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University of Minnesota: A Complete Return To Class

University of Minnesota: A Complete Return To Class

Murphy Eggers, Contributor September 21, 2022

Over the past few years, the University of Minnesota has been an absolute ghost town with COVID-19 halting in-person classes. What was initially thought to be a two-week extension of spring break turned...

Billy Sushi: A Must-Try Gastronomic Experience

Billy Sushi: A Must-Try Gastronomic Experience

Murphy Eggers March 2, 2022

Minneapolis is home to a plethora of fantastic restaurants that are home to a variety of tastes from around the world. Billy Sushi, founded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has made a name...

Gambling in the United States at an All-Time High

Gambling in the United States at an All-Time High

Murphy Eggers, Contributor February 16, 2022

There is no arguing the fact that Americans love to gamble their money to potentially win astronomical payouts.  Last year, the U.S. hit a record-high $53 billion in gambling revenue.  While the average...

Brian Flores sues the National Football League

Brian Flores sues the National Football League

Murphy Eggers February 16, 2022

The NFL season officially overcomes with much off-season excitement as players and coaches leave for new teams.  Whether the fans are excited or frustrated with their beloved teams deciding to part ways...

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company

Mark Cuban Establishes Generic, Low-Cost Pharmacy

Murphy Eggers February 3, 2022

Billionaire Mark Cuban recently announced his online pharmacy that will provide generic medications at a significantly lower price. Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company (MCCPDC) looks to solve the inability...

Microsoft Set to Aquire Activision Blizzard

Microsoft Set to Aquire Activision Blizzard

Murphy Eggers, Contributor February 2, 2022

Throughout the recent years of the pandemic, industries like video games have skyrocketed in popularity with people being stuck within the confines of their homes.  Whether it was Candy Crush on a phone...

The most expensive NFT ever sold ($580 million).

Non-fungible Tokens (NFT): The Future of Art

Murphy Eggers, Contributor December 3, 2021

The biggest innovation in finance over the past year has been the emergence of Non-fungible tokens. Non-fungible tokens or NFTs can be anything digital from art pieces to trading cards.  NFTs use the...

UK Rap - Hottest artists coming from overseas

UK Rap – Hottest artists coming from overseas

Murphy Eggers November 11, 2021

Over the past couple of years, the world has seen a wide array of styles of music emerge.  One of the biggest genres of music that has quite a few variations is hip-hop.  No matter what part of the United...

Rent Stabilization Measure to be Voted on in St. Paul

Rent Stabilization Measure to be Voted on in St. Paul

Murphy Eggers, Contributor October 13, 2021

This fall voters in St. Paul will decide on a rent stabilization ordinance to be introduced. Rent policies have been a topic of discussion among economists for a long time.  On the surface level, rent...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 5: Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled Protecting Kids Online: Testimony from a Facebook Whistleblower on Capitol Hill, October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. Haugen left Facebook in May and provided internal company documents about Facebook to journalists and others, alleging that Facebook consistently chooses profit over safety. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images)

Facebook Whistleblower Testifies to Senate

Murphy Eggers, Contributor October 13, 2021

If you attempted to check your Facebook feed early last week and got an error, you are not alone.  Early last week, Facebook had a major network outage for nearly 5 hours before the problem was resolved. ...

Cryptocurrencys Massive Environmental Impact

Cryptocurrency’s Massive Environmental Impact

Murphy Eggers September 29, 2021

In an age of constantly emerging technology, there are endless possibilities that could not be recently achieved. One of the most recent innovations in technology, cryptocurrency, has taken the world by...

Operation Varsity Blue: The College Admissions Scandal

Operation Varsity Blue: The College Admissions Scandal

Murphy Eggers, Contributor April 21, 2021

In March 2019, the biggest college admissions scandal was exposed and brought to an end.  This scandal involved America’s most elite and wealthy paying to get their children into the most prestigious...

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