Opinion

Rumpelstiltskin is a fairytale written by the Grimm brothers. The main points I heard as a child is a tale where a man promises a king that his daughter can spin straw into gold. This is a lie. Rumpelstiltskin can spin straw into gold and agrees to help the girl in exchange for things. On […]

The problems with “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” start with its name. As I hope you don’t know, there is also a movie called “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” and whenever I talk about the show I always say the name of the movie by accident. What I’m trying to get at here is […]

Think very hard. What’s the most dangerous animal in the world? It’s not a bear, or snake, or lion. It’s probably the mosquito. This is the tiny annoying bug everyone knows about and is just irritated with. It buzzes around your head and there seems to be thousands of them whenever you go outside in […]

Recently, the weather in South Dakota has been very nice. Temperatures were in the 80’s over the past weekend in some places and it was a great time to be outside.  So much research has been completed and it shows that going outside, being in nature or relaxing in the sun can have many benefits […]

One of the main reasons I’m still sane is the supportive friend group I have. Some match my energy, some calm me down and some are just there to make me laugh. I thought I would write this article to show my affection and love for them.   Avery is the best person ever. Take […]

Trisha Paytas is well-known in the entertainment industry for being unpredictable and full of personality. She has gone through a lot of ups and downs in her time in the spotlight, but always seems to find herself amongst stars. What makes Trisha interesting isn’t just the multitude of jobs she’s held or her TikTok account, […]

Most of us come to university thinking it’s for a certain major and degree which will then get us a certain career and we will live out this American idealized life. These are the steps society said we need to take and what we thought would make us successful. What a lot of us learn […]

The 1931 “Frankenstein” is excellent, given the time period it was made in. There is a problem: the monster. In the original, the monster is well-spoken. It has a sophisticated knowledge of itself and the world it lives in. Before Victor Frankenstein dies in the novel (spoiler alert) he warns his friend, a ship captain, […]

The United States is an anomaly among developed nations with the amount of mass shootings that occur. The recent mass shootings in the U.S. have once again made gun control issues resurface in Congress. In the past, Congress has always shot down the possibility of new gun control laws. Whether it’s Democrats or Republicans, mass […]

Why is it ok for a man to date a younger woman, but it’s strange for a woman to date a younger man? It isn’t unacceptable, but people think differently about it. The double standards in our society are incredibly harmful. When sex is discussed, women are often seen as two things. If they’re virgins […]