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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

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...

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...

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...

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...

Closed hearings violate First Amendment rights

Published October 15, 2002

In a scenario which is becoming increasingly and exasperatingly familiar, the Justice Department is foreclosing public debate. When the public, as the petulant child, asks why, the Justice Department's...

Police brutality

Published October 15, 2002

We are three University students who consider ourselves responsible college students and citizens. Friday night, we went to a good friend's party. We were there to have a good time - not to get drunk or...

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