Lockdown Lifted at Metro State University: Founders Hall Declared Clear
By: Max Rekela Jasper May 1, 2025 Metro State University went into lockdown on Friday, May 1, 2025, at approximately 12:38 P.M., after St. Paul police responded to reports of…
Interview with Metro State Screenwriting Student Faith Wilson
By: Ryan Wolfe April 24, 2025 Faith Wilson, a fellow screenwriting student at Metro State University, and I have shared a few courses over the past few semesters. Recently, I…
“The Penguin” is a Masterfully-Made Limited Series
By Max Rekela Jasper March 2025 When the first episodes of The Penguin aired, Penguin actor Colin Farrell warned audiences that by the finale, they'd loathe his character. Boy, was he spot…
Are We Heading Towards a New Age of American Imperialism?
By: Ryan Wolfe American politics has taken an unexpected turn since the start of the second Trump administration. President Trump has entertained the idea of acquiring Greenland, adding Canada as…
We are witnessing the beginning of a new conflict: the technological cold war.
If those who hold the knowledge hold the power, should we be concerned when the world's greatest powers compete for dominance in artificial intelligence? By Paulo Cabral on February 2025…
Understanding and Fighting the Curse of Perfectionism
By Zi Ethan Wong on February 2025 In a results-oriented society, we want everything we do to turn out well and for us college students, the pressure to perform is…
A World Without Borders, Utopia or Nightmare?
By: Zi Yuan Wong on January 2025 On this pale blue dot called Earth, humans lived in our respective countries, separated by borders that have existed for hundreds of years.…
Dangers of an 18-Game NFL Season
By Ryan Wolfe on February 2025 This may be an unpopular opinion on my part, but I don’t think the expansion to an 18-game season is the smartest choice by the NFL for their players, nor even the audience themselves. The NFL made $20 billion overall…
The New Face of the Drug Epidemic in the United States
By: Jimmy Heider on February 2025 Anywhere you walk within Minneapolis or St. Paul, you can find evidence of America’s opioid epidemic just below your feet. From burnt tin foil…
Hmong Shamanism Event Review
By: Ryan Wolfe on January 2025 Back on November 12th of 2024 in the Library and Learning center on campus, three different Hmong shamans came in and did a panel…