By Lucy Frost-Helms, Copy editor If you’re a fan of the outdoors, national parks, conservation or the systems that manage it all, then you may enjoy Dr. Scott Turner’s National Parks and Public Lands class.…
Gambling for a cause
What has colorful lights, UM students and lots of plastic chips? UPC Casino Night was held on Thursday, Feb. 13, allowing students to walk from dinner in the caf to a night in Vegas in…
“We dare defend our rights.”
PART ONE The fight over same-sex marriage is picking up speed yet again this year and could soon be at the footsteps of the Supreme Court of the United States. Closer to home, the issue…
Purple PJ party
The music curved through my ears as I got closer to the well-known Tavern. The outfits got skimpier and wilder as soon as the doors opened, wafting out the smell of cigarettes and beer in…
Facebook creates new gender options
“For the first time I get to go to the site and specify to all the people I know what my gender is,” Facebook software engineer Brielle Harrison told the Associated Press. Beginning Feb. 13,…
He loves me, he loves me not: Valentine’s…
Valentine’s Day has been celebrated since medieval times when people believed that on Feb. 14 “birds select[ed] their mates.” Read More
The Olympians are back
Courtesy Jenna McCown “Greek” is a story about the Greek gods discovering a part of what it means to be human. It begins with the gods waking up from a long sleep. They went to…
New Year’s resolutions
3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Happy New Year! According to statisticbrain.com, 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions. So what are the top three most popular 2014 New Year’s resolutions for students…