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Columns

Ogren: Listen, and you might finish each other’s melodies

Ogren: Listen, and you might finish each other’s melodies

by Allison Ogren
Published March 23, 2023
Your brain learns musical patterns and helps you predict what is coming when you listen to something new, so what does that mean for music creation?
Illustrated by Hailee Schievelbein

White: What’s going on with our medicine?

by Spencer White
Published March 23, 2023
A lot is going on in the pharmaceutical world — prices are being cut and certain drugs are hard to find. How do we make sense of it all?
The scavenger hunt will run through Oct. 18.

Molina Acosta: Grad unionization can help marginalized workers

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published March 22, 2023
Low pay and harsh working conditions keep low-income and minority applicants from pursuing graduate education. Unionization could change that if we let it.
Ericson: The persistence of a conspiracy cult

Ericson: The persistence of a conspiracy cult

by Sean Ericson
Published March 19, 2023
Lyndon LaRouche was an abuser and a fraud, but some still carry on his message.
Many students choose to pay for a flight home instead of driving several hours.

Molina Acosta: Why aren’t there more trains in Minnesota?

by Paula Molina Acosta
Published March 15, 2023
Freight trains move through the Midwest daily on historic railroads, but our only options for passenger travel are cars and planes.
White: An esoteric exploration of animal drug-use

White: An esoteric exploration of animal drug-use

by Spencer White
Published March 13, 2023
Animals are getting high every day. Why? And to what extent?
Ogren: The latest political football is off the rails

Ogren: The latest political football is off the rails

by Allison Ogren
Published March 6, 2023
There is a lot of political noise surrounding the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, but what is really important here and why is that getting left at the station?
The free market can be a good thing, but it needs to be clearly regulated.

Ericson: How big is too big?

by Sean Ericson
Published March 3, 2023
Monopolies need to be regulated more strictly
Courtney: We need to fully fund our schools

Courtney: We need to fully fund our schools

by Zach Courtney
Published March 1, 2023
Superintendent of Forest Lake Area Schools Steve Massey discusses the state of school funding.
Ogren: Treating a theory with a bandaid

Ogren: Treating a theory with a bandaid

by Allison Ogren
Published March 1, 2023
A long-held theory that depression is caused by low serotonin levels has recently been called into question, so is it time to call serotonin boosting drugs into question as well?

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