I think that we should all take a moment and thank the people that just make life better — the people who send you home with a take-home test. These people are a reminder that not all heroes…
Over the last few months, the world seems to be full of tragedies from natural disasters like hurricanes to mass shootings. These events have called many issues into question. Are the current gun laws strict enough? How well does…
As we all know by now, engineers like to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Sometimes, they like to think they’re better than everyone else. I, for one, choose to separate myself from that elitist mentality. I’d…
For the about nine months, President Donald Trump has been talking about topics that have nothing to do with his presidential acts in order to distract from his constant and miserable failures. That most recent failure is an attack…
A true tragedy has occurred. No ounce of preparation could have prepared us for the chills and jaw-dropping power that this most recent tragedy in Las Vegas has produced. I will not speak of the body count. Nor will…
According to several tweets from Identity Evropa and professors on campus white supremacist flyers have been posted in Minard, West Dining Center and Quentin Burdick Building this week on Wednesday. “Education is uncomfortable,” Emily Wicktor, assistant professor of English…
College food needs to meet a few criteria. For example, a monkey with a can opener taped to its hand and access to a stove should be able to accidentally make it in under 10 tries. It also needs…
It is common knowledge that house parties are here to stay. At North Dakota State, it is just another part of every weekend. For years, students have been finding places to gather and blow off steam from classes that…
As a student walking through campus in between classes here at North Dakota State, it is almost impossible not to hear loud bells. But did you know that those aren’t real bells? Although the bells may be fake, the…
Opinion
The Textbook Scam: How a $14 Billion Industry Robs Students and Professors
Sep 28, 2017, 8:30 AM 0
I used to be rich. But then I went to bookstore. Two textbooks and one notebook later, I was standing in the soup line. The bookstore is a cash black hole. You may think the bookstore is a good…