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Emma Carpenter Feature

Austin Lentz, Editor • February 22, 2023

For many around the world, golf is a game of relaxation, a place to clear your mind. All while trying to hack around a ball, while your friends make fun of your swing, as you shank it onto another fairway. Others...

Hamline Attacks Academic Freedom: Backtracks in Midst of Massive Lawsuit

Luke Rexing, Contributor • January 25, 2023

Over the beginning weeks of the new year there has been a growing amount of controversy surrounding a Hamline University incident that took place in the final weeks of 2022. An art and history...

Terror on the Town: Halloweekend Edition

Luke Rexing, Contributor • November 2, 2022

The attacks started the night of Thursday the 28th of October. A group of unknown young men loitered around the campus streets with mortars ready to blow. They started at Chi Psi, aka Lodge, and tossed...

A Medical Oath: For Science or Social Justice?

Luke Rexing, Contributor • October 19, 2022

Academia has recently become a breeding ground for activist types and woke ideology. Here at the U of M, it has been no different. Class of 2025 and 2026 University of Minnesota medical students have taken...

The Diamond in the Rough. Insight into U of M’s Apple Breeding Program

Haley Wolff, Contributor • October 5, 2022

It’s not too big of a shock to say that the variety of apples grown worldwide are simply unable to grow in the Minnesota climate. But what if I were to tell you that the household favorites of the Honeycrisp,...

The President’s Mistress

Luke Rexing, Contributor • September 30, 2022

Recently I was in a lecture for one of my classes that covers two credits that I need to graduate: Race, Power, and Justice in the United States, and Historical Perspectives. The class is called Chasing...

The NIL Policy and What the Future Holds for the Business of College Sports

Ethan Olson, Editor In Chief • April 11, 2022

Deestroying, also known by his real name Donald De La Haye, is a youtuber that has amassed over four million subscribers on the platform. He also happens to be a football player and has created connections...

Conflict of Interest in Nation’s Largest Special Interest Group: AARP

John Quinlan, Contributor • March 23, 2022

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) is the largest special interest group in the United States, boasting a membership of 38 million. AARP claims to be a champion of causes for seniors such...

Brad Childress: the unheard football success story

Ethan Olson, Editor in Chief • February 21, 2022

You hear it from fans, people in sports media and just about anyone who has an opinion on the matter. Coaches, especially head coaches, who are successful in college typically struggle to find that same...

Coming Soon – Ties Lounge and Rooftop

MPLS Ties hopes to 'tie' the community together by providing a unique experience

Ben Deters, Contributor • February 7, 2022

Arising from humble beginnings, a brand called MPLS Ties emanated onto the Minneapolis promotional party and entertainment scene. MPLS Ties owners Tommy Joyce, Gene Sanguma, and Stevie Moman came together...

Fan Van Theft Reflects Need for Change in Community

John Quinlan, Contributor • October 1, 2021

Following the Gopher football away win on Saturday, September 18, a University of Minnesota tailgate staple, the Golden Gopher “Fan Van,” was stolen from the parking lot of the True North Building...

No Exceptions – Texas Senate Bill 8 Avoids Supreme Court Blockage

Alyssa Abke, Editor • September 16, 2021

Just this September, the state of Texas took the matter of a state abortion law into their hands as they crafted a controversial bill on this issue. This past May, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill...