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Skip to content The Student Newspaper of Metropolitan State University Home News Opinion Student Life Communication & Arts Tech/Science Issues About Menu Home News Opinion Student Life Communication & Arts Tech/Science Issues About Search Close get involved in campus journalism! trending Data versus lore: an introduction to the ethical concerns surrounding Artificial Intelligence The Latest OnStage Going Online to Tackle Redlining (Lucas Erickson / OnStage) Joseph Palumbo Reporter In the spirit of Chaplin and Orwell, Lucas Erikson was proud to introduce an old play brought to Read More » April 16, 2021 No Comments Why books should be sacred in the wake of cancel culture (Pixabay / Qiangxuer) Jonathan Hiatt Guest Writer Like many kids who grew up appreciating Dr. Seuss books for their wit, humor, playfulness and inventive use Read More » April 14, 2021 No Comments Texas blackout crisis a wake-up call to act on energy insecurity (AshrafChemban / Pixabay) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On Feb. 20, a polar vortex plunged Texas into a state of complete chaos, resulting in power outages Read More » April 14, 2021 No Comments Trump survives impeachment to deliver keynote at CPAC ( Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor By a Senate vote of 57-43, former President Trump survived his second impeachment on Feb. 13. Read More » April 11, 2021 No Comments College in a Pandemic HaticeEROL / Pixabay) ERIANNA JILES Opinion Writer Before our state lockdown was ordered by Gov. Tim Waltz back in March 2020, I didn’t know what Read More » February 25, 2021 No Comments President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 ceremony marks the turning point for unity our country needs (Pixabay / Mark Thomas) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On the eve of his inauguration, President Joe Biden held a ceremony honoring the 400,000 COVID-19 victim’s Read More » February 18, 2021 No Comments President Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’ at inauguration (user1492992852 / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor President Joe Biden firmly established unifying our country as a top priority as he spoke at his inaugural Read More » February 18, 2021 No Comments Tools for trusting information in a world of information overload (Kaboompics / Pexels) By Mandy Hathaway The internet has vastly increased the speed and spread of information, connecting the world in ways never before thought Read More » February 17, 2021 No Comments The St. Paul Winter Carnival is back with changes for 2021 Joseph Palumbo Reporter (Molly Steinke) For 135 years, the St. Paul Winter Carnival has been one of the city’s most beloved events. Almost every winter Read More » January 28, 2021 No Comments Five tips for getting the best learning experience from Metro State’s online classes NICOLE WEISJAHN January 14 2021 Staff Editor Spring Semester 2021 is here and online classes are here to stay. Most universities (including Metropolitan State University) Read More » January 14, 2021 No Comments Do we need nuclear energy to help defeat climate change? (Pixabay / Robert Gasparro) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor With the climate change threat escalating, environmentalists are increasingly forced to examine all their options to reach Read More » January 4, 2021 No Comments America’s history tells us that freedom of religion relies on the separation of church and state (Mandy Hathaway / The Metropolitan) By Mandy Hathaway Freedom of religion is an important but polarizing issue. It is important because the freedom of religion Read More » January 4, 2021 No Comments New COVID-19 vaccines get emergency use authorization (Artem Podrez / Pexels) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer With COVID-19 infecting millions and claiming hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, desperation for a vaccine that will stop Read More » January 4, 2021 No Comments Four reasons the moon’s modern space race matters (WikiImages / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor After nearly five decades since mankind set foot on the moon, space exploration is finally blasting off again Read More » December 17, 2020 No Comments How Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the white house (Mandy Hathaway / The Metropolitan) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor Following a record breaking turn out for the Nov. 3 election, America watched in suspense for Read More » November 24, 2020 No Comments President Trump’s “China virus” rhetoric is deeply harmful, racist or not ( Dung Tran / Pixabay ) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer In these times of deep racial tension and turmoil, I feel at odds with tossing Read More » November 24, 2020 No Comments President Trump fails to condemn hate groups at the first 2020 debate (Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor November 3rd 2020 When asked to provide a condemnation of white supremacist and militia groups, President Trump responded in terrible Read More » November 4, 2020 No Comments Digital Literacy is taught by our own November 2, 2020 (AmeriCorps) By Pierre Young – Web/Social Media editor College students and older adults have a phobia of technology. That’s when I come Read More » November 2, 2020 No Comments Has the use of political labels as insults run off the rails? (Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer “It’s time to talk issues; to use the dreaded ‘L’ word; to say the policies of our Read More » October 14, 2020 No Comments Black Student Union plans to re-open their organization during COVID-19 (Black Student Union/Pierre Young) By Pierre Young Social Media/Web Editor September 23 2020 This year has been hard for us all, especially students in clubs Read More » September 23, 2020 No Comments Barnes & Noble College is bringing changes to Metro State’s bookstore By Mandy Hathaway September 12, 2020 Significant changes are coming to the Metropolitan State University bookstore on the St. Paul Campus. According to Metro State’s Read More » September 12, 2020 No Comments How To Halt The Decline Of The Found Footage Genre And Rediscover Its Relevance Again by Erik Suchy August 17 2020 (Noam Galai / Getty Images) Moviegoers line up at nationwide theatre chains to experience a film that will bring Read More » August 17, 2020 No Comments Looking at the upcoming fall semester with the head of Metro State’s student association BY: NICOLE WEISJAHN Staff writer August 14 2020 (MSUSA) Fall semester is rapidly approaching and with it comes a wave of uncertainty. While it’s Read More » August 15, 2020 No Comments Opinion Would a Covid-19 Vaccine end our problems? America’s anti-vaccination movement says not so fast Are vaccines safe and could one truly bring this COVID-19 pandemic to an end? Read More » August 4, 2020 No Comments Opinion OPINION: How can Minnesotans vote when COVID-19 threatens 2020 election safety and integrity? COVID-19 has already played havoc with states contesting their 2020 election primaries late in the season. Is mail-in voting the answer for Minnesota in November’s general election? Read More » July 8, 2020 No Comments Opinion Turning the tables on what’s for dinner Student encourages home cooking with fresh ingredients while the COVID-19 shuts down the dinner dine out experience. Read More » July 7, 2020 No Comments Arts COMMUNICATIONS & ARTS: Remembering Stonewall: the riots, the people and the impact. As June comes to an end, members of the LGBTQ community remembers the Stonewall riots and the impacts the riots had on the modern gay rights movement. Read More » July 7, 2020 No Comments News St. Paul protest damage St. Paul protest damage by Mandy Hathaway. Read More » June 21, 2020 No Comments News St. Paul Protest Photos St. Paul Protest Photos by Mandy Hathaway. Read More » June 21, 2020 No Comments Opinion How to keep yourself feeling active during quarantine Student provides a seven step guide for surviving the quarantine active and healthy Read More » June 21, 2020 No Comments Tech Data versus lore: an introduction to the ethical concerns surrounding Artificial Intelligence In this part of the series, we’re going to expl...