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Opinion

Remember when things had meaning?

Opinion: Pop culture’s death toll

by Vivian Wilson
Published July 18, 2025

Our generation’s defining subculture, or lack thereof, is derivative and soulless. Previous generations had real, inspired subcultures that people still draw from and identify with today. Punks,...

OpEd: Learning for school, not for life

OpEd: Learning for school, not for life

by Emma Bourne
Published July 16, 2025

The phrase that unites all of my lecture classes the past few semesters has been, “Will this be on the exam?” Variations come from professors and students alike. When this phrase plagues our classrooms,...

On “Love Island,” televised sports, shared catharsis and low culture.

Opinion: Hunting love for sport

by Vivian Wilson
Published July 11, 2025

Recently, bars started hosting “Love Island” watch parties. Cowboy Jack’s, which has a location in downtown Minneapolis, is just one example. To think such programming could draw people into...

Facing our fears of fiat money, and its daunting unreality.

Opinion: More money, more problems?

by Vivian Wilson
Published July 8, 2025

Generation Z needs to learn how our economy works. We are the ones who will need to contend with its future implications as we mature in an age defined by post-pandemic monetary policies. Our money...

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