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Super Mario Bros Movie Review

by Pierre Young – Editor in Chief of The Metropolitan Student Newspaper  (Photo courtesy of Illumination)   Let’s-a-go in this review of one of the most

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Keep Doing Art

By Eduardo Morales When people go to prison, one of the first things we learn is to “do your time.” When you are sentenced, your

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Family Ties

by Jamil Eason The stark reality is that the penal system’s communications infrastructure wasn’t designed to allow incarcerated people easy access to the communities they

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Get with the program

Guest Writer Brok Junkermeier From the outside looking in, prison life holds multiple views and stereotypes. Movies like “Desperate Measures” and TV shows like “Locked

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Kamala Harris at Metro State 

Pierre Young    Arts and Entertainment Editor  On a surprise visit to the Twin Cities on the morning of October 22nd, Vice President Kamala Harris came

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Metro at Crypticon

By Pierre Young – Arts and Entertainment Editor (Courtesy of Crypticon) Minnesota brings horror to Plymouth! In this 3-day weekend comic con, Crypticon is filled

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Metro at the Movies:Elvis

Joseph Palumbo Arts and Entertainment (Property of Warner Bros. Pictures) Elvis Presley is a name as quintessential to the history of American music as Abraham

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A new look for Metro State

Samuel Albers, Editor-in-Chief Metro State is set to roll out a massive rebranding on Monday, February 21. Although the new brand includes updates to Metro

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College in a Pandemic

HaticeEROL / Pixabay) ERIANNA JILES Opinion Writer Before our state lockdown was ordered by Gov. Tim Waltz back in March 2020, I didn’t know what

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Redesigning life after COVID-19

Local business owners, workers, and students adapt to changes according to their needs and abilities in a COVID-19 world. They adapt to a new normal on June 1, and continue to re-design their lives to accommodate their communities.

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Arts
Julie Walling

Let Women Rise From Anonymity

“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” -Virginia Woolf It’s March which means it is once again time to celebrate women’s history. Women of

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News
April Carlson

Interview with President Ginny Arthur

Opinion Editor April Carlson sat down with her for a 40-minute discussion that centered on three main topics: the campus climate survey that will be conducted next fall; the results of the recent advising assessment; and preparations for Metropolitan State University’s 50th anniversary.

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