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Opinion

Tensions on campus

Published October 4, 2002

Erika Zurawski, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine and the Anti-War Committee, is quoted in the Oct. 3 Daily article, "Middle East tensions spread to U students," as saying (referring to supporters...

Drunken screams and roaring bikes: Uptown noise overwhelms

by Roxanne Sadovsky
Published October 3, 2002

Zaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhtatingtingtingtingrollwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! I'm still working on the translation, but I'm a little rusty in speaking street. I don't quite know how to conjugate honking. If this...

Media likes to jump on bandwagon for news hype

Published October 3, 2002

E By David Jansen ssentially every news story released this summer was frightening or depressing. Perhaps it is yet another symptom of a post-Sept. 11 mentality, where we now share personal turmoil on...

The changing image of the protester

Published October 3, 2002

Last week, thousands of protesters converged on Washington. Angered by the problems that international financiers involved with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have brought to developing...

Congress would be wise to go slow on Iraq

Published October 3, 2002

W By Mark Dayton hat a difference an administration makes. Congressional leaders who are hurrying votes on Iraq had very different views when the president was a Democrat named Bill Clinton. They made...

Eating habits

Published October 2, 2002

I have a few things to say in response to Elana Rudman's letter to the editor titled "Dorm Food" (Oct. 1). First and foremost, I am not trying to claim that dorm food is healthy or even delicious, but...

U.S. turns blind eye towards Israel

Published October 2, 2002

The U.S. government has 20/20 vision to see Iraq's grave violation of human rights, arbitrary arrests and imprisonment of ordinary citizens, violations of U.N. resolutions, unlawful attacks on neighboring...

Fascism defined

Published October 2, 2002

Reading the creative commentary from John Troyer, "Mall preachers bring brimstone, dates to campus," (Sept. 30) reminded me of something I feel ought to be addressed. Troyer mentions the comments written...

New president should fill Yudof’s shoes

Published October 2, 2002

T By Adri Mehra he University's next permanent president should not only fill the deep and nuanced cast left by former President Mark Yudof, he or she should further it. Yudof was masterful at lording...

Terrorist threat necessitates surveillance

by Chris Schafer
Published October 2, 2002

Today's American is a citizen under surveillance. Like never before in our history, the nation's people watch over each other both compassionately and protectively while the government watches over us...

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