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Opinion

Midwestern winters aren’t for the faint of heart.

Opinion: On cabin fever

by Vivian Wilson
Published March 2, 2025

It’s that time of year again. The beauty of winter has been largely erased. The once snow-flurried visage of snowglobe-like beauty that defines early winter through January has been melted down...

Showing female solidarity through crafts.

Opinion: Crafting connections with women

by Amelia Watters
Published February 27, 2025

Like many young girls, I attended the same Girl Scout Camp for 10 years — first as a camper and now as a counselor — and the craft house was my favorite part.My friends and I painted rocks, decorated...

Visual caption: The internet and social media facilitate political and social isolation.

Opinion: The patriarchy is perishing and making us polarized

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 26, 2025

Whether it’s voting, dating or just making friends, Generation Z is polarized based on gender more than older generations. Gen Z collectively experienced a pandemic, school lockdown drills and increased...

Aging shouldn’t be a punishment.

Opinion: We care about our looks now more than ever

by Izzy Curry
Published February 25, 2025

Girls nowadays are waking up at the crack of dawn to start their skincare routine — even propping up their phones to document it — but it’s all gone too far. In an age where dating has gone...

Protesting is an essential right for democracy.

Opinion: Trump can’t be selective about civil rights

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 24, 2025

Throughout his first term, three campaigns and his second term thus far, President Donald Trump has not been the biggest proponent of civil rights, and he doesn’t pretend to be.Trump attacked voting...

Are girl’s girls wolves in sheep’s clothing?

Opinion: Girls just wanna be themselves

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 19, 2025

While being nice to other women is something most of us can get behind, the “girl’s girl” thing has gone way overboard. What was meant to be a source of liberation and open communication between...

Op-Ed: Is Palestine Activism an Exception?

Op-Ed: Is Palestine Activism an Exception?

On Oct. 21, 2024, the Students for a Democratic Society called a protest to condemn the University of Minnesota administration’s refusal to divest from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. A group of protestors...

Are politics dictating our dating habits?

Opinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published February 13, 2025

This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...

Love is in the air.

Campus Caucus: Deal-breakers and relationship-makers

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 13, 2025

This week marks a controversial holiday. Whether or not you think love is in the air, it’s certainly on most of our minds. We tend to generally take stock of our relationships — or situationships —...

Is healthy skin deep?

Opinion: Our mirage of health

by Vivian Wilson
Published February 12, 2025

What used to be fringe, anti-government sentiment relegated to hippies and libertarians is now the forward-facing platform of the current White House administration and the more popular platform on which...

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