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As University of Minnesota students, we experience many things on our path to graduation; most of which have nothing to do with our academic ambitions. During your freshman year of college, you learn a lot of things that no one really warns you about–or if they do–you don’t really take their advice to heart. Everyone jokes about the “freshman 15” and how transitioning from being a high school student and living at home …
If everyone lived like me, we would need 3.82 planets of resources to be sustainable. This is severely disturbing and in fact quite disgusting. I had a very high food footprint compared to the national average, and I think this is because I eat out probably more than the average American. I’m not a vegetarian, I don’t buy organic and natural foods, and I eat at least two large meals a day. If I wanted …
In today’s technology-driven society, innovations are abounding. The presidential election is just around the corner and people have gotten so swept up in the intoxication of it all that they didn’t stop to think about what “presidentia strategies” really imply. Naturally, technology has become a
significant portal for politicians to use in marketing themselves. Many of you probably know what it means to get an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). These scans “visualize a structure and body” …
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For many people, electing Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama into the White House is not just part of a political race, it is a movement for change. Supporters of Obama range from students to celebrities. Much of the most vocal support comes from musicians, who have the ability to spread their message easily to their listeners. Music has become an important tool for politicians. The musical artists that the Democratic National Committee invited …
April 19 is not a day to celebrate a historical figure or a particular religion. April 19, ladies and gentlemen, is a day devoted to the appreciation of independent record stores. It is the day known as Record Store Day. We all know the great saga of the rise and fall of 45’s, 78’s, records, …
In anticipation of the 2008 election, many serious yet oft-ignored issues have reemerged and exposed themselves to the voting public. There are the perpetually unresolved cases of abortion, religion, states’ rights, education… frankly, the list could go on indefinitely. However, one seemingly played-out but absolutely crucial issue that I think many people are still far too …
All children have their own farfetched illusion of the glamorous, successful and fame-induced journey that they will embark on later in life, signaled by the common expression “When I Grow Up…” Some dream of becoming astronauts, actors or actresses, dancers, or firemen, while others dream of riding orca whales at Sea World. One of the most …