In the age of the Internet, the irrelevant past is no longer swallowed by oblivion. Even after you die, the record of your life — warts and all — will be available for discovery and scrutiny online....

Food establishments have until May 7 to comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements to provide calorie information for consumers, an Obama-era policy that’s experienced almost a decade...

It’s hard to exercise your mind on an empty stomach. But many college students are doing just that: skipping meals, surviving on ramen and peanut butter, jumping at the chance to attend a catered campus...

I am a lifelong omnivore, and I have only recently considered making the switch and cutting out meat cold turkey. But I’m in the minority among my peers — turns out, millennials are ruining the meat...

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s time we all pay more attention to the information we give out online.  It might seem harmless to give permission to Facebook quizzes or games...

This month, Minnesota lawmakers introduced a bill to raise the state tobacco sale age to 21. Their argument is based on evidence that 95 percent of smokers start before age 21, and would prevent an estimated...

English majors: our time has come. Pillsbury Hall is the second-oldest building on campus, and certainly one of the most distinctive. The building was built in 1889, and its blend of Richardsonian Romanesque,...

Coffman Union is an integral part of our campus — a center for students to work, eat and socialize. Many of us don’t think about the man named Coffman that the Union memorializes, or assume he's just...

“What am I going to do this summer?”  The question looms for students this time of year. As we near the middle of spring semester, the season of trying to plan a productive summer is upon us....

This year's flu season has been a particularly vicious one. With both influenza A and B strains circulating at the same time, and the CDC reporting that the vaccine was only 36 percent effective this year,...

His paintings are staples of Minneapolis art museums: “Frank”, a distinctive 9 feet by 12 feet portrait of a man, resides in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and one of his most famous works, “Big...

The rumor that the Super Bowl is the biggest sex trafficking event in the world is persistent and widespread, perpetuated through the Internet, media and word of mouth. The Super Bowl host city often sets...

Americans love football. A Gallup poll indicates that around 63 percent of Americans consider themselves fans, with baseball a close second at 56 percent (so, really, football is America’s pastime)....

Aziz Ansari, a self-proclaimed feminist, supporter of the Time’s Up movement, a feminist media-certified “woke bae,” was accused of sexual misconduct by an anonymous woman. Following this, opinion...

As we all begin to settle into 2018, the excitement and determination we have to stick to our New Year’s resolutions can wane. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone — 80 percent of people give...

With the state of things as they are, it’s hard not to feel a little world-weary. We’re constantly barraged by our 24-hour news cycle with stories that are stressful, tragic, scary and infuriating....

“What’s your major?” The question is familiar to college students. Usually, it’s one of the first questions people ask of students upon first meeting. Whether the question comes from other students,...

As a legal adult, you can join the military, sign a contract or rent an apartment, but you cannot legally purchase or consume alcohol until the age of 21. Lawmakers in Wisconsin may soon change that, having...

It seems that students today are more motivated than ever by a potential paycheck. At least, that’s what a paper put forth by psychologists Jean Twenge and Kristin Donnelly suggests.  The study,...

What if you could spread some holiday cheer and pay off your library fines or parking tickets at the same time? On some campuses and in cities across the country, it’s possible to indulge in the holiday...

Midterm season is just beginning to wrap up for many, and we’re all a little worse for wear because of it. During busy seasons like midterms and finals, it’s near impossible to not have your sleep...

Over the past decade, outstanding student debt has skyrocketed from around $450 billion to more than $1.25 trillion. This can be explained, in part, by the increase in university enrollment, but it’s...

It’s no secret what older generations think of us youngsters: entitled, lazy, and, arguably above all, narcissists. Many of us deny these accusations, but it doesn’t seem that we’re able to convince...

Last month, Senator Al Franken reintroduced the Affordable Textbook Act in Congress – this is a bill Franken has been trying to push for the past few years, but has yet to make real headway. This bill...

Last month, Stanford University introduced a vending machine that sells products including feminine hygiene products, pregnancy tests and morning-after pills. Rachel Samuels, who was Stanford’s student...

Defining binge drinking as something that’s truly impossible to avoid in college is hardly an exaggeration. With every weekend night and football game, the liquor flows freely and endlessly — a force...

On Sept. 12, Apple announced the upcoming release of two new iPhone models: the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The excitement around new features was as expected; besides promises of being faster, clearer, smarter...

After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hit, many Americans did not hesitate to donate what they could to charitable organizations such as Red Cross. So far, Red Cross has raised $300 million in the wake of these...

Though the 2017-18 school year has only just begun, it’s obvious that the tense, heated political atmosphere of 2017 thus far is going nowhere and will continue to bubble up on college campuses. The...

A new school year inevitably means the gnashing of teeth and nails bitten down to the quick. The transition from the romantic, pleasurable detachment of summer to the fluorescent lights of a lecture hall...

The recent shooting of Justine Damond has sparked mass outrage and garnered a considerable amount of media attention, national and international. It is appalling there was no body cam footage available...

There are few issues more contentious and polarizing on college campuses than sexual assault.Acts of sexual misconduct are notoriously prevalent, and yet underreported, on college campuses, with most abusers...

Though the incoming class at the University of Minnesota will be the largest the school has seen in 40 years, these numbers are an anomaly among current trends in university enrollment nationwide. 2017...

Beginning July 1, a bill that bans state vendors from boycotting Israel was enacted as law in Minnesota.The law bans the state of Minnesota, including colleges and universities, from contracting with vendors...

Recent studies have confirmed that homelessness among college students is prevalent and on the rise. Temple University released a study that found 13-14 percent of surveyed community college students are...

Our country has once again been swept by waves of indignation and sadness in the wake of the not guilty verdict of Philando Castile’s murder, with thousands of citizens taking to the streets of St. Paul...

Minneapolis appears poised to become the latest city to implement a minimum hourly wage of $15. City Council will likely vote on the minimum wage ordinance by the end of the summer, with the outcome looking...

Last week, Harvard University rescinded the admissions offers of at least ten prospective students upon discovering obscene and explicit memes exchanged by the group in a private Facebook chat. The decision...