Over the past week, I have been consulting the many headlines in the news. The ominous threats of Ebola and ISIS have grown monotonous, and frankly, somewhat boring. But then I came across the pro-democracy...
Over the past week, I had a bit of a problem. My daily medications got mixed up at the pharmacy, and I was stuck sick in my apartment for a week. I’m fine now, but I was unable to do much at all. And,...
Thank You
I wanted to write this letter as a thank you to someone who has given a tremendous amount to the University of North Dakota, Tony Trimarco. Today is Tony’s last day at UND. Tony will be...
The Clothesline Project last year in the Memorial Union. File photo.
October brings falling leaves, pumpkin spiced everything, scarves and sweaters and spooky decorations. The horror movies begin to...
"That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the (expletive) up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence." — Mia Wallace, “Pulp Fiction.”
Though I’ve seen...
One universal truth about college is that you’re provided with a multitude of options for what to do with your time.
You have to choose how you want to divide it up between school, work, leisure,...
We like to be polite up here in the tundra that is the northern Midwest. Midwesterners are known all around the US for their politeness, but this small area of the country — North and South Dakota and...
Photo courtesy of brazosbookstore.com.
As many of you may not be aware, last week marked Banned Books Week, a week long holiday in which we celebrate the storied history of banning books that have...
In the last couple weeks, a journalist was beheaded in Syria, a family home was torn to pieces by mortar shells in Eastern Ukraine, a woman in New York finally became pregnant after years of trying and...
Everyone has been talking about Measure 1, and they certainly should be. But there’s another measure on the ballot this Nov. that is just as important.
It’s called Measure 6. It claims it will create...
For those of you gamers out there, you’ll immediately know what I’m talking about when I say NPC.
For those of you who have yet to embrace the art of gaming, let me explain.
In many games, there...
If you have not dusted off that bike yet, it’s time to do so. Summer is over and fall seems to already be entering its last hurrah before the bone-chilling breezes waft into Grand Forks. Why not spend...
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