By now, I’m sure you all have either seen or heard about the YouTube video of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Dean of Students Lori Berquam warning students not to go to the Mifflin Street...

My parents will be “LAT-ing” (living apart together, as the trend is known) for the next 6 months, though not by choice (my dad is doing a temporary fellowship at a hospital in Madison). When...

Imagine spending four years going to college and getting your degree without ever having to meet and work with new people or engage with professors and teachers face to face. Imagine your entire time at...

If you or someone you know has recently been overcome by seemingly nonsensical quixotic or impulsive feelings of attraction to a certain person of interest, don’t panic. It’s spring-fling fever,...

With spring semester speeding along and summer quickly approaching, many students have already begun to plan for next year’s classes. Wading through the murkiness that is the registration queue is...

It seems like just yesterday I broke new ground in research with my middle school science fair project on carpet cleaners. Life was simpler then; novel studies were done on the intricacies of bread mold,...

A recent New York Times article presented a group of Minnesotans caught in a serious catch-22: In Chisago County, government benefits account for 19 percent of income, but Rick Santorum, who considers...

My roommate has mononucleosis. That’s right everyone, whip out the hand sanitizer and duck to the ground when you hear a cough or sneeze because this malady is contagious, and it’s coming for...

We’re all broke college students; this is not news to anyone, especially to those who are once again running in the yearly sprint to figure out living arrangements for next year. Finding a new place...

Prestige is a powerful thing. The word itself conjures up all sorts of images — success, wealth, fame, authority. But the most interesting connotation it holds is that of conjuring itself. The entomology...

At the University of Minnesota, we are âÄúDriven to Discover.âÄù ItâÄôs everywhere âÄî on the sides of buses, in commercials, spread across banners on buildings in the mall...

As we begin the first full week of spring semester and inch our way slowly but surely to graduation, most students, if not all, will once again ask themselves, âÄúWhen and where will I start my...

Starting in 2015, pre-med students will have yet another obstacle to overcome in their quest to become quality physicians. The Medical College Admission Test âÄî better known as the MCAT âÄî...

While many incoming students may be concerned about the âÄúfreshman 15,âÄù their waistlines might not be the only thing expanding. Research presented at the Association for Psychological...

Diversity can be measured in numerous ways: economic backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, etc. The University of Minnesota is no different from other Big Ten schools in proclaiming diversity...

To be able to speak freely is a liberty that should not be taken for granted, especially considering many countriesâÄô lack of concern for human rights. The rights to free speech and assembly are...

ItâÄôs that time of year again. Snow has fallen, ski masks have been brought out, hands have been frozen and the marathon of winter has begun.   My friends know that winter is by far my least...

Tradition is an important part of the college experience âÄî it creates an atmosphere of community and legacy. Aesthetics are part of this tradition. Students and alumni love the University of...

Though the United States will finally be withdrawing from Iraq at the end of this year, the War on Terror continues. Our country remains alert, careful and cautiously guards its fragile feelings of relief...

Vikings were warriors, raiders and pillagers âÄî fierce clansmen with a knack for brutality and a propensity for adventure on the high seas and at home. Sadly, these conquering heroes are not the...

What if our success as students was measured less by grades and more by character? Would we be more successful? A recent article in the New York Times Magazine highlighted two schools whose administrations...

Last Saturday, as I was flipping through channels instead of braving the intense windiness outside, I realized âÄî via Jersey Shore, Bad Girls Club and the many entries in the Real Housewives series...

As high school students today look at the job market and the economy, more and more are realizing that having a college degree is becoming essential to finding a job and imperative for a professional career....

College sports have always had the ability to bring people together. They encourage physical fitness and personal health while giving athletes a chance to make a difference by giving role models to kids...

A few weeks ago, Republican voters had to decide which was the lesser of two evils between two Minnesotans: Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann. They chose Bachmann. With famous one-liners like, âÄúNot...