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...

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...

This letter is in response to Alexander Babanov's letter about the Campus Connector (Oct 16). I think Parking and Transportation Services is doing a superb job this year. As someone who lived in St. Paul...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...