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Letter to the Editor: Protections of academic freedom are afforded only to academic and responsible speech

Letter to the Editor: Protections of academic freedom are afforded only to academic and responsible speech

by Michael Kyba
Published March 31, 2025

Dear Editors, I read with interest your Feb. 11 article on the 2:1 student opposition to University political statements, in which you claimed that all political statements are protected by academic...

The plethora of energy drink flavors and brands is attracting young consumers.

Opinion: Gen Z is buzzing over energy drinks

by Izzy Curry
Published March 31, 2025

The constant Red Bull car visits, TikToks encouraging all-nighters and endless new brands are feeding into teens' and young adults’ addiction to energy drinks.As much as these flavored drinks provide...

A debate on the ideal college experience.

Columnist Conversation: Is going out essential to the college experience?

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen and Vivian Wilson
Published March 30, 2025

Wren: Hey Vivian! I think it’s safe to say we’ve had pretty different college experiences when it comes to finding the balance between work and play. In my freshman year, the most social I got was...

 A love letter to the goth subculture.

Opinion: Why aren’t we all goth?

by Vivian Wilson
Published March 30, 2025

I don’t understand why more of us aren’t goth. The subculture celebrates humanity and human nature in a way the mainstream can’t ever really approximate or grasp. It celebrates and embraces...

What happens when adolescents lose a year of social and academic development?

Opinion: Gen Z still needs to heal from COVID-19

by Amelia Watters
Published March 28, 2025

Everyone remembers the story. In March of 2020, students worldwide awoke to the news that spring break came early. What began with a week off from school spiraled into the COVID-19 pandemic, the most...

Changing our state legislature’s electoral system could be the key to making state leaders reflect the wishes of voters.

Opinion: More districts, more problems

by Matthew Jegers
Published March 26, 2025

Have you ever felt like the government does not represent your beliefs or that your vote doesn’t actually matter?Even outside of the debate around more hotly contested election issues, like the Electoral...

The Aurora Center in Appleby Hall is open for confidential appointments for those impacted by relationship violence.

Opinion: How we talk about domestic violence must change

by Amelia Watters
Published March 25, 2025

In 2022, Amber Heard stood trial against her ex-husband Johnny Depp, who sued Heard for defamation statements she made in a Washington Post op-ed describing herself as a “public figure representing domestic...

Social media regularly makes cultural fashion trendy, causing mixed reactions.

Opinion: It’s okay to be different as long as it’s trendy

by Izzy Curry
Published March 23, 2025

Social media has made educating the world on cultures and traditions easier. However, as fashion continues to move forward, TikTok influencers are rebranding cultural fashion as beauty trends. Such fashion...

Social media moderators are overworked, underpaid and face staggering numbers of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Opinion: The First Amendment first responders we take for granted

by Vivian Wilson
Published March 23, 2025

Social media is an entirely new dimension with its own distinct properties and governing principles. Most importantly and decidedly, it is democratic and accessible by nature. It allows users to have...

Trump’s attempts to crush education will hurt everyone.

Opinion: Academia under attack is a future under fire

by Wren Warne-Jacobsen
Published March 18, 2025

When I entered the University of Minnesota for my freshman year in 2022, I didn’t expect to be running toward the finish line three years later as the future of our education system crumbles behind me...

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