Opinion

Reality TV exploits human suffering

by Matthew Brophy
Published January 29, 2003

There was a mentally challenged kid in my high school the "normal" kids always made fun of. Kids would ask him to dance, and he would - thinking the laughter was with him rather than at him. During lunch,...

Don’t forget the staff

Published January 28, 2003

I have worked in the Mayo Building for more than four years and I went to school here in the early 1970s. I'm frankly amazed that The Minnesota Daily and the people responsible for Coffman Union's renovation...

In Bush we trust?

by Scott Laderman
Published January 28, 2003

Do you trust George W. Bush? It's a simple question, really. It's also not just rhetorical. According to a report in The New York Times, the White House believes that much of its case for escalating the...

The cost of convenience

Published January 28, 2003

The opening of a branch of U.S. Bank in Coffman Union really shows how much the union has changed. As a student here from 1993-95, I banked at the University's Federal Credit Union's Coffman Union branch....

Coffman Union didn’t improve

Published January 27, 2003

I am writing to agree with and add to Mark Byers' Jan. 22 letter touting Coffman as a colossal disappointment, "Coffman Union is a disappointment." Today, a fellow graduate student and I went there to...

Coffman Union is a dream realized

Published January 27, 2003

In regards to Mark Byers' Jan. 22 letter "Coffman Union is a disappointment," we would just like to talk about all of the benefits Coffman Union has to offer. For the last three years students have wandered...

Why I oppose abortion

Published January 27, 2003

In response to Mariah Furness' Jan. 22 opinion piece "We must move beyond bitter abortion debate" I would like to present myself as perhaps her opposite. My politics: I'm anti-war, anti-death penalty,...

Abandon academic affirmative action

Published January 27, 2003

DBy Austen Morris r. King said it and fought for it more vigorously than anyone: One's character is what's important, not the color of one's skin. Yet institutional racism - like that contained in some...

A holiday column fit for the times

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published January 27, 2003

Happy New Year to all! Welcome to 2003! Year of the goat. Forgive this chain column, as the New Year is very busy. Speaking of which, before I begin, allow me to thank you all for the lovely e-mails this...

Bush bluffs at threat of war with Iraq

by John Troyer
Published January 24, 2003

On Jan. 14, President George W. Bush held a short photo opportunity with Polish President Kwasniewski in the Oval Office of the White House. Both heads of state answered a few questions from journalists...