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All content by Chance Wellnitz

Column: Conservatives aren’t the only ones silenced on campus

by Chance Wellnitz
Published May 1, 2017
There's truth to right-wing views being stifled, but this isn't simply one side versus another.
A white privilege checklist was posted in Mark G. Yudof Hall last week.

Column: Yes, ‘white privilege’ exists, but that’s not all

by Chance Wellnitz
Published April 24, 2017
White privilege doesn't provide an answer for all of society's ills, and it doesn't have to.
A white privilege checklist was posted in Mark G. Yudof Hall last week.

Column: When a ‘dialogue’ is nothing but lip service

by Chance Wellnitz
Published April 17, 2017
The Yudof Hall bulletin board that went viral last week led to more promises of conversations but few results.

Column: Twin Cities eateries lead the pack in fight for livable wage

by Chance Wellnitz
Published April 10, 2017
While many local restaurants remain anxious about the potential wage hike, several have made a livable wage possible.
The Universitys Board of Regents talk at a meeting on June 10, 2016.

Column: UMN should take a side in potential minimum wage hike

by Chance Wellnitz
Published April 3, 2017
The University has remained largely silent on the proposal and what it would mean for minimum wage workers at the U.

Column: Facebook isn’t the source of your unhappiness

by Chance Wellnitz
Published March 28, 2017
There’s more to treating depression than simply logging off.

Trump is bad for comedy but lucrative for comedians

by Chance Wellnitz
Published March 20, 2017
The president is a gift for late-night television ratings, but at what cost?
Members of Sigma Chi chat with prospective members during recruitment on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

Column: We need frat members in the fight against sexual assault

by Chance Wellnitz
Published March 6, 2017
Holding brothers accountable creates a healthier environment on and off frat row.

Anti-Semitic cases on UMN campus show hate has many faces

by Chance Wellnitz
Published February 27, 2017
Sometimes hate speech comes from those more interested in the furor than the Führer, but that doesn't make it all right.

Stop searching for ‘the one’ and open yourself to love

by Chance Wellnitz
Published February 21, 2017
Why looking for the 'love of your life' is ruining the love in your life.

Everybody is an ‘outsider’

by Chance Wellnitz
Published February 13, 2017
A fresh perspective is meaningless if it's uninformed.

Your Trump-Obama comparisons are a waste of time

by Chance Wellnitz
Published February 6, 2017
Likening the policies of the Trump administration to those of the former president only detracts from the issues at hand.
The new University of Minnesota Police Department squad car.

UMPD community engagement officers are a step forward. Are they enough?

by Chance Wellnitz
Published January 30, 2017
Working with the community should be the responsibility of all UMPD officers.
James McAvoy in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split.”

Does ‘Split’ perpetuate stigma surrounding mental illnesses?

by Chance Wellnitz
Published January 24, 2017
Shyamalan's new thriller centers around dissociative identity disorder, which continues to be largely misunderstood.

Buzzfeed’s publication of Trump dossier is ‘breaking’ news

by Chance Wellnitz
Published January 17, 2017
But not in the way Buzzfeed thinks.

Change is (still) going to come

by Chance Wellnitz
Published December 12, 2016
The promise of a better tomorrow isn’t lost.

To all the music critics: 2016 ain’t over ‘til it’s over

by Chance Wellnitz
Published December 6, 2016
Surprisingly, I’m mostly talking about pop culture

How much should we truly expect of celebrities?

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 29, 2016
They’re as mentally ill as us, if not more so.

Don’t let negative self-talk keep you from where you want to be

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 22, 2016

A week ago, Sam Cooke’s “(What A) Wonderful World” came on while I was in a coffee shop, and Cooke’s courting strategy in the song took me off guard. In two short minutes, he tells the object of...

Languages of hate and indifference

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 16, 2016
The differing statements made defacing the Washington Ave Bridge.

After Election Day, it’s time to take a breath

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 7, 2016
Let’s talk to each other with respect again.

We need to look for understanding and progress, not applause

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 1, 2016

I grew up on “The Daily Show” — coming from a conservative small town, Jon Stewart was, to me, a voice of reason, and he provided a welcome counterbalance to Bill O’Reilly barking across the...

New sick note policy is ill

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 26, 2016
Students who skip class will likely skip no matter what obstacles are in their way.

Expecting respect isn’t censorship

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 17, 2016

Last week, I wrote a column discussing the lack of “pro-wall” voices in the coverage of the College Republican’s defaced “Build the Wall” mural on the Washington Avenue Bridge. The articles I...

May I ask, why should we build that wall?

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 11, 2016

By now some readers may be sick of seeing yet another column or story discussing the Washington Avenue Bridge “Build the Wall” mural and its subsequent defacement as well as President Kaler’s unsurprisingly...

Well, in this election season, someone will win

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 3, 2016

We live in tempestuous times, or so I’m told. I deleted my Facebook, so it’s sometimes hard to tell. But I’ve heard from my social-media-stalwart friends that there’s quite a loony election going...

No guilt in “guilty pleasures”

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 26, 2016

The phrase “guilty pleasure” has always been a bit of a misnomer because there’s rarely any actual guilt associated with whatever it’s attached to. And why should there be? Unless your guilty pleasure...

A step forward, or a step to the side?

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 19, 2016

When searching for an apartment near campus, a person is often forced to choose between two extremes — do they go with the cheaply-built, yet ornately-furnished apartment that’s split between eight...

Goodbye to language

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 12, 2016
Slang words are often vague, and ill-informed, and yet they always seem to be relevant.

Dismantling the degree factory

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 6, 2016
The U’s four-year graduation timetable doesn’t prepare students for the future.
Rachel Gold poses with the cover art of her new book at the Book House in Dinkytown on Sunday. Gold will be reading a section from her book, My Year Zero at the Queer Voices event on Tuesday.

