By now IâÄôve been writing for the Minnesota Daily for almost one year, Just something to do on the side âÄî definitely not a career. I hope I brought you news from around the hemisphere, And...

Few decisions are more personal than what we choose to put into our own bodies. Food is a prime example of this. More than mere fuel, food has the potential to satisfy cravings, deliver a sublime sensory...

The U.S. federal government came minutes away from shutting down Friday night. Too bad; hopefully a government shutdown wouldâÄôve disseminated the message that government is most definitely not...

Minnesota is in the process of outlawing "human cloning." While no University of Minnesota researcher currently has the intention of cloning humans, researchers are worried that the bills will outlaw stem...

ItâÄôs not every day that the humanitarian aftermath of an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale becomes overshadowed by other aspects of the tragedy. Yet, that is exactly whatâÄôs...

   IâÄôve been invited to several weddings this upcoming summer. While IâÄôm not getting married any time soon, these invitations have spurred me to consider whether I want to...

Last week University of Minnesota Student Legal Service held its annual Careers in Law Forum. The packed forum provided interested students with a thorough idea of what employment opportunities are available...

When a legal survey puts the legal guarantees the U.S. offers workers in the same category as those offered by Papua New Guinea and Swaziland, chances are there is a poor government policy in place. Last...

If you were on the game show "Jeopardy!" and were asked, "What U.S. cityâÄôs largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second largest for a WWII battle?" chances are that you wouldnâÄôt...

I have a confession to make: I was a Facebook addict. I wasted hundreds of hours, deteriorated my eyesight and lost my dignity. I was still able to maintain friendships âÄî extremely well, in fact. I...

The top four expenses for college students typically consist of tuition, housing, food and alcohol, though not necessarily in that order. However, constantly budgeting money isnâÄôt the only concern...

As a sign of goodwill between the U.S. and China, visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will continue to enjoy the presence of two Chinese giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, for five more...

If you could severely mitigate the spread of the HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis C, would you? According to the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, injecting drug use accounts for 36 percent of AIDS cases and...

Religious texts have almost become obsolete in todayâÄôs world. Secular guidelines in politics, education and the workplace have effectively replaced the rules that millions of religious individuals...

The United States has long been lauded as the predominant nation in aerospace technology and development. With such missions as the Apollo moon landing, the Hubble Telescope, the Galileo satellite and...

What if I told you that you can soar hundreds of miles above the Earth, traverse canyons, scale Mount Everest and nose dive to the ground without crashing? Then what if I told you that 500 million people...

If youâÄôve read anything about the U.S. economy recently, chances are that it contained more doom and gloom prophesying than a Nostradamus manuscript. Economists foretell of a double-dip recession,...

A 6-year-old girl goes to IHOP with her mother. The kidâÄôs menu displays the caloric content for each item. Although she wants the cheese omelet with a cup of fruit, a dish containing 400 calories,...

As a freshman, I regularly ate breakfast at Centennial Hall. In the dining hall I would witness students who were preoccupied by a laptop, MP3 player and cell phone, despite being surrounded by friends....

The University of MinnesotaâÄô campus is home to hundreds of crime scenes every day. If youâÄôve ever seen a bicycle locked to a tree, railing, light post, street sign or parking meter,...

So, what are you doing after you graduate? This is a question which all undergraduate students must ask themselves. Knowing what graduate school entails is something every undergraduate should know before...

After watching the first season of MTV’s Jersey Shore, I was convinced that the level of corruption, gossip and backstabbing displayed on the show could not be matched. However, there is a reality...

Here’s some trivia for you: This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker. If you answered "What is a hoe?" then you’re in good company. Ken Jennings,...

There could be a lot of green in Minneapolis during the week of September 3, 2012.  And I am not just talking about marijuana. I am talking about Astroturf and money — and lots of it. Only a...

In the vast oceans of online poker, players’ only fears were of card sharks. But now there is a new deep sea monster: a piece of legislation. Just this month the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement...