National parks are a national treasure
The classic idea of a spring break trip is flying down to Cancun for a week in the hopes your parents don’t see you on MTV. As someone not overly fond of traditional excitement, I elected to take a geology trip with the earth science department to New Mexico. Most of my destinations were national […]
USD would benefit from entering the world of esports
I’ve been openly critical of the spending for collegiate athletics for some time now, and I recently wrote a column about my dissatisfaction with general activity fee spending. Regardless, the hikes are here, and we’ll all be paying a significant amount of money for student-based programs. If we’re going to pay that money, let’s get […]
Pain can be good, worthwhile
Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote, and was famously quoted by Christina Aguilera, “What doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.” Many people find early college an emotionally tumultuous time. This challenge is what gives us the chance to grow and expand. Sure, no one wants to live in a state of discomfort, but I think nothing can improve if […]
Professors should consult students to pick textbooks
I’m going to say something that will surprise no one: textbooks are really, really expensive. It doesn’t really matter the subject, any class that doesn’t defer to books in public domain or a popular press will likely see mind-numbing prices. According to NBC, the cost of textbooks has risen at more that four times the […]
Considering the GAF
An antagonistic relationship seems to have formed between the general student body and student-athletes, with the prior feeling exploited, and the latter feeling misunderstood.Maybe it’s because I’m the antithesis of a student-athlete, but that feeling doesn’t seem unreasonable to me. Most of the General Activity Fund (GAF) hike money is going to the athletic department. […]
The best ever
Plenty of people like to rag on the food in the MUC. I personally think it’s consistently fine. Still, there’s always at least something available, and I think we should all resolve to focusing on the good parts of a meal as much as we can.Maybe I just feel this way because I’ve been in […]
Bring the ruckus
Well, it happened. Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. We now have one of the most unpopular presidents ever elected. He’s the second to lose the popular vote, and the first to have experience with neither government nor military. Of course, the almost 63,000,000 people who voted for him are thrilled […]
Check before you share: Fake news undermines truth, leads to uniformed electorate
The fact that almost half of votes cast went to a man who described Mexicans as rapists, advocates for racist stop-and-frisk policies, tracking Muslims and brags about being a sexual assailant has a lot of people worried. While I hoped that personal perceptions of the President-elect churning hatred were exaggerated, I don’t think they were. […]
Virtual assistants need an update
Students aren’t strangers to setting reminders for themselves to stop procrastinating and actually getting work done. These reminders usually come with the help from voice assistants on most mobile devices. Virtually, every person on campus has a smartphone, and even if they don’t explicitly use it regularly, they all have some sort of virtual assistant. Really, […]
Printing is outdated and expensive
College campuses are supposed to be full of bright, young minds ready to change the world with facilities and faculty who are ready to help take small steps to make a difference. In this atmosphere, laptop computers and tablets are virtually ubiquitous. Leveraging the power of the internet, many professors take advantage and use services […]