Opinion

University consistently fails to serve students

by Steven Snyder
Published January 24, 2003

Your call is important to us. Please hold for the next available Ö". It is probably the most hilarious of modern contradictions - a prerecorded message conveying a business' appreciation of its customers....

Worthy of recognition

Published January 24, 2003

This letter is in response to Shannon Fiecke's Jan. 23 opinion piece "No matter how short, all life is worthy of recognition." Following this argument to its logical conclusion, we should expect to see...

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...

Affirmative action

Published January 24, 2003

Recently, there has been much controversy over the University of Michigan's affirmative action program. However, very few feel there is not a need to have diversity in America's institutions of higher...

Minnesota’s energy future

Published January 23, 2003

In response to Joel Helfrich's Jan. 21 opinion piece, "What else is Xcel hiding?" I want to thank Helfrich for addressing such a serious issue facing Minnesota's energy future. In 1994, Xcel Energy - then...

No matter how short, all life is worthy of recognition

Published January 23, 2003

L By Shannon Fiecke ast Saturday I attended the funeral of someone I had never met. I felt little sorrow, save for the 20-year-old mother, until I walked up to the cradle-size casket of my infant cousin....

University doesn’t fulfill its mission

Published January 23, 2003

Taking into consideration the news of a $25 million budget cut and almost certain drastic cuts to come at the State Legislature, it is inevitable that tuition will rise sharply in the coming year. Meanwhile,...

Coffman Union is a disappointment

Published January 22, 2003

The newly renovated Coffman Union is a colossal disappointment. I remember the old Coffman, and it definitely needed to be renovated. But at least there were some decent places on the main floor to sit...

We must move beyond bitter abortion debate

Published January 22, 2003

T By Mariah Furness oday we celebrate the 30th anniversary of a woman's right to choose. Thirty years ago the Supreme Court's monumental decision Roe v. Wade brought us into a new era of reproductive freedom...

Expensive books cheat broke students

Published January 21, 2003

RBy Molly Kentala emember elementary school? Hot lunch, which was a nutritious, filling meal, cost about $1. There were multiple classes, but all taught by the same teacher - usually one who was a native...