Clare Greeman – Opinions Columnist As the semester shudders to an end, I have been attempting to finish my months-long mission of completing Karl Ove Knausgård’s My Struggle book sextet. In Norwegian, its original language, it sounds much like Hitler’s genocide manual, but to English readers it is simply that: the struggle of a man. Knausgård undergoes no particular hardship, at least none in the … Continue reading My struggle with My Struggle

David Eide – Opinions Columnist As I’ve previously stated in this column, fall is and remains my favorite season.  However, I also have an appreciation for the other seasons, particularly winter.  Unlike with fall, my relationship with the coldest of the seasons is a bit more complicated than pure affection, as I also have to consider both the eerie beauty and the biting cold at … Continue reading Winter, friend or foe?

Gabrielle Lavan – Opinions Columnist We’ve all heard of it, the myth of the “Over-Involved Gustie”. We’ve heard it from professors, from peers, and from faculty. Maybe some of us have even heard it from our therapists in the Counseling Center. No matter where you’ve first heard the term, the mystical Over-Involved Gustie is not something made of myth. Meaning, you won’t merely be hearing … Continue reading Demystifying the overinvolved Gustie

Jonas Doerr – Opinions Columnist On the few occasions I’ve eaten fondue, I sometimes wonder what it would be like to stick my head in the fountain and have that warm, gooey chocolate flowing directly into my mouth. But then I realize I’d get chocolate all over my face, choke, and generally look like a doofus.  Reading the news feels like sticking your head in … Continue reading It’s free. So why aren’t we using it?