Opinion
Being an RA is the hardest college job
Some students work at coffee shops, retail stores and on-campus jobs to make money. Most of these jobs you clock out at the end of the day and continue your day-to-day life without really thinking of work. One of the hardest is the role of a Resident’s Assistant. A study done about the role of […]
Trump isn’t as pro-life as you think
Trump’s base praises him for being pro-life, but he revealed the limits of these virtues this past weekend. While he attended the March for Life, his administration released new visa rules advocating for the very opposite. The new visa rules aim to restrict birth tourism, which refers to women traveling to another country with the […]
Editorial: Make the 20’s your decade
Every new year there’s a feeling of hope and desire for a fresh start for the year ahead. The beginning of 2020 felt even more monumental since it was the start of a brand new decade. The years 2010 through 2019 had historical moments. There were moments of terror, like the mass shootings in […]
The FA needs more funding
The Fine Arts building is a place that supports the minds of many creative people, however, there are many flaws that tend to draw away from that creativity. This is ultimately why the FA needs to increase its funding, to improve the conditions of the building and increase the ease of being imaginative and creative. […]
Stop being ‘Not like other girls’
There’s a popular idea on the internet to act like women are ‘not like other girls’ which involves women shaming other women for their interests. This may make misogynistic women feel more powerful when they put down others but in reality all it does hurt other women. We see a lot of this hate online […]
MLK Day: Nonviolence is not inaction
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy annually inspires acts of service, education and unity across the nation when we are encouraged to take a, “day on, not a day off,” in his honor. The positivity that now surrounds King and his life’s work is a stark difference to the disapproval rating of almost […]
Don’t forget to credit artists; it’s theft
With the technology we live with today, it’s extremely easy for an artist to put themselves out there and share their work with the public. But with that comes a huge risk: Art thieves. Aaron Carter went on a rampage this weekend on Twitter after German artist Jonas Jödicke accused him of stealing one of […]
Friends aren’t therapy
In college, many people find their lifelong friends and tend to disclose information about themselves they wouldn’t tell just anyone. Finding those friends and building those relationships can be life-changing for many people, but when does disclosing information and venting about the drama in your life become more than just that? When does mock a […]
Confederate monuments should be removed
The war on the removal of confederate monuments has been raging for decades and is a war that deserves discussion. It only makes sense that monuments memorializing the supposed heroes of the confederacy should be removed for the fact that, in this current political climate, they promote a dangerous rhetoric. In the early hours of […]
Editorial: South Dakota’s anti-meth campaign is confusing
South Dakota is on meth. Governor Kristi Noem launched a very confusing and controversial anti-meth campaign, “Meth: We’re On It” on Monday to bring awareness to the meth epidemic in South Dakota. The campaign will include a TV ad, billboards, posters and a website: onmeth.com. The truth is, the whole thing seems kind of like […]