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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Wellstone was selfless in many ways

by Chris Schafer
Published October 26, 2002

Today the underdogs in Minnesota lost their champion. Today underdogs across the nation lost their hero. No matter what your political feelings are or what party you claim allegiance to, one thing cannot...

Paul gave politics a heart

by Todd Milbourn
Published October 26, 2002

I was busily typing on deadline when the phone rang. "Hey Todd, it's Paul," the conversation began, as it often did. I was working in the Star Tribune's Washington, D.C., bureau and Paul (who always made...

With a heavy heart, the democratic process moves on

by Matt Moore
Published October 26, 2002

As Minnesotans wonder "Why," the Minnesota Democratic Party has to wonder, "What next." Although the man Paul David Wellstone can never be replaced, the Sen. Paul Wellstone must be replaced in the U.S....

A well-respected opponent

Published October 26, 2002

I feel a great loss over the tragic death of Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter and the others in the plane. As a long-time Republican supporter and activist, I have worked against him. I worked in...

Friends of Israel’s literature

Published October 25, 2002

I am someone who has witnessed firsthand how the cycle of hatred in the Middle East can destroy two groups of people. The bloodshed seems to be never ending. Unfortunately, both Israeli and Palestinian...

Anti-war rallies

Published October 25, 2002

Our country is in the midst of making some of the biggest choices it has ever had to make. We are on the brink of war and we are in a time when we need to get together and show how American we can be. I...

An irksome date change

Published October 25, 2002

Well, along with many fellow students, I have been screwed once again by the University. Recently, students who are majoring in the College of Liberal Arts and are planning to graduate this December have...

Mascot should find new ways to reinvent itself

by John Troyer
Published October 25, 2002

In recent days, an important and vital debate has taken shape in the hallowed pages of The Minnesota Daily. Many readers of the popular press might think I am alluding to the question of gun control laws...

Ice cream politics

Published October 25, 2002

Being a politically-minded student of this university, I find the Wellstone Ben & Jerry's visit to campus ("Wellstone women, Ben & Jerry's court voters," Oct. 23) offensive and degrading to students. Whatever...

Inaccuracy fuels student group’s, columnist’s comments on Jews

Published October 24, 2002

O By Daniel Levin n Oct. 15, the University ultra-radical group Students for Justice in Palestine sponsored an event concerning human rights in Israel. The teach-in featured keynote speaker Na'eem Jeenah,...

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