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Ready new major? Why Metro State should level up on game studies

Post Author:Carlyn Crouse
Post published:March 8, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Game on! Student wants to give game studies extra life and make it a major at Metro State.

Supporters of legalized marijuana march in the MayDay parade on Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis on May 7, 2017. Photo by Tony Webster/Flickr Creative Commons

Legislature’s hazy language makes legal pot look dubious

Post Author:April Carlson
Post published:March 5, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Student clears the air on likelihood of legal marijuana in Minnesota this year.

Requesting student conference funds is no fun

Post Author:Dominique Hlavac
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Student describes the bureaucratic hell of seeking SAFAC money.

Freddy Yarusso, co-owner of Yarusso Bros. Italian restaurant, at his bar on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. Photos by Eli Bartz

Learning local history over a plate of spaghetti

Post Author:Eli Bartz
Post published:February 28, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Student captures scenes from an Italian restaurant for a community engagement class project.

Political unity is possible in DC

Post Author:Dominique Hlavac
Post published:February 27, 2019
Post Category:Opinion

Student has a hopeful, heartfelt takeaway from a conference in the nation's capital: working across the aisle is possible.

Photo courtesy of Maryam Arab Metro State TRIO students and staff gather on the front steps of the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.