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Pointless troubles at the polls

Mike Rauser, Staff Writer November 15, 2014

I am angry today. I’m angry because numerous college students just like you and me were denied the right to vote in this last election. The blame for this lies mostly in a recent voter ID law change...

DS View: Atmosphere

Will Beaton, Staff Writer November 15, 2014

Despite the worst fears of my ultra UND athletics loving parents, I went to a Gopher game and sat in the student section at the University of Minnesota. On top of having a great time, I also learned quite...

Humanities and sciences help better society

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer November 15, 2014

I am an English major. I’m not even an English Education major. I spend most of my time reading about reading and writing, and writing about writing and reading. I plan to move on to grad school and...

Personality is important when selecting majors

Colin Mummery, Staff Writer November 15, 2014

How well do you know yourself? This sort of question may seem trivial, and you may think they have a precise answer. The truth is, understanding your personality is a lifelong process. More importantly,...

Christians aren’t persecuted in the U.S.

Mike Rauser, Staff Writer November 8, 2014

There is a popular myth that Christians are persecuted in America. Some, such as Fox News pundits Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Todd Starnes go as far as claiming there is a war of Christianity in...

DS View: Suicide

Larry Philbin, News Editor November 8, 2014

This past week, there has been a lot of controversy on the Internet surrounding the death of an Oregon woman named Brittany Maynard. Maynard, 29, decided to take her own life in her home this past Sunday....

Gun safety helps prevent pointless deaths

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer November 8, 2014

It’s officially deer season. For many people, this inspires feelings of joy, excitement and nostalgia. I’ve heard my father’s stories of hunting with his father. I’ve heard my friends’ stories...

Professor lists help decrease stress of senior research projects

Margaret Upton, Staff Writer November 8, 2014

All throughout high school the moment you were waiting for was the date you could graduate and move on to college. Once at college, you enjoyed those first couple of carefree semesters until you start...

DS View: Lucky

Larry Philbin, News Editor November 8, 2014

When a lot of us think about privileged members of society, we immediately think of the vastly wealthy Wall Street Jordan Belfort types. To some extent, I understand why people think like this. After all,...

Campuses mishandle assaults

Campuses mishandle assaults

Steph Gartner, Staff Writer November 8, 2014

Demonstrators protest sexual assault on college campuses at the #YesAllWomen rally. Photo via Time.com. We are taught at a young age the concept of crime and punishment — you do something wrong, you...

Halloween costumes make suggestions about gender roles

Kjerstine Trooien, Staff Writer November 8, 2014

Halloween is over. It’s time to sweep up the candy wrappers and put away the fake cobwebs. Now, we get to sit back with cups of steaming hot cider and reminisce on the memories made on that yearly night...

American Democracy is broken

Alex Bertsch, Opinion Editor November 8, 2014

If you go out to cast your vote today for either the incumbent Kevin Cramer or the challenger, George Sinner to join the U.S. House of Representatives, your vote, more likely than not, will not matter....

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