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 State’s logo, color scheme, website,…
The war abroad: Why we should care about human rights abuses in Colombia
Jessica Garraway Opinion Editor Participants at a meeting between the WFP Solidarity Collective delegation and Afro-Colombian social leaders from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Cauca, Colombia. The meeting was held in…
NCAA hosts convention to overhaul college athletics
Joseph Palumbo Arts and Entertainment Editor (Creative commons photo) After years of bitter controversy, the National Collegiate Athletic Association held a historic meeting on November 15, 2021, concerning the organization’s…
Film equality starts at the box office
By Lindsay Wynne [Opinion] Movies have the power to transport us to worlds we could otherwise not experience, but they also have a responsibility to help us see our own…
What is Metro State doing with its ARP funding?
Samuel Albers Editor-in-Chief It should come as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the way that colleges and universities around the nation operate. Many schools have…
“Moved By Providence” moves onstage in Minneapolis
Joseph Palumbo Arts and Entertainment Editor Over the course of the past year and a half, the Twin Cities has undergone a series of earth-shattering events: the spread of the…
Metro State moves back to in-person graduation this fall
SAMUEL ALBERS Editor-in-Chief Let’s face it, being a student during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a strange experience. All of a sudden classes were entirely online, meetings were taking place…
The Minneapolis Police Department must be reckoned with
JESSICA GARRAWAY and ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer and Opinion Editor Since the uprising following the murder of George Floyd, the conversation around policing in the United States has been split…
The Afghanistan debacle is a U.S. problem, not just a Biden one
ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer While President Joe Biden tries to withdraw the rest of the U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan by September 11, the Taliban have made rapid gains in…
The Minnesota State Fair gets a grand reopening
(Photo courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair) JOSEPH PALUMBO Arts and Entertainment Editor The Minnesota State Fair is officially set to return on Aug. 26, 2021. Over a year ago,…