call it "Goose." The popular childhood game is played nearly the same in all states. No matter what the game is called, a valuable lesson...

Inconsistency plagues the United States

Published April 18, 2003

CBy Nick Legendre onsistency is overrated. The United States is an inconsistent land. The United States' inconsistency is a large part of what makes the United States what it is; it is the United States'...

Enter the boohoo generation

Published April 17, 2003

LBy Nick Busse ast weekend, as activists pouted, Iraqis celebrated their freedom by dancing in the streets, defacing statues and pillaging anything of potential value - and Gophers hockey fans did basically...

A worrisome dip in faculty salaries

Published April 17, 2003

As the state of Minnesota begins to tighten its collective budgetary belt, the University is already looking leaner. In a study presented to the Board of Regents last week, the American Association of...

Faulty contracts shackle students

by Karl Noyes
Published April 17, 2003

The University thought it hit the gold mine with long-term multimillion-dollar contracts with Coca-Cola and Aramark in 1996 and 1997. As a result of those contracts, all aspects of beverage retailing on...

Responsibility falls not just on rioters

by Matthew Brophy
Published April 17, 2003

The rioters are idiots; everyone acknowledges that. Criminally, they vandalized, stole and committed arson. They should be held liable and charged to the fullest extent of the law. On top of this, their...