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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

The U.S. Supreme Court failed to stand up to corporate powers such as Disney and AOL Time Warner, finding the latest copyright extension act of 20 years to be constitutional in the case Eldred v. Ashcroft....

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....

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,...

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...