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HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’: First Impressions

Posted on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 by themetropolitan

by Pierre Young, Editor-in-Chief of The Metropolitan Student Newspaper HBO has brought hope to video game adaptations. “The Last of Us,” based on the video game series, has turned into a full-production…

Remembering the life of Victor Rosenthal: Social Justice Advocate, Professor, and Executive Director of Jewish Community Action.

Posted on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 by themetropolitan

By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan “As serious as he could be at times, he loved to laugh more than anything, especially with his family.” Ben Rosenthal St….

Upcoming Midterms Highlight the Importance of Voting

Posted on November 3, 2022March 14, 2023 by themetropolitan

(Creative commons photo) James J. Berreth Opinion Writer It is no secret that we are at that phase of American life when we are bombarded with political ads, each one disseminating views…

Metro Game Reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge

Posted on September 3, 2022November 30, 2022 by themetropolitan

(Dotemu) COWABUNGA! The turtles are back in the arcade-style beat-um-up “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.” The game takes place during the 80s era of the Ninja Turtles and bridges the gap…

Making space for abolition in the university

Posted on May 11, 2022June 29, 2022 by themetropolitan

Tikkun Bambara Guest Opinion Black Table Arts “Art is the future” event, April 24th, 2021. Credit: Uche Iroegbu. When we refer to “Black ontology,” it seems, we are also thinking of spaces…

Why books should be sacred in the wake of cancel culture

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by themetropolitan

(Pixabay / Qiangxuer) Jonathan Hiatt Guest Writer Like many kids who grew up appreciating Dr. Seuss books for their wit, humor, playfulness and inventive use of the English language, I am concerned…

Texas blackout crisis a wake-up call to act on energy insecurity

Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by themetropolitan

(AshrafChemban / Pixabay) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On Feb. 20, a polar vortex plunged Texas into a state of complete chaos, resulting in power outages in millions of homes.  While Texas Republican…

Trump survives impeachment to deliver keynote at CPAC

Posted on April 11, 2021April 13, 2021 by themetropolitan

( Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor By a Senate vote of 57-43, former President Trump survived his second impeachment on Feb. 13. Despite coming up short of the two-thirds…

College in a Pandemic

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by themetropolitan

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 COVID-19 meant for my upcoming semesters. I…

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 ceremony marks the turning point for unity our country needs

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by themetropolitan

(Pixabay / Mark Thomas) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On the eve of his inauguration, President Joe Biden held a ceremony honoring the 400,000 COVID-19 victim’s who died in the past year. Biden’s…

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