Opinion

“I can’t wait to get the heck out of here.” When you live in the Midwest, this statement is commonplace when talking about future plans. I, however, don’t believe living in the Midwest is all that bad.  As a native Iowan, I have lived in the Midwest my entire life. However, I have also done […]

Dear people who huddle by MUC Dining waiting for it to open, Nothing irritates me more on a busy Monday morning than not being able to walk through the MUC from my 10 o’clock class to my 11 o’clock class because you are all huddled around the gates of MUC Dining like moths to light […]

Nobody wants to be selfish. Selfish is one of the lowest of blows, reserved for only the nastiest of nasty people. As a result, we strive to be the complete opposite.  We’re taught our whole lives to be selfless but we’re never taught its dangers. When I think of ‘selflessness,’ I picture Mother Teresa, good […]

What’s worse than a freshman pushing the button on Cherry Street? You guessed it: a freshman pulling the fire alarm in the dorms at 2 a.m.  There is nothing more irritating than waking up from your deep slumber to the shrieking sound of the fire alarm. There are two scenarios. One: someone came back drunk, […]

The world is headed to the internet. This isn’t exactly a new theory, but every day the world gets closer and closer to being fully digital. We take photos on our phones, we shop on our phones, we get the news from our phones. We even check the weather on our phones. Classes can be […]

That’s right. There are bats flying and ants crawling around campus buildings! You know what that means? Free pets.  For those of you who aren’t interested in tending to the usual cat or dog, this could be your opportunity to find a pet that better suits you as a companion.  Here are a few things […]

Many people take to social media to give advice or rant about all topics of life. Relationships are one of those things. While some of the tips are helpful, a lot of them simply don’t work for everyone. The vast majority of Twitter users are not licensed therapists, which is who you should actually be […]

The concept of Straight Pride originated in 2017 as a protest in response to Gay Pride, which runs through the month of June every summer. The necessity for Gay Pride is quite clear – violence against members of the LGBTQ community runs rampant all over the world. In the United States specifically, NBC News reports “there […]

On Monday, the National Rifle Association (NRA) sued the city of San Francisco after the city declared the lobbying group a “domestic terrorist organization,” according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit accuses city officials of violating the NRA’s free speech rights for political reasons.  The resolution made by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors comes […]