New Year’s resolutions are stupid. There. I said it. Chain me up and take me to the unpopular opinion prison, because I stand by my statement. Around this time, resolutions have lost their power and...

The most unprofessional thing I’ve experienced at UND happened last semester on the last day of the lab section of one of my intro-level science courses. Just before handing out the final lab exam —...

Across cultures, rape is often still largely ignored, as people attempt to sweep issues of rape and assault under the rug or make excuses to attempt to maintain some sort of safety in their world. When...

By now most of you have probably heard of the brutal attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. For those of you unfamiliar with this tragedy, two gunmen attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, killing...

As a student who commutes to and from campus, there is a lot of bad I can say. Parking on campus is terrible. Roads in Grand Forks in January are awful no matter how nice the weather is. Walking and...

When I was younger — and I’m talking middle school age — I prided myself on keeping up with the news. I was in fifth grade when 9/11 happened, and I can recall the surge in keeping everyone up-to-date...

Have you ever heard of the fallacy of relative privation? Chances are that you haven’t. However, it’s one of the most common fallacies you’ll ever hear. The fallacy of relative privation suggests...

There is a famous question in every high school English class that almost always decides whether you will continue to have a developing interest in literature, or whether you will treat it as an obstacle...

I love being a DJ. I love everything about it. I love the lights, the crowds and, of course, the music. I’ve always loved music. It has this amazing power to create and build up energy. For an individual...

There have been five mass extinction periods in the history of planet Earth, and though the most well known is the most recent, which includes the asteroid responsible for killing the dinosaurs, the most...

Recently I discovered an article that detailed comments made by GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten about the President’s daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama. Lauten said the Obama sisters should “show a...

I have been looking forward to my Thanksgiving break since the second day of school. Since moving to Grand Forks, I have spent this interlude in the Cities, guzzling Bloody Marys and enjoying the feeling...