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While the building provides plenty of essential student resources, much of it is in need of renovation.

Opinion: The trouble with Coffman Union

by Leo Huppke
Published September 18, 2024

Walked around East Bank lately? You’ve likely had the misfortune of laying eyes upon Coffman Union. Surrounded by concrete and covered with scaffolding, the building sticks out like a sore thumb across...

Despite being clean and peaceful, suburbs are riddled with design flaws.

Opinion: The suburbs are broken

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published September 18, 2024

In suburbia, everything is predictable. The street patterns. Each house’s facade. Your neighbor’s complaints when your grass grows any higher than permitted by the Homeowners Association. To...

Third places are essential for strengthening social networks.

Opinion: The importance of a third place

by Riley Stern
Published September 16, 2024

A concept originally coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, a third place is a place separate from the home, your first place, and work or school, your second place. It is where you spend time in community,...

The reality of taking hormonal birth control looks different for everyone.

Opinion: Birth control should not be taboo

by Claudia Garcia
Published September 13, 2024

After starting hormonal birth control, I had no idea the extent of sadness I was bound to experience.  My day-to-day lifestyle changed drastically. Any task, no matter how simple, feels too heavy of...

Wondering where to buy groceries this semester? Trader Joe’s is the place to go.

Opinion: An ode to Trader Joe’s

by Leo Huppke
Published September 12, 2024

Weaving around a frantic mother trying to corral her younger children, I swing my Trader Joe’s grocery basket down the aisle and ogle at the bounty of snacks bursting from the shelves: Pizza Seasoned...

Single-use products made of polystyrene foam are detrimental to the environment and human health.

Opinion: Styrofoam should be banned

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published September 11, 2024

I hate Styrofoam so much that it is almost a personality trait. Even before I knew the sinister plastic foam’s real name, it haunted me as a child. The painfully synthetic texture of a foam cup made...

Demure, brat, girl math, girl dinner and being "just a girl" are some of the examples of social media trends that women ironically label themselves.

Opinion: Let us be demure (if we want)

by Riley Stern
Published September 9, 2024

This past month, content creator Jools Lebron went viral for her TikTok explaining her work-appropriate hair and makeup, describing her appearance as “very demure and very mindful.” The words “demure”...

The Amtrak Borealis departs St. Paul Union Depot for Chicago every day at 11:50 a.m.

Opinion: Amtrak’s new Borealis route is invaluable

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published August 2, 2024

On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment....

Sustainability is all over the news, but we can still talk about it more.

Opinion: Sustainability habits and awareness matter

by Isabella Caswell
Published August 1, 2024

When given a straw at a restaurant, most people use it. Necessary groceries are all wrapped in plastic. We take what is given to us.  Accessibility to sustainable products is a large contributor to...

The Book House, Wild Rumpus and Milkweed Books are independent bookstores that work to support their patrons in various ways.

Opinion: A love letter to bookstores

by Riley Stern
Published July 30, 2024

I have a book-buying problem.  There are countless times I have stopped in bookstores, promising myself I would not buy anything, and walked out with two or three books in hand. I would like to say...

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