As the old phrase goes, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it”. NDSU’s Residence Dining Center saw a gorgeous, state-of-the-art renovation process that was introduced to students this past fall. Despite the numerous upgrades, some students, including myself, were…
In the media, from the Spectrum to the New York Times, there has been a constant rallying cry. They are all, at once, advocating for some type of military escalation in Syria. The chemical attacks, allegedly by Assad, have…
This article is in response to Erik Jonasson II’s article, “Political Commentators Inability to be Wrong.” I find this title to be ironic because the entire article is only about one video of Tucker Carlson interviewing Bill Nye. Also,…
This is a part two response to Erik Jonasson II’s article “I Watched Ben Shapiro Debates for a Week”. In this letter to the editor, I aim to focus more on Erik’s dialogue with Shapiro regarding transgenderism, mental…
Mark Simonson Graduate Student Agribusiness & Applied Economics (701) 367-3574 This article is in response to Erik Jonasson II’s article, “I Watched Ben Shapiro Debates For A Week.” In his article, Erik obviously claims to have been watching Shapiro…
This is a Letter to the Editor responding to another Letter alleging that Ezra Gray’s articles are hateful, bigoted, and don’t belong in a University newspaper. I contend that their logic is flawed, untrue, and aims at censoring those…
Dear Editor-in-Chief Jack Hastings, We are writing to address the recent inflammatory talking points in your newspaper. In particular, we take issue with your attempts to dismiss criticism by citing slogans about “free speech.” We are responding to a…
When I first read this article, I was hopeful. Indeed, the first five sentences were on point. This article, which could have been an intelligent point of discussion, falls apart there. For starters, people will “stop a god damn…
This article is a response to ‘Birth Control Should Not Be Free’ as well as some entry-level comprehensive sex education. To think that birth control is only used to prevent pregnancies and that it only comes in the form…
Let me begin this letter with a little about myself, so you may understand where I am coming from with my experiences as an individual: I am in my third year here at NDSU, majoring in English. I am…