Opinion

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pomroy/Davidson for MSA

Published April 1, 2003

Wednesday and Thursday are election days for the Minnesota Student Association. Although often derided, MSA provides an outlet for student opinion on important issues as varied as the availability of fair...

Our duty is to exercise our rights

Published April 1, 2003

Charles Nystrom s the United States enters its second week of war, a mixture of emotions bombard daily lives on the University campus. Many of these feelings seem negative. Fear, anger, sadness, dismay...

Government lies about oil’s importance in war

Published April 1, 2003

AScott Laderman strange current is emerging within the pro-war movement. Apparently it is no longer sufficient to simply chant the George W. Bush administration's mantra about the "liberation" of Iraq....

Why are Americans singing a different tune?

Published April 1, 2003

TKenneth Nelson he other day I heard a radio news analyst degrading the American public for their bandwagon-style support for war with Iraq. "Sure," he said, "Now that victory will likely come within three...

A lesson in deregulation from California

Published March 31, 2003

At the height of the California energy crisis, many in Washington, D.C., including the then-newly elected President George W. Bush, blamed California's environmental standards for higher electricity prices...