Students must seize their political power
Political science student wants peers to speak up on politics and policies.
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Students must seize their political power
For profit or people?
Opinion writer praises the stability of public colleges over the empty promises of for-profits.
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For profit or people?
Get involved, don’t snub the clubs
What do you tell yourself to justify not joining a student organization? “I’m too busy.” “I’m only on campus once a week.” “I’m too old for student clubs.” Well, it’s time to ditch the excuses.
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Get involved, don’t snub the clubs
Demonstrators rally for gun control legislation in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda on Feb. 22, 2018. The rally was organized in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14.
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It’s time: Safety of schools and college campuses depends on sane gun laws
It’s time to admit it. It’s time to stop denying it. Something needs to be done. America’s unhealthy obsession with guns is killing our kids.
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It’s time: Safety of schools and college campuses depends on sane gun laws
In defense of liberal studies
I recently heard about a faculty proposal to drop or reduce the eight-credit liberal studies graduation requirement at Metro State. My first thought was: so what?
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In defense of liberal studies
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Overlooked, underwhelmed and on my own
Psychology graduate student laments her lack of classmates and course offerings.
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Overlooked, underwhelmed and on my own
The process begins in the precincts
Feb. 6 precinct caucuses kick off the 2018 midterm elections.
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The process begins in the precincts
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Commentary: Student says ‘hear, hear’ for Shakespeare
On our first day of class, we went around and did the usual introductions: name, major, and why we were taking LIT 377 Shakespeare. Many of my fellow students said they put off taking the class until their very last semester.
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Commentary: Student says ‘hear, hear’ for Shakespeare
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Don’t swap free speech for safe space at Metro State
I read with interest Mitesh Rai’s opinion piece (“Charlottesville on my mind”) in the September 2017 issue of The Metropolitan. I agree with Rai that the events in Charlottesville on August 11 – 12 were tragic and represented a significant step backward as a nation.
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Don’t swap free speech for safe space at Metro State
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A hawk’s-eye view of high school
Surreal. That’s the only word I can find to describe my emotions that day. It’s one thing if you see a disaster hit somewhere else and you think, “Oh, those poor people”.
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A hawk’s-eye view of high school