Satire: The weekend the music died
Consider this a eulogy for music as we know it, as Coachella takes its last breaths. The most tragic and culturally relevant happening of the past week. In a desert utopia, flower crowns adorn the...
View ArticleOpinion: The new Americana
It’s in the TikToks we see of trad wives and University of Alabama sorority girls. It’s in the wealthy influencers who attended the after-party in Washington, D.C. on President Donald Trump’s first...
View ArticleOpinion: Political leaders don’t just exist in D.C.
As a political science and journalism major, I’d like to think of myself as fairly well-informed when it comes to politics. My family and I discuss politics often, I pay close attention to the news and...
View ArticleOpinion: Finding recession in the strangest of places
In 2008, the stock market collapsed in what would later be known as the Great Recession. 17 years later, those of us who were toddlers at the time are coming of age during a financial crisis of our...
View ArticleOpinion: What are we doing this summer? Why do we care?
Summer can seem so transient. Whether in the form of pleasant weather and clear skies, or the distinct flavor that each passing summer occupies in our collective consciousness. The latter has become...
View ArticleOpinion: Prom is a pre-game for weddings
From bouquets and garters to designer dresses, has anyone else noticed this drastic change in prom culture? They even have bachelorette-themed parties with Shein pajama sets before the dance. For those...
View ArticleOpinion: UMN and Essentia Health partnership needs transparency
The University of Minnesota announced plans to create a not-for-profit health care organization in collaboration with Essentia Health in January, aiming to address rising costs, structural inequities...
View ArticleSatire: Autism is the real monster coming for your children
Gather around everyone, and let me tell you a story that the so-called “experts” don’t want me to tell you. This isn’t some dumb story about a made-up killer or legend about a haunted house. This is...
View ArticleOpinion: How to survive a situationship
The common refrain when discussing dating in college is that college students prefer casual sex to exclusive romantic relationships, with more than 90% of college students claiming their campus has a...
View ArticleFriendship advice in 10 words or less
The Opinions desk put out a poll asking people to send in friendship problems they’ve been dealing with as college students. Although we only received two responses, we included hypotheticals and...
View ArticleOpinion: Hollywood plays in our face, why do we grin and bear it?
Can our consumption and surveillance of celebrity news and gossip ever really be justified? If not, at the very least rationalized? The first column I ever wrote for the Minnesota Daily called into...
View ArticleOpinion: The reality of the academic weapon
Social media is a very rewarding place for those who don’t have the motivation to study. TikTok videos with inspirational quotes like “Obsession ALWAYS beats talent” and “Study until you can’t get it...
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