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June 20, 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.
Fri, 12/5, 5:34pm (5 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…
Thu, 12/4, 12:38am (5 years ago)
A Minnesota Daily report on a campus discussion about an outdoor smoking ban reads: "Most people at the University of Minnesota would support a campuswide smoking ban, according to the results of a University opinion survey."
Indeed, most do. Perhaps that's because the survey asked respondents this question: "How likely are you to…
Sun, 11/30, 7:52pm (5 years ago)
Any decent editor will tell their reporters that good journalism won't come from the office. Competent reporters hit the streets and meet sources in their environment.
And so its a wonder how Pasadena Now continues to produce content a year after James Macpherson launched what many regard as the first outsourced…
Mon, 11/24, 5:35pm (5 years ago)
In light of the government's latest multibillion dollar bailout of financial giant Citigroup, the editorial board proposes another group in need of massive amounts of taxpayer money: college students.
Although not a large bank, industry or corporation, college students have been under stress from exponentially rising tuition rates and a target of…
Wed, 11/19, 8:44pm (5 years ago)
If you prayed to God all night long that Michelle Bachmann would lose her Sixth District Congressional seat November 4th, look on the bright side: you get to have Michelle Bachmann represent you on TV. Though you prayed in vain, all is not lost. Thanks to the conservative Sixth District suburbanites, a Minnesota mouthpiece in the form of Michelle…
Sun, 11/16, 11:41am (5 years ago)
An article in today's New York Times looks at the binge drinking culture in Wisconsin and raises some questions as to whether or not Wisconsin law enforcement is doing enough to reduce drinking related fatalities.
The article cites a CDC annual report, in which Wisconsin has been the top state for…
Thu, 11/13, 12:53pm (5 years ago)
Due to the heavy emphasis on the character of the men and women running for president, the race for the Oval Office tends to play out with all the drama of a made-for-TV movie. Like every good drama, there is a host of supporting characters to accompany the major protagonists,…
Wed, 11/12, 1:34am (5 years ago)
The Star Tribune, in a veritable scoop, reported that the University is considering an outdoor smoking ban.
Star Tribune reporter Jenna Ross's article, however late, does highlight some relevant points in the debate about whether to ban outdoor smoking on campus. But it fails to apply a shred of scrutiny to…
Tue, 11/11, 9:45pm (5 years ago)
In what seems to be the first bi-partisanship move of his presidential career, President-elect Obama has urged democratic leaders to be friendly to Independent Senator Joe Lieberman after Lieberman campaigned with opponent John McCain. The Associated Press is reporting that Obama told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that he does…
Tue, 11/11, 9:23pm (5 years ago)
There’s lazy, and then there is laaaazy.
On Tuesday, though many University of Minnesota students likely struggled to get up for their a.m. class, one student in particular went the extra mile and decided to lie about a bomb threat in the building her class is held in.
The female student, who…
Sat, 11/8, 3:57pm (5 years ago)
If you haven't already, check out John McCain's concession speech.
"The failure is mine," he proclaimed after telling a mostly white crowd the significance of Obama's election.
It was sad to see McCain, a voluntary prisoner of the Vietnam war, return to himself just too late. Had he displayed the…
Fri, 11/7, 12:49am (5 years ago)
The celebrations on campus after Obama's election, as observed by Minnesota Daily columnist Matt Grimley, really do represent a shift in not only the political landscape, but also how the youth view their leaders.
Ever since Richard Nixon embarrassed the nation in the Watergate scandal, we haven't had a president…
Wed, 11/5, 11:12pm (5 years ago)
It seems that news companies have cashed in on their election night coverage. The Associated Press reported today that a record-setting 70 million viewers, or 48 million households, watched the political coverage last night. MSNBC, CNN, and ABC News websites all shattered records due to the vast amount of people…
Tue, 11/4, 6:11pm (5 years ago)
Two years ago on Election Day I went door knocking in Bailey Hall and other University dorms with the Minnesota Student Association. Much to my chagrin I was met with thick apathy, finding that less than half of students had voted or planned to. My, has that changed this year.…
Thu, 10/30, 11:56pm (5 years ago)
An October 23rd editorial cartoon published in The Montclarion, the college newspaper at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J., shows a strong lack of judgment on the part of the paper's editorial staff. The cartoon featured a woman who tells a political canvasser she and her husband are "voting for…
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