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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

Telescope logic is faulty

Published October 1, 2002

The University ought to remove its funding support from the Mount Graham telescope and in doing so, reject the faulty logic imbedded in interim University President Robert Bruininks' "it will be built...

In search of Ray Tricomo

Published October 1, 2002

Since winning the primary on Sept. 8, Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Ray Tricomo has been as publicly visible as D.B. Cooper and Amelia Earhart. Tricomo, by all appearances, is nothing more than a spoiler...

Mount Graham threatens science without humanity

Published October 1, 2002

O By Sraddha P. Helfrich n Oct. 10, just two days before Columbus Day, the University Board of Regents will ponder whether to participate in one of the most culturally and socially divisive programs that...

Bias is against American ideals

Published October 1, 2002

I am an international student who has been in the United States for the past year. There are so many things about this country that make me wonder about the years and efforts that have gone into making...

A few ideas for reality television, in all its glory

by Max Sparber
Published October 1, 2002

Variety reports that CBS is taking Elly Mae up on her invitation - "Y'all come back now, y'hear?" - and reviving its classic series "The Beverly Hillbillies" with a reality-show twist, transplanting a...

Dorm food

Published October 1, 2002

The services provided by the University Dining Services are great; however, there are many issues at UDS that are not student-friendly. I live in Sanford Hall, which has just built a new dining center....

Foreign students left out in the cold

Published October 1, 2002

As the first month of school comes to a close, many foreign students have yet to arrive on campus, their visa status complicated by heightened security concerns. New government regulations aimed at improving...

Colonialism in Tibet

Published September 30, 2002

Regarding the Sept. 24 opinions column, "Democratic propaganda blinds all in Tibetan controversy," it seems Diana Fu got some historical facts wrong. First, Tibet was independent before 1951 and was never...

Mall preachers bring brimstone, dates to campus

by John Troyer
Published September 30, 2002

While walking across campus last week, I came across a rather provocative bit of spray-painted graffiti bearing an urgent message: "(Screw) fascist pro-lifers." I paused for several minutes to contemplate...

Freshmen: get a head start, define study habits

Published September 30, 2002

CBy Harlan S. Hansen ollege entrance brings new experiences: more free time, less parental control, new friends, a great variety in choices of things to do, roommate adjustments and financial decisions....

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