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The California Exodus

The California Exodus

John Quinlan, Staff Writer November 5, 2020

Many people revere California as a beacon of opportunity, yet it has the highest negative net domestic migration rate out of every state in the country. So why are so many people leaving? California...

QAnon: Digital Patriots for Truth, Justice, and the American Way

QAnon: Digital “Patriots for Truth, Justice, and the American Way”

Jaden Welborn, Author November 5, 2020

The far-right conspiracy group QAnon has made attempts to, as they describe it, drain the swamp and expose the allegedly rampant pedophilia within the U.S Government. QAnon claims to be a sentinel of the...

Its Only Fair if We Win

It’s Only Fair if We Win

Avery Heinen, Contributor November 4, 2020

Despite the House’s ‘in-crowd’ calling it “expanding the court,” court packing is far more serious than that deceptive phrasing would have you believe. With the confirmation of Justice Barrett,...

2020 Presidential Election: Live Coverage and Editors Op/Ed

2020 Presidential Election: Live Coverage and Editor’s Op/Ed

Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief November 3, 2020

7:00 p.m. CST - Biden: 85 electorate votes, Trump: 55 electorate votes. Florida is currently being counted, and if Trump takes this state, Biden is in for a battle. As previously mentioned, Biden's attack...

An unwanted and unusual record – crime in Minneapolis has reached a record high number

An unwanted and unusual record – crime in Minneapolis has reached a record high number

Alyssa Abke, Contributor October 22, 2020

  The death of George Floyd has become a topic that few people are still unaware of, especially in Minnesota. However, the responses of hurt Minnesotans have caused confusion that has enabled crime...

The Social Dilemma Review

The Social Dilemma Review

Adam Erickson, Contributor October 22, 2020

For those unfamiliar, the Social Dilemma is a new Netflix documentary that investigates the dangerous repercussions of social networking and the internet as a whole. The documentary is unique in that fact...

The 5 Stages of Grief: Pandemic Version

The 5 Stages of Grief: Pandemic Version

Nakul Suresh, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

2020 has us all grieving due to the unfortunate circumstances we’ve been put in. The coronavirus pandemic has consumed our lives, as headlines about the pandemic have become ubiquitous. In fact, the...

Big Ten football returns without tailgates: students react

Big Ten football returns without tailgates: students react

Ethan Olson, Sports Editor October 22, 2020

With the return of Golden Gopher football just days away, University of Minnesota students are scrambling to find ways to celebrate this momentous occasion. However, students will be without at least one...

The new COVID dictionary

The new COVID dictionary

A Handy-Dandy Guide to "COVID Speak"
Avery Heinen, Contributor October 21, 2020

For decades, it has been a time-honored tradition for each generation to make fun of the weird slang terms coined by the generation before them. Just as the youth of today laugh at the very thought of...

ACB, Easy As 123

ACB, Easy As 123

Court Packing. Well, not really
Jaden Welborn, Author October 21, 2020

The constitution, initially created in 1787, outlined the legislative and executive branch in detail, but the judicial branch not so much. The constitution allows Congress to stipulate much of the structure...

Authoritarianism: It Means More Than You Think

Authoritarianism: It Means More Than You Think

Tiana Meador, Editor in Chief October 21, 2020

Authoritarianism – what do you think when you hear this word? Do you think of fascism, totalitarianism, Stalin's Soviet Union, or Hitler's Nazi Germany? All of these bad connotations associated with...

A Very Different Start – Life In The Dorms During COVID-19

A Very Different Start – Life In The Dorms During COVID-19

Alyssa Abke, Contributor October 10, 2020

Amid a pandemic, time stops for no one, even college students. While the University of Minnesota is taking many precautions to keep students safe on campus during the age of COVID-19, this year remains...

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