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Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.

Cover Collab: The best song covers that exist

by Isabella Caswell and Sommer Wagen
Published July 25, 2024

Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to.  Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie Nicks Our first pick is not necessarily a cover, but a reworking...

Here is some free therapy.

Opinion: Everyone should learn how to self-soothe

by Isabella Caswell
Published July 25, 2024

Self-soothing looks different for everyone. Regardless, people should know how to comfort themselves.  Maintaining a social circle is incredibly beneficial to one’s health. Friends can help you realize...

Online communities enable globe-spanning friendships that could never exist otherwise.

Opinion: Online communities offer real social interaction

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published July 23, 2024

Throughout high school, more of my life existed online than in the real world. I had no traditional social circle. Instead, my need for human interaction was fulfilled by online communities like music...

The Weisman Art Museum and the Minneapolis Institute of Art provide experiences that all patrons can partake in.

Opinion: Museums should be accessible to all

by Riley Stern
Published July 23, 2024

Very few people have Renaissance art, fossils, historic documents or famous sculptures in their homes.  With museums, you can see these things whenever you want. Museums allow people to have access...

It is not always easy to be cheery for customers.

Opinion: Service jobs do not pay students to care completely

by Isabella Caswell
Published July 20, 2024

I am sure most people who work a service job have had a customer ask them to smile.  To pay their way through college, many students fill summers and weekends during the school year with service jobs.  On-campus...

Opinion: The Midwest should be the next California or Texas

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published July 16, 2024

California and Texas are often portrayed as opposites, yet they share one similarity: both states experienced massive population surges in 2015, causing them to dominate the country. With many changes...

At a predominantly white institution, students of diverse backgrounds work to carve out their own shared spaces.

Opinion: Diversity is everyone’s responsibility

by Riley Stern
Published July 16, 2024

As a student of color, I have often felt an added pressure to be the one to broach issues of diversity and equity.  It can feel like it is my responsibility to speak up, my responsibility to lead the...

Do not compare yourself to your peers.

Opinion: Go at your own learning pace

by Isabella Caswell
Published July 10, 2024

When they pass out our graduation tassels at freshman year orientation, they also say, “We will see you back here in four years.”  That is not the case for a lot of students. According to NBC,...

When flying to distant vacation spots is not possible, a weekend at a local destination is still rewarding.

Opinion: Travel does not need to be glamorous

by Jasmine Shackleford
Published July 9, 2024

For many travelers, a destination without name recognition is not worth visiting. I have written off countless small towns as boring without seeing their downtowns. Americans often deem entire states...

The influence of celebrity culture in politics can be dangerous and misleading.

Opinion: Politicians are public servants, not celebrities

by Riley Stern
Published July 9, 2024

Celebrities turning into politicians is a familiar concept to the American public. The most notable example for many is former reality TV star turned president, Donald Trump, President Ronald Reagan, and...

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