For many students, the transition to college can be difficult, especially if they have not lived in the vicinity of the college they are attending. Those students who are familiar with the college area...

I am an atheist. It wouldn’t seem like it, but that little statement by itself can bring a world of hate onto a person. A recent study by the University of Minnesota proved that almost 50 percent...

Usually, my life is an open book. Ask me a question, I’ll give you an answer. However, there is a topic that none but my closest friends have had access to: my history with mental illness. For those...

I visited a couple friends at Carleton College in Northfield, MN — 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities — last weekend and subsequently had my mind blown. It wasn’t the dorms that look like Ritz Carlton...

Last week at the Student Involvement Expo, I saw something. I was speaking with one of the people running a booth. He and I were trading lines, jokes and just generally being friendly. Eventually, he...

Because I am 21 years old and because I exist, I spend a certain (not to be divulged) amount of time on the Internet. I can say with absolute confidence that this is an inclination I share with what I’m...

I’ve always enjoyed biking. One random fun fact about me is that I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 19. It was just never something I actually put a lot of effort into trying to obtain....

As this mild weathered school year begins, students swarm stores purchasing school supplies, clothes and the classic ramen noodle packets. Years and years of preparing for all of the “just wait until...

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...

I’m starting my third year of college this week, and it’s finally sunk in that saying “I’m a junior” feels less terrifying than I thought it would. Actually, it took sitting through the first...

They say if you do something you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life. I would disagree with this statement. Everything, no matter how much you love it, becomes stressful after a while....

For the past decade, enrollment has increased at UND nearly every year, bringing throngs of young adults to school, each of whom has their own vision of college life. Most of us have sat in class eager...