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O Captain! My Captain!

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer August 29, 2014

For the first time in my life, I cried over the loss of a celebrity. I’ve of course known of people who left us — people like Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor were on my radar...

UND supports student needs

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer April 14, 2014

In February, I caught a cold. I missed a few classes to keep from getting worse. After about two weeks, it developed into one of the worst cases of pneumonia I’ve ever had. I spent over a month in bed....

Fight fears for fulfilling future

Fight fears for fulfilling future

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist April 7, 2014

Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student. Over the past few days, I’ve been on quite the adventure. I presented at a conference, got lost in the middle of the freeway...

Students take longer to graduate than expected

Students take longer to graduate than expected

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 31, 2014

Photo courtesy of the Huffington Post. I’ve known since I started college that I’d be here at least five years. Now, it’ll be six. This has been a point of shame for me because...

Time well spent: Better than lots of it

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 14, 2014

Image courtesy of Shout Me Loud. I get really anxious about the amount of time I have. I’m not talking about hours in a day or being too busy. I’m talking about something much scarier, much deeper,...

Resting, essential for health

Resting, essential for health

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 11, 2014

Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student. Staying home sick means I miss out on a lot of class, work and extra-curriculars. I was so fed up that last week when I was feeling...

Feminism, a long way from equality

Feminism, a long way from equality

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 7, 2014

Illustration courtesy K Funk/KFunkComics. March is Women’s History month. Throughout the week many events were hosted at UND. We have come a long way toward reaching equality. In the past century American...

Fandoms build communities

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist March 4, 2014

I’ve gotten so used to the Internet knowing what I mean when I say I’m a “Potterhead” or condemn the “Twihards,” I’ve forgotten that the outside world may not have discovered the amazing...

Library cuts come out of nowhere

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist February 28, 2014

I don’t really know how else to put it: I’m very upset. Really, incredibly, horribly upset. You should be too. In fact, we should all at the very least be throwing temper tantrums on the lawn in front...

‘Frozen’ not so feminist

‘Frozen’ not so feminist

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist February 24, 2014

Illustration by William Rerick/The Dakota Student. For adults, we college students seem to have an obsession with children’s movies. And why shouldn’t we? They are good, clean fun. It is no...

Sick days arent all fun and games

Sick days aren’t all fun and games

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist February 21, 2014

Cartoon courtesy FunnyJunk. I got the short end of the stick genetics-wise. I have a plethora of health problems that cause frequent issues that can be more than a bit frustrating. Without boring you...

The benefits of friends

Kjerstine Trooien, Columnist February 13, 2014

As some of you may or may not know, I can be a bit of a robot. Emotions and I don’t get along. Emotions don’t make sense. They cloud reason and judgement far too often for my taste. I hate that...

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