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Our increasingly digital relationships are a double-edged sword.
Opinion: Online communication, paradoxically, both connects and isolates
by Matthew Jegers
Published July 12, 2026

While this may be the understatement of the century, COVID-19 had a serious impact on me growing up.A global respiratory pandemic striking...

There’s always more time to learn — let’s cut ourselves some slack.
Opinion: Comparing career progress against others helps no one
by Matthew Jegers
Published July 6, 2026

Two-thirds of my way through college, planning for the future has not gotten easier.College is a unique form of limbo where the whole point...

Editorial Cartoon: The double standard of weight shaming
Editorial Cartoon: The double standard of weight shaming
by Nhiache Xiong
Published July 9, 2026
It’s that time of year again.
Campus Caucus: Met Gala meets mixed student opinions
by Amelia Watters
Published May 4, 2025

The Met Gala, hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, is an annual fundraising event in honor of the museum’s Costume Institute...

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...

Op-Ed: UMN’s contract with Google Gemini is self-destructive
Op-Ed: UMN’s contract with Google Gemini is self-destructive
by Emma Bourne and Martha Denton
Published September 30, 2025

On July fifteenth, we received an email from the University of Minnesota’s Office of Information Technology with the subject line “Introducing...

Op-Ed: We’ve worked at the University of Minnesota for 40 years — we’re going on strike tonight
Op-Ed: We’ve worked at the University of Minnesota for 40 years — we’re going on strike tonight
by Christy O’Connor and Estifanos Tesfagiorgis
Published September 9, 2025

We are senior building and grounds workers at the University of Minnesota. We have worked a combined 40 years at the University — Christy for...

The perks of vacation season come with a hot and humid climate.
Columnist Conversation: Is summer really all that?
by Matthew Jegers and Vivian Wilson
Published June 2, 2025

Matthew: Hey, Vivian! I hope your summer is going well, as well as it can go, given that it is the season of heatstroke, mosquitoes and humidity....

Let’s discuss women’s attraction to crime media.
Columnist Conversation: What draws women to true crime?
by Amelia Watters and Izzy Curry
Published April 13, 2025

Amelia: Hey Izzy! Do you know what I find Interesting? Women’s interest in true crime. I’ve never been invested in true crime media, but...

Editorial Cartoon: Celebrate the Fourth of July ethically
Editorial Cartoon: Celebrate the Fourth of July ethically
by Nhiache Xiong
Published July 2, 2026

All students should be able to pursue their academic goals, no matter the concentration.
Opinion: Gender studies are essential to higher education
by Callie Burch
Published June 26, 2026

Under the guidance of the United States Department of Education, there have been major budget cuts for higher education, but few have been felt...

Editorial Cartoon: We won’t be satisfied by doing nothing about data centers
Editorial Cartoon: We won’t be satisfied by doing nothing about data centers
by Nhiache Xiong
Published June 25, 2026

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