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Letter to the Editor: With All Deliberate Speed

Letter to the Editor: With All Deliberate Speed

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 20, 2020
We need more graduates from historically Black colleges on our faculties. Under my reckoning, three Harvard graduates would gladly be traded away for a Howard graduate.
Hailee Schievelbein

Editorial: Can white people experience racism?

by The Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Published June 17, 2020
Plus, some helpful links to educational materials.
Skoog: Pomp and unprecedented circumstance

Skoog: Pomp and unprecedented circumstance

by Caroline Skoog
Published June 17, 2020
It’s not the vast misperception of the virtual commencement ceremony that bugs me, but the shortfall of the ‘here and now.’
Scheffler: Trump's church photo shoot was an 'eff you' to the American people

Scheffler: Trump’s church photo shoot was an ‘eff you’ to the American people

by Nick Scheffler
Published June 16, 2020
On June 1, Trump arbitrarily exercised his power without regard for the personal freedoms of American citizens. On June 1, Trump was an authoritarian.

Editorial: The University of Minnesota should disband the UMPD

by The Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Published June 16, 2020
In the wake of national protests and calls for action due to persistent police brutality, the University of Minnesota should eliminate their on-campus police department.
Letter to the Editor: Let's revisit the renaming controversy

Letter to the Editor: Let’s revisit the renaming controversy

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 15, 2020
The University should reckon with its racist past and be on the right side of history.
Letter to the Editor: An 8-year-old's reflections on George Floyd

Letter to the Editor: An 8-year-old’s reflections on George Floyd

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 10, 2020
A letter, in hopes of a future of equality and respect.
Morgan La Casse

Venkata: Foot on the pedal – don’t let up

by Uma Venkata
Published June 10, 2020
Protests have catalyzed change, but the momentum cannot stop.
Letter to the Editor: Trump’s Antifa crackdown spells trouble for free speech

Letter to the Editor: Trump’s Antifa crackdown spells trouble for free speech

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 10, 2020
In this case, however, the federal government is also being opportunistic, expanding powers at the very moment where checking overreach is essential.
Skoog: An account of the tear gas on Lake Street

Skoog: An account of the tear gas on Lake Street

by Caroline Skoog
Published June 10, 2020
My experiences of the Black Lives Matter protest on East Lake Street on Friday, May 29, 2020.

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