Opinion

The wrong war at the wrong time

Published March 12, 2003

After President George W. Bush's address last week, it appears our nation will soon be at war. The United States has proposed a resolution at the United Nations allowing for a pre-emptive military strike...

‘Three strikes and you’re out’ is no game

Published March 11, 2003

Last week the Supreme Court decided Ewing v. California in a holding that, although not unusual for this Supreme Court, certainly was cruel. Citing deference to state powers of self-regulation and leaning...

History inspires duty to serve

Published March 11, 2003

WBy Joseph Rosche hen I was 18 years old, just out of high school, I traveled to Hawaii to visit Pearl Harbor. I barely understood the world we live in or felt firm in any set of values. As I stood on...

An unfair association with terror

Published March 11, 2003

Last week Capt. Bill Chandler of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office singled out groups such as Students Against War and Arise! Bookstore as groups "to watch" during an "Understanding Terrorism in Minnesota"...

French antiwar rationale is multifaceted

Published March 11, 2003

IBy Emanuele Saccarelli n the past few weeks, domestic and international opposition to the war has developed in a vigorous and visible way. We should welcome this as a salutary development. The task now...

Same-sex bill shames Republicans

Published March 11, 2003

IBy Daniel Levin have been a conservative and a Republican all my life. For the last few years I've even been card-carrying. At times like this, however, I'm ashamed of the appellation. House files 330...

Budget cuts are a covert tax on Minnesota families

Published March 10, 2003

TBy Stephen Casper he current Minnesota government advocates a no-new-tax policy. This policy is fundamentally flawed because it fails to recognize that budget cuts result in an increased economic burden...

Bloodless war is only a dream

Published March 10, 2003

LBy Nathan Mittelstaedt ast night I had a terrible dream. We were standing on the edge of the desert. When I say "we," I am not referring to a group of people whom I know or with whom I share personal...

Daily ignores conservative viewpoints

Published March 10, 2003

IBy Audra Harpel read the funniest thing two weeks ago: In an article about a fees allocation hearing, The Minnesota Daily's managing editor, Jessica Thompson, was referred to as having said Daily reporters...

Massive campus creates commuting problems

Published March 5, 2003

WBy Molly Kentala e all know how large the University is. With campuses in two cities, getting around can be somewhat of a hassle. Even a task as simple as getting to class on time takes on new meaning...