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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Research supports Daily editorial

Published October 17, 2002

This is in response to Joe Dunsmore's Oct. 16 letter, "Minority enrollment." Dunsmore calls the Daily's editorial board biased in its Oct. 11 editorial ("Minority enrollment deserves attention"), while...

Nothing wrong with a gay gopher

Published October 17, 2002

In Carol Herbert Sanders' letter on Oct. 16, regarding Goldy Gopher's "stepping out of a closet" during Coming Out Week, she asks, "How am I supposed to explain to my young children exactly what Goldy...

Former apathetic undergrad undertakes green mission

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published October 17, 2002

It's unlike me, but I'm going to speak for the trees for a moment. The last time I tried to write about trees I was an undergrad at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. One day I mistakenly ventured...

Post-war Iraq plans will anger many

Published October 16, 2002

Although the George W. Bush administration has not yet officially decided whether to invade Iraq, it has recently released tentative plans for the occupation of a post-war Iraq and the transition to a...

Campus Connector

Published October 16, 2002

OK, here I am, 25 minutes late for my 50-minute class. Why? Because I spent 25 minutes waiting at the last Campus Connector stop on the St. Paul campus, watching capacity-filled buses pass by without making...

Media must curtail shooter fascination

by Chris Schafer
Published October 16, 2002

It's easy to be worried about the United States these days. The nation's economy is in the toilet, we are on the brink of war with Iraq again and our terrorist warning continues to fluctuate between yellow...

Minority enrollment

Published October 16, 2002

The editorial on Oct. 11 criticizing the University for not having more minorities on campus ("Minority enrollment deserves attention") was incredibly biased. The Editorial Board consistently finds statistics...

Goldy’s coming out

Published October 16, 2002

I attended the University from 1978-83 and was a marching band member. At that time, Goldy Gopher was a member of the band. I was personally acquainted with several people who wore the suit. They served...

Everything counts in baseball

by Josh Linehan
Published October 16, 2002

It could be any town near the middle of the nation, but this one is yours. There is but one rule: You have to be quiet during this part, as we come out of the trees and approach the metal fence near centerfield. Coming...

Telescope contract

Published October 15, 2002

I am an alumna of the University and as an apprenticing bricklayer, I helped restore Coffman Union. I have never felt more ashamed to have attended or worked for this pillar of research and learning. The...

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