Opinion: Feed my starving college students
Ketchup as a fruit, beer as a substitute for water, 99-cent ramen and frozen chicken pot pie: everything a growing college student needs to operate at a high level. The average nutrient-devoid college...
View ArticleOpinion: Please don’t leave me, Uber!
Uber has helped me get to and from a variety of destinations since the beginning of my college career. Whether it be driving me to my early morning lab that I’m always running late to or safely...
View ArticleOpinion: Create shareholder value in the office, not your home
In only a few years, Gen Z has already begun to leave its mark on the enthralling and surely fulfilling world of corporate America. Labeled “The workers who want it all” and “Generation...
View ArticleOpinion: Date yourself
All my life, I have never been in a relationship. I am only 20, but I have still never experienced the bittersweetness that is teenage love. Of course, I’ve gone on dates and had flings, but there was...
View ArticleOpinion: Dance!
It was the first day of dance rehearsal and I looked at the line of dancers in front of me ready to strut across the floor. “All right everyone, let’s start with sassy walks!” My stomach lurched. I...
View ArticleOpinion: Respect isn’t a one-way street, professor!
It can be difficult to admit when you don’t mesh well with a professor. Whether due to poor communication, unreasonable classroom expectations or disrespectful behavior, this problem needs to be...
View ArticleOpinion: Ditch the scantrons
For as long as I have been a student, tests have always been my adversary. Whether it was unproductively spending my time fixating on how well other students in the room were performing, the time I...
View ArticleOpinion: Get off the couch
It’s a typical afternoon in the life of a University of Minnesota student: You’ve sat through lectures since 9 a.m. and finally made it back to your apartment with your feet aching after walking over...
View ArticleOpinion: Nursing students should be financially compensated
Post-secondary learning demands a lot from all students who pursue it. However, it can be especially taxing on students choosing careers within the STEM field. I may be a Communication Studies major,...
View ArticleOpinion: Colleges are running a student loan scam
In last week’s edition of the US government’s favorite game, “Kick the can down the road,” President Joe Biden announced the cancellation of $7.4 billion in student debt for 277,000 borrowers. In a...
View ArticleOpinion: Spring is the fairest season
Daffodils are blooming and the temperatures are teasing warmer days to come. In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, spring has sprung. After an unusually mild winter, the transition to spring may feel less...
View ArticleOpinion: Demolish the St. Paul Student Center
One thing I’ve always admired about the University of Minnesota is the beautiful campus architecture and the uplifting energy it brings to students and faculty: I always thought East Bank campus looked...
View ArticleSatire: Summer fun, first contact and CO2
Editor’s Note: This is a work of satire. Nothing in this column is intended to be taken seriously. We do not condone the recreational abuse of CO2 canisters. Finally, this semester has drawn to a...
View ArticleOpinion: Don’t be afraid of downtown Minneapolis!
Every day at the University of Minnesota students eat, sleep and study within sight of one of the largest urban centers in the country. Yet many of us fail to engage with downtown Minneapolis...
View ArticleOpinion: The case for random roommates
Getting assigned a random roommate was the best thing that happened to me freshman year. This may sound like an extreme statement, but bear with me. Coming to college, my biggest stressor was finding...
View ArticleOpinion: Bus routes are hindered by the Twin Cities’ urban design
One of my largest deciding factors when choosing the University of Minnesota was the ease of access to public transportation. With a light rail line, several Metro Transit bus routes and even the...
View ArticleOpinion: Society has made us cheap
I used to think people in society had forgotten the art of creation, but now I realize no one can afford to appreciate things made with care and thoughtfulness. People buy clothes on a need-it-now...
View ArticleOpinion: When the snow starts falling, so do we
As soon as we get the first snowfall on campus, I can count on taking a tumble. Or several. It happens every year when November rolls around. We start getting snow, it freezes over and I start...
View ArticleOpinion: Get a bike!
Last November, my third month as a college freshman, my bicycle was stolen. I made the mistake of assuming that a cheap wire bike lock and the presumed security of using a bike rack directly outside my...
View ArticleOpinion: Social media pressures children to act older
When I was 10 years old, I remember multiple fifth-grade students showing off their brand-new iPhone 5s. And then I wanted one. Today, many children are rushing to Sephora to buy retinol they do not...
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