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I can remember the day my dad moved out of our house with crystal clarity. I was in 5th grade and my mother came to the stairs leading to my room and told me that I had to come down because there was something my parents needed to tell me. And I knew, probably through some subconscious interpretation of the tone in her voice, …
Posted in Johnny Get Your Gun: Dispatches from the End of the American Century | 2 Comments
Obama’s cabinet appointments are going to be very important. After running on a platform of change of leadership, integrity, and political reconciliation between warring factions, Obama needs to be very careful that his cabinet picks represent these values. This is why Obama’s first round of probable picks worries me: two of three are firm, long-time Obama backers, all three are democrats, all three are long term Washington insiders, and is not quite a lobbyist, but …
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I have discovered a really cool band. Their name is Bouncer Fighter.
The moniker may lend your mind to wander to a frat house band holding court in front of the Broman Senate, but don’t be fooled. Bouncer Fighter is the sort of creature that can be found occasionally and rarely in Minneapolis’s punk house basements: DIY, heavy, driving, and sharp but also inspired and inventive.
My first encounter with Bouncer Fighter occurred on a prematurely …
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The Photo Album is back for a second walk around the block. I hope you guys haven’t missed us; all three of you. This time around we have some photos that were just too good to fit into the confined space of print media. So last 1,000 years. Go read the bible print lovers. I mean it. Or look at some nifty slideshows.
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After the election, my good Democrat demographic-mates, who were out “Barackin’ it for Obama” and drank “Jag-Obamas” upon his victory, are flush with happiness, hope, and idealism. For a week, I myself almost felt that our troubles were behind us and the best was yet to come.
Cut to Dateline - Washington. When I heard today Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson say on the radio today that there is still a very real danger …
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Harvard Market East on Washington Avenue is unarguably a campus fixture. As the only convenience/grocery store in the Super Block area, it’s a destination for students seeking everything from cigarettes to light bulbs. But the store will be closing its doors for good this year, only a year after its sister business, the original Harvard Market, closed after 100 years of operation.
Brad Mateer, owner of Harvard Market East and the old Harvard Market, says that …
Fall is a beautiful time of year. School has started, the leaves are changing colors, and the weather has cooled off just enough to break out your favorite sweater. It is the perfect time of year for a bicycle ride! Too often, we fall into the groove of riding our bikes only as a means of getting to and from the places we need to go. However, it’s nice to get out there on a …
I don’t like drinking. I don’t like the taste of alcohol. I don’t like drunk people, and I was even totally sober for two years of high school. So why the hell am I writing a column in favor of lowering the drinking age to 18 for wine and beer?
Let’s play with a few scenarios. Todd is a new student at the University of Minnesota. He learned his drinking behavior during high school, …
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Sustainability is a widely misunderstood and ambiguous noun, verb, and adjective. The Wikipedia definition of sustainability is “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Everyone can do their part to “meet the needs of the present;” and it can be done in many different ways. One of the simplest ways to reduce your ecological footprint is to re-evaluate your eating habits. Eating in a …
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I like to think I didn’t arrive at the University of Minnesota as a starry-eyed, giddy freshman. I took classes my entire senior year of high school at a college, so I knew relatively what to expect when I arrived on move-in day. I was even excited about Welcome Week, an introductory program instituted this year for incoming freshman such as myself. I thought it would be great to be on campus for a week …
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