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Valentine’s Day Needs a Rebrand

Written by Kristi Rolf Just when we thought the holidays were over, February brings another celebration saturated with whimsical traditions and consumeristic fever. Valentine’s Day...

The Chiefs Learn Why They Shouldn’t Bet Against Tom Brady

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf Okay, Tom Brady is the GOAT. Come on. After winning last Sunday’s Super Bowl LV (55), Tom single-handedly has more Super...

Biden’s First 100 Days

Written by Devon Mitchell 46th President Joe Biden has made a lot of promises to the American people, hoping to curb COVID-19 spread, return to...

Another Modest Holiday Proposal

Written by Zach "Huge Discounts on the 15th" Dalton Well, here we are. Another semester, another issue and another holiday on the horizon. Let’s talk...

A Little Spring in Your Semester

Written by Zach “We’re Almost There” Dalton The Fall Semester is coming to an end. I have mentioned it before and I’ll mention it again,...

Lyrical Deep Dive: Picture of My Dress

Written by Devon Mitchell Recently a new band has come across my desk. The Mountain Goats, an indie rock/folk band first formed in the early...

Relaxing with Horoscopes

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf The last two weeks of the semester is prime time for procrastination. Recently, Spotify advertising has shown me a new way...

Lessons from Quarantine to Take into Winter Break

Written by Kristi Rolf As we come to the end of an accelerated semester, college students throughout the country are facing a historically long break...

A Business Major’s Take on the 2020 Election

Written by Chamberlain Zulauf Disclaimer: this is not a biased article and I’m not going to say anything specific about either candidate! I feel obligated...

Another Modest Proposal for the Holiday Season

Written by Zach “Buckle-up Macy’s” Dalton Well, here we are. November Whatever-Date-You’re-Reading-This. Halloween has come and passed, as Green Day said, “the innocent can never...

The End All and Be All of Voters

Written by Kristi Rolf On September 30th, I mailed my ballot to my hometown office of elections. I had processed enough information by September to...

The Waaaaaiting is the Hardest Part

Written by Devon Mitchell Tuesday marked the end of another presidential election... or did it? While campaigning has officially ended, we likely won’t learn the...

Reclaiming the Joy of Reading

Written by Jasey Roberts I had a similar experience to a lot of people when they were young: I read a lot. From the first...

The Haunting Reality of Political Theater

Written by Devon “Your Local Pumpkin Correspondent” Mitchell As the presidential election haunts Americans with each passing day, another spooky and tantalizing phenomenon is possessing...

Get That Halloween Drip (but Not the Nose Kind)

Written by Jasey Roberts How is it possible for it to already be the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice? So soon? Where has...

The Girls of Autumn

Written by Kristi Rolf  If you have been active on social media over the past month or so, I’m sure that your feed has become...

What’s the Deal with Trick or Treating?

Written by Zach “o’ Lantern” Dalton A year ago, I wrote an article about a junior disappointed in not being able to trick or treat...

The Best Part of October

Written by Chamberlain "Count" Zulauf There’s a lot to love about spooky season. Some like the weather and changing leaves, while others embrace more sinister...

The College Experience 100 Years Apart

Written by Kristi Rolf At the end of this summer, I bought a new book. Like many people I know, I have a bad habit...

The Journal of a Working Boy, Or, Up from Sloth

Written by Jasey Roberts About a month ago, I wrote an article about how my job as a grocery store clerk gives people free rein...