The Minnesota Daily

Students will be students

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published April 30, 2012

Admins should note how Wisconsin Dean Lori Berquam mishandled the Mifflin Street Block Party.

Marriage Lite: living apart together

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published April 23, 2012

A new trend among boomers is married people living separately.

Can the Ivy League go online?

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published April 16, 2012

Online universities, even elite ones, lack the face-to-face interaction that makes college valuable.

Spring fling fever: a seasonal illness

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published April 9, 2012

Chemical changes in spring can increase rates of hand-holding.

Give students some credits

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published April 2, 2012

Unreasonable workloads for students are in part driven by offering fewer credits for more work.

Science students are switching subjects

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published March 19, 2012

Underclassmen in science and engineering majors are switching out in high numbers.

GOP voters biting the hand that feeds them

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published March 5, 2012

In Chisago County, beneficiaries of government programs support the Tea Party.

In health care debate, where are the doctors?

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published February 27, 2012

In the ongoing effort to improve healthcare, it makes sense to listen to those with the most expertise.

The U’s gated communities

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published February 20, 2012

Expensive luxury apartment complexes fail to give students an affordable place to live.

There are lies, damn lies, about statistics

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published February 13, 2012

Colleges nationwide have been lying about statistics to improve their rankings.

College of Design sees many transfers

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published February 6, 2012

The greater fraction of transfer students in CDES may be due to a lack of publicity.

Business may STEM students’ dreams

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published January 23, 2012

What college students do should not be determined by market demands.

Finding a new way to skin the MCAT

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published January 19, 2012

The 2015 MCAT may cause students pain but will make better doctors.

The recent rise of Generation “I”

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published December 12, 2011

College students are becoming more narcissistic and self-centered.

Eliminating MA in ESL will reduce diversity

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published December 6, 2011

Fewer international students will have the help they need for college.

Occupy crackdowns violate rights

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published November 28, 2011

Police overreaction has stifled students’ freedom of speech.

Winter in Minnesota: a cultural experience

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published November 21, 2011

At the U, we don’t whine about the cold; we just pretend it isn’t there.

Preserving buildings preserves history

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published November 14, 2011

Demolishing campus facilities damages our campus’s character.

Somali community bigger than Ali

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published November 8, 2011

Don’t generalize about an entire community based on a few members.

No need for new Vikings stadium

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published November 2, 2011

A new stadium would be costly, and Arden Hills would be an inconvenient location.

Measuring moral success

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published October 24, 2011

If students and professionals were measured by their character, the world would be a different place.

Women don’t have to play dumb

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published October 19, 2011

Females on campus shouldn’t be shy about showing off their intelligence.

Cherish your lib. ed. requirements

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published September 29, 2011

Highly motivated students might be choosing career paths too early without exploring other options.

College sports has lost its school spirit

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published September 19, 2011

University athletics should be about unity and spirit, not money and fame.

The celebrity theory of politics

by Cassandra Sundaram
Published September 14, 2011

Michele Bachmann attracts attention with outrageous statements.