My name is Jessica Dai, and this is my third and final year attending Anoka-Ramsey. When I was a high school senior, I was planning on going to Hamline University in hopes of going into their marketing or music program. However, when the time was getting closer to committing to a specific college, I realized I still didn’t really know what career path I wanted to go into, nor if I could even afford to attend Hamline. Knowing that I could go to Anoka-Ramsey to get my generals

Growing up and going through grade school it was always pressed upon us to go to college earn a degree and build a stable career just like a lot of the generation before us. But with the birth of social media and it's influence on young adults it has changed how some people earn a living, most students are beginning to question whether college is still the only path forward. Today’s creator economy is giving people opportunities that didn’t exist even ten years ago. Some cont

The number of bachelor degrees in social sciences (such as psychology, sociology, political sciences, etc.) has reduced significantly in the last 40 years, according to the American Society of Arts & Sciences, while the pursuit of stem and business degrees have gone up. The misconception that these are ‘easy’ fields that don’t require much effort has done significant damage, but there is merit to the claim that securing a job in these fields is more difficult than ever. With

The Intercollegiate Film Festival is happening April 23rd of this year. For several years the Twin Cities Film Fest has held a celebration of the works of college students across Minnesota. It will be held at the Edina Mann Theatre at 7pm, with a ticket price of $15. Only allowing submissions from college students, the Intercollegiate Film Festival is an opportunity for students to share their work with a wider audience, as well as an opportunity for the community to get more

Returning to college is often framed as a strategic decision, one tied to earning a degree, advancing a career, or improving financial stability. For some students, however, the choice to return carries a deeper purpose. One that is as much about moving forward as it is about rebuilding. Sitting in a classroom after time away can feel different the second time around. The nervousness is familiar, but it is often accompanied by perspective. Many students return to higher educa

In classrooms across campus, learning often unfolds in those in between moments: a pause before a student raises a hand, a disagreement that sharpens the room, a silence that calls for patience rather than certainty. These moments rarely appear on a syllabus, but they shape how education is experienced. Higher education is designed to expand knowledge, but it also teaches something less visible: how students engage with one another while learning. Compassion is often misunder

Although she is a writer, Tracy Youngblom never expected—or wanted—to write this story. And who would? Because We Must: A Memoir by Tracy Youngblom follows Youngblom’s perspective from the night her youngest son, Elias, is in a terrible car accident that leaves both his and his family’s lives forever changed. Youngblom uses voice, structure, and the undying fierceness of a mother's love to tell this unforgettable story of strength and resilience. Youngblom’s narrative voice i

Published poet Tracy Youngblom takes a new approach to storytelling with the memoir format in her latest release Because We Must; poetic cadence slips through matter-of-fact prose, making for a reading experience that is equal parts contemplative and stirring. The book follows Youngblom in an exploration of her grief following a tragic car accident that alters the course of her son, Elias Youngblom’s, life. She divides the story into three parts, although that isn’t to say th

Across the United States, Hospitals and Clinics are facing a growing challenge because there are not enough nurses to care for the number of patients who need help. The nursing shortage has become one of the most serious issues in healthcare today. Organizations like the American Nurses Association have warned that the country will need many more nurses in the coming years to keep up with demand for health care. As older nurses retire and the population continues to age, the

Artifical intelligence has quickly become a part of everyone’s daily lives, including in our schooling. From using it for grading or an explanation on assignments, we as students do see that teachers and professors are using AI to help manger their workloads and improve efficiency. Some programs check for grammatical errors on student work, suggesting what though write to their students as feedback and help the overall organizations of classwork. With continuous growing class

Full disclosure: I’ve been subscribed to Markiplier on YouTube since 2014, when I got mononucleosis and was in bed for two weeks. I was so weak I couldn’t even play my own video games, so I caved and watched someone else do it. I’ve been a fan ever since. That said, I am also very picky and critical when it comes to movies. So you may take this review with a grain of salt, but a small one. Perhaps a grain of popcorn salt, which is much finer than, say, kosher salt. Anyways. I

Believe me, I used to be a liberal type. Today, though, I consider myself a communist. I get the appeal of passive pro-establishment liberal belief systems - the idea that equalizing social class, a lack of revolution, and elimination of the status quo is inoffensive, and socially acceptable - and the broader lens through which socialism is seen attributes it to several expressly authoritarian ideologies - China, Russia and North Korea are some of the Western world’s greatest

The Housemaid a book that has now recently been created into a movie featuring popular actor and actress Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Bradon Sklenar has had a lot of buzz online. As with most books that are converted into a movie, much discussion has been brought about how frequent important details are missed often leaving the reader disappointed. Many wonder if a book can be created into a movie without losing the satisfaction of the power that imagination brings wi

Weapons (2025) is the best horror movie of the year. One with a deceptively simple premise. At 2:17am, 17 children from the same school class all disappear. The movie follows the aftermath of this disappearance. It follows the point-of-views from several characters related to the story. The teacher of the class that vanished, a parent of one of the missing children, a cop investigating the case, a drug addict trying to claim the reward for finding the children, and the remain

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