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Opinion

Madness at the Master’s

Published April 11, 2003

Hootie Johnson must be straight from central casting. The rich, old, Southern white man - a caricature of Boss Hogg meets Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel - said his elite private golf club, which hosts the...

Abstract knowledge of war leads to easy acceptance

Published April 11, 2003

AJohn Tribbett s I watched the Marines help topple Saddam Hussein's bronze image, I thought to myself, "Semper fie, do or die, by God, our boys have taken Iraq." As the scenes of jubilation unfolded on...

Many people, one movement

Published April 11, 2003

TAdam Duininck he most frightening display of rhetorical distortion I have seen during this war is the idea that those who protest the decisions of our leaders are not supporting the men and women of our...

Closures heighten Palestinian plight

Published April 10, 2003

ASana Asari s the incessant coverage of the war in Iraq continues on the major networks, I would, for the moment, like to digress from this and make mention of another equally important topic. As operatives...

Winning the peace

Published April 10, 2003

As Baghdad fell, images of a U.S. victory went up. U.S. Marines toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein just moments after draping his head with the Stars and Stripes. With fingers in the dust, troops wrote...

Enter the trial lawyers

by Anthony Sanders
Published April 10, 2003

If you thought evil companies marketing tobacco, guns and fast food have been sued in order to protect the public interest, check the latest news on the 1998 tobacco settlement. As you might remember,...

Hoop dreams

Published April 10, 2003

Gophers forward Rick Rickert is going pro. Like many young basketball stars, Rickert has decided to forgo remaining years of college eligibility and enter the NBA draft to chase his dream. "Ever since...

Online love does exist

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published April 10, 2003

How's about we begin with the punch line? A good man is hard to find. Cutting to the fairy tale ending: I found one. And now, the story: I have always wanted to write the great American love column. I...

Spread of disease demands swift action

by Steven Snyder
Published April 9, 2003

Iraq. Bush. Hussein. It's rather obvious where the country's attention has been focused over the past few months. But while the hostilities in Iraq have escalated, ensnaring the attention of the world's...

Homeland security loses local leader

by Joel Helfrich
Published April 9, 2003

He is a tireless worker for human rights in Minnesota, often simultaneously championing the efforts of many causes on this campus and in the community at large. On one day you might see him speak in front...

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