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The Minnesota Daily

Opinion

International court lacks checks and balances

Published September 30, 2002

Anthony Sanders is absolutely right when he warns of the possible ramifications of U.S. submission to an international court in "International court will restrict liberties," (Sept. 26). Such a court has...

Mime article misses

Published September 30, 2002

In the Sept. 26 story, "It's mime time," the writer, Nathan Hall, clearly has a distaste for mime as both a practice and a concept, even though his writing demonstrates just how little he knows about it...

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...

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....

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...

Condemn bias consistently

Published September 27, 2002

This letter is in response to the Sept. 24 article entitled "U police investigate assault, role of bias." The alleged attacker in the story was quoted as saying, "Why don't you go and blow up another two...

Bush creates Orwellian society

by Matthew Brophy
Published September 27, 2002

Freedom is Slavery; War is Peace; Ignorance is Strength. This is the motto heralded by Big Brother in George Orwell's book, "1984." This motto might as well be from the George W. Bush administration. Since...

‘Pre-emption’ undermines global security

Published September 27, 2002

Over the last several weeks, the George W. Bush administration has argued the need for a pre-emptive attack on Iraq is necessary to ensure the continued safety of the global community. Such a unilateral...

Buses are better

Published September 26, 2002

The column "Professors, buses make back-to-school blues," (Sept. 25) portrayed mass transit, particularly Metro Transit bus service, as an unreliable service, necessary only for those who are not lucky...

Political gymnastics belie unwise decisions

Published September 26, 2002

DBy Larry Jacobs id you know that growing numbers of Americans are filing new claims for unemployment insurance when they have been out of work for six months or more and are giving up even searching for...

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