It’s the season for love. With Valentine’s Day on the brain, it’s time to show your crush, partner, or long term boo how you feel. You’ve bought the chocolate in shiny, red, heart shaped plastic. You’ve signed the mushy, pink, and poetic card. You’ve got a fistful of roses, combed hair, and dinner reservations at six. But you’re still missing one thing. It’s time to … Continue reading Romantic tunes for Valentine’s Day
The swimming and diving team had a successful month, with the men’s team earning a victory over Carleton early in the month. “This January the men’s swim and dive team made some amazing progress. We really came together as a team and raced hard beginning with our victory over Carleton in early January. We rode this momentum into a great month of training, and an … Continue reading While you were away: recap of January athletic accomplishments
While many babies are born on their feet, Minnesotan babies seem to be born on skates. Thus, it is only natural that Minnesotan natives dominate the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Of the 25-member team, eight members hail from frigid Minnesota. One of these Minnesota natives, Zach Parise, has even been fortuitous enough to be chosen as the captain of the 2014 U.S. … Continue reading Nineteen Minnesotans head to Sochi for Olympic games
Imagine trying to explain our version of Valentine’s Day to someone who had no idea what Valentine’s Day was. For me it’s akin to trying to explain what the word oofta means to anyone outside of Minnesota. In spite of this lack of uniformity there are always well known traits of Valentine’s that we all can recognize, such as the typical Hallmark card, a heart … Continue reading Rethinking Valentine’s Day
To any other British band or musician they were the Fab Four. More, they epitomized the British Invasion. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were the four men who assembled what may arguably be the most successful band of all time, The Beatles. February was the 50th anniversary of their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. A staggering 74 million … Continue reading The Beatles 50 Years Later
As I’m helping park cars during a service event, a fellow parker criticizes a woman on her choice to wear high heels and a relatively short skirt. He claims that she is the victim of obvious sexual objectification and that she must feel the need to wear that outfit. Now, I can’t be certain, but I’m pretty sure that he had never met her before … Continue reading The times they are a changin’
In America, our society is founded on the idea of capitalism. It is a deeply entrenched system that has spanned space and time to effect and influence the structure of our modern day society in an undeniable way. Every week, we go to class in order to achieve better grades in an effort to receive a degree, to eventually follow the well-trodden path in search … Continue reading A not so Capitol idea
Spring semester has officially begun. First-Years have gotten their feet wet and are looking forward to redemption after fall semester. The sophomores are getting quite comfortable even though declaring a major is on their mind. Our juniors are knee-deep in their major, as they put their heads down and hope for the best. Seniors are finishing up the grind, looking to the future, and reflecting … Continue reading The lost imperative: your heart
Junior Jack Levy stood before the notorious red, white, and blue backdrop, just beneath the three looming x’s. As he gazed out in awe of Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel sitting before him, he realized that this was the single most professional performance he had ever been part of. He drew in one last deep breath to calm his nerves, and as he set the … Continue reading Juggling Club
