Opinion

Substituting empty ideology prohibits understanding

Published February 6, 2003

If we are not talking about a possible war in a Middle Eastern country, we are talking about affirmative action, particularly pertaining to the reverse discrimination suits brought against the University...

Conversation fillers kill conversation

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published February 6, 2003

Although it's hard to believe, my father has become one of the few people with whom I share the intimate details of my life. During our conversations, I am occasionally reminded of the distance between...

Tribbett underestimates U.S. public

Published February 5, 2003

I am writing in response to John Tribbett's Feb. 3 opinion piece "Suspending disbelief in the march toward war." Not one person I have spoken with is taking the potential for war either lightly or like...

Residence halls’ dining options

Published February 5, 2003

This is in response to the Jan. 29 editorial "Residence halls deserve better meal plan options." While the author raises a valid question I myself have once asked, I feel that this person has missed a...

Warthesen epitomized University’s strength

Published February 5, 2003

My wife and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Joseph Warthesen. Although I did not know him personally, my wife had the honor of working with him as an employee for a period of one year...

Bush Tax cut would help economy

Published February 5, 2003

If a company needs money, it can either borrow or get investors. For the former, the company pays interest to a bank, deducts the interest payments from its taxes, and the bank pays taxes on its profits:...

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...

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...

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,...