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May 24, 2013
Unfit for Print seeks to further the Editorial Board’s thoughts on news with editorial ideas that might not make it in the paper. Also expect random missives on local, national, international or plain odd news.
Wed, 2/11, 9:31pm (4 years ago)
We regret to inform you that your Internet is now, well, a little more limited.
Charter Communications is the newest Internet service provider (ISP) to implement Internet usage caps or limits on monthly downloading on its users. The company plans to cap monthly downloading at 100 gigabytes (GB) a month for…
Tue, 2/10, 3:13pm (4 years ago)
The United States Senate passed its version of the hotly debated stimulus bill earlier today on a vote of 61-36. Although largely divided by party lines, Sens. Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Republicans all, threw their votes in with the Democratic caucus.
With this, the bill is moving forward…
Mon, 2/9, 3:29pm (4 years ago)
Well, it looks like we are making some good process in becoming one of the top 3 public research institution in the world afterall. Okay, so maybe not.
According to a new ranking system by StateUniversity.com, the University ranked No. 193 among top 2,000 in the country. Yes, that's right.…
Fri, 2/6, 12:43pm (4 years ago)
Photo courtesy News of the World
As the Steelers and Cardinals clashed on field at Superbowl XLVII, Internet tabloids were busy broadcasting the gasps and heaves of the American media’s next scandal. An icon has misbehaved. No, not Tom Daschle. Not Timothy Geithner, either. We’re talking about swimming all-star Michael Phelps,…
Wed, 2/4, 11:35pm (4 years ago)
We're just going to quote directly former vice president Dick Cheney from an interview with Politico and leave it at that:
"Mr. Obama is making it more likely terrorists will launch a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack on the United States — because he doesn’t want to torture prisoners, violate the…
Thu, 1/22, 12:12pm (4 years ago)
Photo: St. Petersburg Times
Although it's a little early to start judging the effectiveness of our new President (he's not even 100 hours into the job yet), for those of you who feel the impulse to rush to judgment PolitiFact has a tool for you: the Obameter.
The Obameter tracks the progress…
Fri, 1/16, 1:59am (4 years ago)
In what no doubt spells the end of the Rick-Roll phenomenon, news broke today that Nancy Pelosi's YouTube channel includes a shot at the popular prank. Unfortunately for Internet users everywhere, this means that Rick-Rolling has been (perhaps unofficially) tainted with the kind of insufferable lameness that only bureaucrats can…
Mon, 1/12, 4:51pm (4 years ago)
In his last press conference, President Bush on Monday deflected the many criticisms leveled at his eight-year tenure, saying he inherited the recession and defended his Middle East policy. At times, the president contradicted himself and appeared delusional to what he put the country through for eight years. “Presidents can…
Fri, 1/9, 2:59pm (4 years ago)
In a development likely to appear in the ongoing argument played out on our letters to he editor page, scientists have discovered a new danger with tobacco smoke - "third hand smoking."
The story from MSNBC.
Simply put, "third hand smoke" is the inhalation of the particulate smoke residue that smells up…
Tue, 12/16, 8:39pm (4 years ago)
Microsoft Corporation announced today its intent to fix a gaping security hole in Internet Explorer 7 that allowed hackers to take full control of a user’s computer, with minimal assistance from the user. According to reports, a user would simply be directed towards a website that the hacker has control…
Tue, 12/16, 5:45pm (4 years ago)
Despite cases that have disagreed, prior review or another form of censorship doesn't belong in the press.
Whether it is a publisher reviewing articles of news staff before publication or the principal of a high school newspaper, say the Faribault High School newspaper, the Echo, prior review and censorship does…
Thu, 12/11, 4:30pm (4 years ago)
According to a recent Daily report, the Regents are going to vote on whether to request $61.3 million more from the Minnesota Legislature to fund upgrades in mostly building upgrades and a new Bell Museum.This money is in addition to the $141 million increase request the University is already asking…
Thu, 12/11, 4:23pm (4 years ago)
Evidently trying to make enemies with everyone, President Bush declared that he's "not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from it."
One can't help but wonder how his Evangelical base feels, much less Democrats who for years were convinced that our President was trying to hasten…
Fri, 12/5, 5:34pm (4 years ago)
The Minnesota Daily has been host to myriad opinions regarding the University's proposed outdoor smoking ban. Letters both pro and con have poured in throughout the semester; clearly this issue has struck a cord among the University community. There will be another chance for students with to opine with administrators about the ban. The board urges anyone concerned to…
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