Opinion

Tax cut designed to increase consumer spending

by Erik Nelson
Published January 31, 2003

In the first part of this series, President George W. Bush's $674 billion tax and spending proposal was summarized. The proposal includes $350 billion in dividend tax relief and various reductions in personal...

Female genital mutilation violates human rights

Published January 31, 2003

I had to write regarding the Jan. 29 article on professor Elizabeth Boyle's lecture on female genital mutilation, "U prof: Westerners mishandle female circumcision issues," endorsing the cutting off of...

Driver’s licenses’ ‘status check’ is overkill

Published January 31, 2003

Although I understand that the state of Minnesota does not want to issue valid driver's licenses to illegal immigrants ("Driver's license 'status check' rule gains support in state House despite critics,"...

Comparing Bush to past presidents exposes shortcomings

by Karl Noyes
Published January 30, 2003

All the bullish talk by President George W. Bush conjures images of the United States's strong-arm presidents - Reagan, Jackson - and most interestingly, Teddy Roosevelt. Consider the similarities: Both...

Affirmative action isbad policy

Published January 30, 2003

This letter is in response to Timothy Nault's Jan. 29 letter "Affirmative action is necessary." The problem I have with this letter is that the only reasons given for why affirmative action is necessary...

Rational-basis test won’t answer sodomy case

by Anthony Sanders
Published January 30, 2003

When the Supreme Court rules on the issue of homosexual sodomy this coming spring, it will likely confront one of its favorite devices - the "rational-basis test." The test is extremely easy to meet. When...

Rowdy frat chants

Published January 30, 2003

SThis was not so unusual; however, the chant they all shouted out loud was. The chant consisted of mainly swear words and derogatory name usage that was put together in a sort of "catchy" way. I was appalled...

University tries to serve students

Published January 29, 2003

Although I sympathize with Steve Snyder's dismay in his Jan. 24 opinion column "University consistently fails to serve students" at having to wait for the One Stop Student Services Help Line - no one likes...

Affirmative action is necessary

Published January 29, 2003

This letter is in response to Austen Morris' stupefying argument against affirmative action in the Jan. 27 opinion column "Abandon academic affirmative action." Incredibly, Morris equates affirmative action...

Sweatshops provoke more than a moral outcry

Published January 29, 2003

ABy Diana Fu re sweatshops the symbol of Uncle Sam's exploitative fingers under the disguise of globalization? Or are they the saviors of the downtrodden around the world? Ever since the U.S. economy globalized,...