(WikiImages / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor After nearly five decades since mankind set foot on the moon, space exploration is finally blasting off again with new energy. Water discovered across the…
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How Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the white house
(Mandy Hathaway / The Metropolitan) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor Following a record breaking turn out for the Nov. 3 election, America watched in suspense for days as over 161 million ballots were…
President Trump’s “China virus” rhetoric is deeply harmful, racist or not
( Dung Tran / Pixabay ) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer In these times of deep racial tension and turmoil, I feel at odds with tossing the phrase “China virus” around casually as…
President Trump fails to condemn hate groups at the first 2020 debate
(Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor November 3rd 2020 When asked to provide a condemnation of white supremacist and militia groups, President Trump responded in terrible fashion at the first presidential debate of…
Digital Literacy is taught by our own
November 2, 2020 (AmeriCorps) By Pierre Young – Web/Social Media editor College students and older adults have a phobia of technology. That’s when I come in as a Metropolitan State University student…
Has the use of political labels as insults run off the rails?
(Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer “It’s time to talk issues; to use the dreaded ‘L’ word; to say the policies of our opposition and the congressional leadership of his…
Black Student Union plans to re-open their organization during COVID-19
(Black Student Union/Pierre Young) By Pierre Young Social Media/Web Editor September 23 2020 This year has been hard for us all, especially students in clubs and organizations who have shifted their activities…
Barnes & Noble College is bringing changes to Metro State’s bookstore
By Mandy Hathaway September 12, 2020 Significant changes are coming to the Metropolitan State University bookstore on the St. Paul Campus. According to Metro State’s chief financial officer Tracy Hatch, on October…
How To Halt The Decline Of The Found Footage Genre And Rediscover Its Relevance Again
by Erik Suchy August 17 2020 (Noam Galai / Getty Images) Moviegoers line up at nationwide theatre chains to experience a film that will bring the “found footage” movie genre into the…
Looking at the upcoming fall semester with the head of Metro State’s student association
BY: NICOLE WEISJAHN Staff writer August 14 2020 (MSUSA) Fall semester is rapidly approaching and with it comes a wave of uncertainty. While it’s become relatively clear how classes will be…