Last week we received several complaints about an article published in our newspaper. A couple things should be noted right away. First, this article was published in our opinion/editorial (op-ed) section. Second, the job of a newspaper isn’t to…
The No. 1 priority that I have as the new editor-in-chief is doing what is right. In the long line of editor-in-chiefs before me, I have had the pleasure of working with three fantastic role models in Erica Nitschke,…
THE SPECTRUM | ERIK JONASSON II Goodbye desk, too many vines have been watched here. For those that may not know it, I will no longer be the Opinion Editor at The Spectrum after this deadline. I will be…
PHOTO COURTESY | WIKI COMMONS Gov. Doug Burgum’s proposed plan would mean that in the last four years, higher education’s budget has been cut by a third. Hello, I am Erik Jonasson II; I am a mechanical engineering major,…
PHOTO COURTESY | WIKI COMMONS Kanye West has dropped the equivalent of an atom bomb coming out as a Trump supporter. The Kanye West Twitter fiasco caught the country by storm last Thursday. This storm of hatred from a…
PHOTO COURTESY | PEXELS Don’t let the cuteness trick you, this is a stone cold killer. Eyes were crusty and my temper high, as my cat decided to attack his squeaky toy at three in the morning. This comes…
PHOTO COURTESY | WIKIPEDIA The Syrian Civil War has claimed the lives of roughly 500,000 people. I have found myself very conflicted lately, most notably because I have ignored the death of around half a million people. The Syrian…
I will be the first to say this is an unpopular opinion, but Bison football games are boring. Let it out; hate me as much as you want. You cannot deny though that Bison games are sparsely populated by…
PHOTO COURTESY | WIKIPEDIA Be wary of someone who would correct a science guy on science. The main problem that I have with certain arguments falling around political conversation right now is one simple fact. If someone doesn’t receive…
PHOTO COURTESY | WIKI COMMONS Julia Cummings, lead vocalist and bass player for Sunflower Bean. There is very rarely an album that I can listen to all the way through multiple times in a day and not get tired…