Luul Boru

Luul Boru, Columnist

My name is Luul Boru. I graduated May 2022 from the University of Minnesota with a bachelors of arts in English. I love to write short stories and poetry. Journalism became my passion along the way, and I wanted to share my writings with a greater audience. That is why I wanted to become a Minnesota Daily columnist and dabble in multiple genres of writing while I share my opinions and concerns with our readers.

All content by Luul Boru

Boru: Our schools are becoming prisons

Published July 6, 2022

Installing metal detectors only adds to the problem.

Boru: Our youth are our jewels

Published June 29, 2022

Jewels get tarnished when touched by impurities.

Boru: Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse

Published June 22, 2022

But only the victim deserves justice.

Boru: What happens to a dream deferred?

Published June 15, 2022

It is worth asking the same question Langston Hughes did over five decades ago.

Boru: It is important to establish a routine in our twenties

Published May 5, 2022

We need to look inward and define who we are ourselves.

Boru: Unhygienic trips on Metro Transit

Published May 4, 2022

The Twin Cities needs to improve cleanliness on public transit.

Boru: Students and their academic ghostwriters

Published May 4, 2022

College students from the US pay ghostwriters to write their academic papers. That shouldn’t be the case.

Boru: I graduated, now what?

Published March 3, 2022

A personal reflection on the early days of post-graduate life.

Boru: The cold winter is a curse on humanity

Published March 1, 2022

If hibernation was possible for the human species, I would pledge my loyalty to be the first in line always.

Boru: The new normal is just another phase and not a permanent change

Published January 27, 2022

Subhead: It is time we get used to the ever-changing new normals for however long it takes

Boru: Should women have abortions if they are not necessary?

Published November 16, 2021

Mercy and humanity should be shown to the unborn.

Boru: Americans are intellectually stubborn

Published November 16, 2021

Stubbornness and stupidity go hand in hand.

Boru: How attached are you to your cell phone?

Published October 24, 2021

Cell phones can be much-needed devices if handled carefully.

Boru: Liberal Arts degree, useless or not? Please stop with the ignorant assumptions

Published September 23, 2021

I am tired of hearing, “What are you gonna do with that?”, “Are you gonna teach?”

Boru: We are finally out of the confines of online school

Published September 17, 2021

We are back on campus for in-person classes, so we need to shape our own narratives.

Boru: You don’t have to be a people person to experience other cultures

Published August 2, 2021

What better way than to immerse yourself in what the Twin Cities has to offer in cultural diversity than comfort food and events.

It is time for the festival of Eid Al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice.

Published July 20, 2021

May all our communities observing Eid Al-Adha celebrate with joy and blessings.

Boru: Celebrating Chauvin’s sentencing in skepticism, but hoping it is a step towards change

Published July 9, 2021

Twenty-two and a half years is not nearly enough, but this is the beginning of a televised revolution that cannot be erased or ignored.

Boru: We are not in need of saving and pity

Published June 26, 2021

Being marked by a religious garment means that I am devoted, not that I am a threat.

Boru: Cries for help are falling on deaf ears

Published June 22, 2021

Our city is bleeding from homicide and violence, and those in power are not preventing these tragedies.

Boru: Summer worries and blessings

Published June 13, 2021

After COVID-19 hit the US last year, most people spent summer in solitude. This year, we return to social interaction while unwinding and healing.

Boru: This is just the beginning of long and overdue justice served

Published April 30, 2021

The world breathed a sigh of relief after the “guilty, guilty, guilty” verdict. Will it last? Or will the other Chauvins of America be excused from trial?