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Jensen-Coon: Wild Hair, Don't Care

Jensen-Coon: Wild Hair, Don’t Care

By Kelcy Jensen- January 15, 2018

How we speak, what we wear, even our hair color and style can help define who we are. Should we assume an identity crisis if a change in hair colors and style do occur? A few weeks ago I found out that...

Parkin: College Loneliness 101

Parkin: College Loneliness 101

By Natalie Parkin January 15, 2018

Loneliness is not uncommon among young adults, especially in college. It’s ironic that someone on a campus swarming with students can feel more alone than ever. It seems that social lives start over...

Foglesong: Wilderness Warms the Soul

Foglesong: Wilderness Warms the Soul

By Samuel Foglesong January 15, 2018

Our species differs from others in how we value the natural world. On one hand, some people view nature in terms of the value of the resources it provides and others in terms of the intrinsic value of...

Barber: Moab Madness Everyone Should Experience

Barber: Moab Madness Everyone Should Experience

By Shaelyn Barber January 15, 2018

The minute I poked my head through the flaps of the old spring bar tent I knew it was worth it. Red-orange dirt glistened with frost. Sagebrush, juniper and yucca plants defied the snowy landscape with...

Entertainer Oprah Winfrey (L) and producer Harvey Weinstein laugh before receiving W.E.B. Du Bois Medals at the Hutchins Center Honors at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts September 30, 2014.

Golden Globes 2018: Bravery or Blithering Stupidity?

By Nicholas Coleman January 15, 2018

Sexual harassment and assault are unequivocally awful crimes and deserve the full severity of the law as punishment. Those who take advantage of young women and men (specifically boys, as the Daily Beast...

Patience: Growing Apart or Growing Up

Patience: Growing Apart or Growing Up

By Alisa Patience January 15, 2018

As we grow up we make new friends or we try to cling to our old ones. Going through the drastic, stressful changes of life, we especially want someone familiar and loving around us. One of the most satisfying...

Williams: Predicting A Great Year

Williams: Predicting A Great Year

By Brook Williams January 15, 2018

Why is it that everyone I talk to about 2018 seems to be extremely optimistic about this year? Is it because 2017 felt like the eye of the storm and now maybe the waters are calming down? I'm sure we all...

Swanson: In Defense of Taking A Semester Off

Swanson: In Defense of Taking A Semester Off

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer January 14, 2018

Welcome back, fellow students. For most of us, it seems a bit jarring that we’re even starting the spring semester since it feels like we just recovered from the hurt we received from fall semester....

Jensen-Coon: Travel to Trust

Jensen-Coon: Travel to Trust

By Kelcy Jensen- January 14, 2018

Traveling is often a coveted adventure among people. Many of us seem to have a desire to experience more of the world than what is easily accessible to us. We feel fascinated by people who travel and wonder...

Barney: Brave Women Dismantle Rape Culture

Barney: Brave Women Dismantle Rape Culture

By Autumn Barney January 13, 2018

How I love the discussion finally being brought to light. Every day it seems a new man in power is brought down from his “safe” pedestal by brave women coming forward to report the massive problem...