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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

ESL teaching assistants confuse some students

Published November 26, 2002

E By Chitra Vairavan very other day, for approximately 50 minutes, students watch their teaching assistants babble on for the class period about concepts few students in the class understand. Does that...

Disappearances provide warning call for some

Published November 26, 2002

T By Tiffany Winter he past few weeks have been terrifying and stressful for many students. Four Minnesota college students have been reported missing and have not been found. As sad as this is, it is...

Thanksgiving: Just another day of empire

by Joel Helfrich
Published November 26, 2002

The other day, Minnesota Public Radio aired a documentary that asked the following question: "Is the United States becoming an empire?" I chuckled to myself and immediately thought every student at the...

Israeli policies are unjust for neighbors

Published November 26, 2002

T By Sana Ansar he heartache of the present day Mideast conflict lies in the tiny strip of land popularly known as the Holy Land. Believed to bear testimony to the existence of sites of religious significance...

Iowa’s marching band

Published November 25, 2002

This is in response to Jon Bottema's Nov. 21 letter "Not in our house." The Iowa band was invited with open, welcoming arms last spring, long before we knew what a great team the Hawkeye's would be this...

Gays in the military

Published November 22, 2002

This letter is in response to Sam Glover's Nov. 20 editorial analysis "Military should recognize gays". I am not writing because I have problem with homosexuals in the military, but because Glover makes...

Put on some lingerie

Published November 22, 2002

Tall, skinny, scantily clad women walked the catwalk Wednesday night during the Victoria's Secret fashion show. Feminist groups unsuccessfully tried to talk CBS out of airing the show. They saw this show...

Iraq debate

Published November 22, 2002

After attending the public debate on the war with Iraq on Monday, I have to question reporter Nathan Hall's priorities in reporting the event in "Parliamentary debate winners argue against U.S. war with...

Eliminating welfare will not eliminate the cost of the disadvantaged on society

by Matt Telleen
Published November 22, 2002

Since the late 1990s, this country has enforced time limits on the welfare benefits that Americans can receive when they cannot support themselves financially. With the new Republican-controlled House...

Not in our house

Published November 21, 2002

There was one thing that shocked me the most while witnessing the Gophers football game at the Metrodome on Saturday afternoon. Was it that Iowa fans nearly outnumbered Gopher fans? No. Was it that our...

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