Connections in queer spaces

by Chance Wellnitz
Published December 1, 2015
Intermedia Arts’ Queer Voices series helps LGBT community members find their voice.
Lake Monster Brewings brewery and taproom brings a new brewpub experience to St. Pauls Vandalia Tower complex.

New brewery opens doors

by Chance Wellnitz
Published December 1, 2015
St. Paul-based Lake Monster Brewing will host its taphouse’s grand opening Friday evening.
Cinnamon and nutmeg Sweet potato pancakes with a dollop of butter and a drizzle of syrup.

College Kitchen: Thanksgiving leftovers

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 25, 2015
Spice up your leftover Thanksgiving cuisine.

U’s best cold pizza

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 25, 2015
A&E ranked and reviewed campus-area cold pizza so you know what to eat the morning after.
The exterior of the Soap Factory as seen on Sunday. The Soap Factory is scheduled to go on a break starting December.

After the scare

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 17, 2015
Local arts community members remain cautiously optimistic the Soap Factory will reopen after its hiatus.
Iconic Canadian childrens singer Raffi will be performing at the Pantages Theatre on Saturday, November 14th.

A voice for children

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 12, 2015
Canadian children’s singer and activist Raffi plays the Pantages Theatre on Saturday.
Members of the Girls Only Comic Club meet to discuss what comics theyve been reading as of late at the Kitty Cat Klub on Thursday.

A girls-only geeky get-together

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 5, 2015
Every Thursday night, the Girls Only Comic Club provides a safe space for female comic-lovers to nerd out.
Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney released his solo debut album Many Moons, last Friday, a project two years in the making.

Real Estate’s Martin Courtney enters a new phase

by Chance Wellnitz
Published November 3, 2015
The frontman finds clarity for his solo debut, “Many Moons.”
Great Lakes Woodland Skirts Fashion Show is a collaboration between a mother, Delina White and two daughters Sage Davis and Lavender Hunt. The fashion tour of unique skirts inspired by their ancestors, finishes its tour in Duluth Oct. 30.

Native American history hits the runway

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 27, 2015
Delina White and daughters bring Great Lakes Woodlands Skirts Project to the Tweed Museum.
Breann Thorne and Corey Smith in This Loneliness. This Loneliness will be featured in the Twin Cities Film Festival which runs at the Showplace ICON from Oct. 21-31

‘Midwestern miserablism’

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 22, 2015
Q&A with writer-director C.B. Jacobson, who helmed Twin Cities Film Festival’s “This Loneliness.”
Rtusha Kulkarni and Julia Marshall of the student group MinneCinema Studios watch a play back of their submission for the 48 Hour Film Horror Project. Participating groups were given 48 hours to create an original horror movie, which will be shown at the Mall of America on Thursday evening.

Students undertake scary film fest

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 22, 2015
A University of Minnesota student group, MinneCinema Studios, made a horror film for the 48 Hour Film Festival Project.
The Great Minnesota Lit-Together

The Great Minnesota Lit-Together

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 13, 2015
The Twin Cities Book Festival returns to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Wyatt Cenac

Welcome back, Wyatt Cenac

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 13, 2015
The former Daily Show correspondent will headline shows at Acme.
A pumpkin latte waits to be sipped at Caribou Coffee on Wednesday.  The popular drink returns to various coffeeshops around campus this fall.

Pumpkin spice lattes ranked

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 8, 2015
A&E drank far too many local takes on the seasonal drink so you don’t have to.

MUFF returns to Minneapolis

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 7, 2015

Tonight, the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival (MUFF) returns to the St. Anthony Main for another round of fun and subversive films.   MUFF doesn’t seek out of the independent Oscar bait...

Shamir

On the regular with Shamir

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 6, 2015
A&E spoke with him ahead of Wednesday night's show at the 7th Street Entry.

Doomtree unleashed

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 1, 2015
The Minneapolis hip-hop collective brings its Doomtree Zoo to CHS Field on Saturday.
Matthias Joyce rests on his car after completing a delivery for Mesa Pizza on Saturday night.

Night drive with Mesa Pizza

by Chance Wellnitz
Published October 1, 2015
Night drive with Mesa Pizza

Pop and pastries

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 24, 2015
Minneapolis’ Glam Doll Donuts provides a delicious addition to the local music scene.

Empress Of Everything

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 22, 2015
Empress Of performs tonight at the 7th Street Entry with her debut album, “Me.”
Customers enjoy lunch on Wednesday at Co-op Creamery Neighborhood Café in the Seward neighborhood.

Co-op creamery dishes out global influence

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 17, 2015
Co-op Creamery Neighborhood Cafe in Seward serves locally sourced foods.
(left to right) Emmet Swartout, Christian Breitbarth and Tia Houseman pour apple juice into a container at a Northern Brewer workshop as a part of the process for making hard cider on Saturday. Breitbarth guided the workshop and has led various other classes at Northern Brewer.

Community cider

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 15, 2015
Minneapolis’ craft community provides ample resources for aspiring cider makers.
on Tuesday at Bar Luchador in Stadium Village. Bar Luchador recently opened early this August.

Bar Luchador enters the ring

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 10, 2015

Even before seeing the masked wrestler portraits adorning the walls of Bar Luchador, one would immediately recognize the Mexican street food joint as an oddity in Stadium Village. After all, it’s...

A team of women put finishing touches on melomakarona, spice cookies dipped in honey, in preparation for the bake sale at Taste of Greece on Wednesday at St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis. The festival runs Sept. 11-13 with free admission.

Greek life off campus

by Chance Wellnitz
Published September 10, 2015
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church hosts Taste of Greece in Uptown.

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