Young The Giant stepped out on the scene in 2010 with their debut self-titled album. With just one album the band was able to make a statement and get their music out there while under Roadrunner Records. Hailing from Irving, Calif. the indie rock group’s hit singles off the album “My Body,” and “Cough Syrup,”…
I write today with the heaviest of hearts. I write to beg forgiveness on behalf of the entire Kingdom of Denmark, from her majesty Queen Margrethe II to the youngest Jute in the humblest hovel of Møgeltønder. For those of you somehow still unaware of the grave miscarriage of justice that has taken place in…
As a young woman in college, I have called upon many a chick flick to distract me from the pile of homework taunting me from inside my backpack. I quickly dubbed one Saturday night a “movie night” when I had nothing to do but my homework, but could not bear to be productive. The movie…
I’m sure almost everyone on campus has seen Disney’s Frozen by now, but did you know there is a Sing-Along version currently playing at Century Theater in Fargo? I went to see the Frozen Sing-Along with my roommates over the weekend and had a blast. The audience at the matinee showing I attending consisted of…
If there was a way to simultaneously drink champagne and ride a roller coaster without getting nauseous, it would feel very much like The Bones of What You Believe, debut studio album from Scottish group Chvrches. From the very first track on the album, the impossibly delicious “The Mother We Share,” Bones is awash in…
Americans around the country are counting down the days until ‘House of Cards’ returns. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ was just renewed for a third season. Sorkin’s most famous show, ‘The West Wing’ goes down in history as one of America’s greatest television series. Politically-themed television shows are incredibly popular and held in the hearts of…
View the opposing argument here. After more than a decade, America’s conventional wars in the Middle East appear to be drawing to a close. By next year, we will have largely withdrawn from Afghanistan, leaving its defense to the relatively untested Karzai government. Combining this with our withdrawal from Iraq several years ago, and the…
View the opposing argument here. In the very near future, the United States’ relationship with the Middle East will be a very important aspect of our foreign policy. As this situation comes into fruition, there will be an internal debate regarding the attitude the United States should have regarding the states and other groups present…
You may have heard of Humans of New York on the news or through word-of-mouth. Maybe a picture has come up on your news feed on Facebook because one of your friends ‘liked’ it. The project began in 2010 by Brandon Stanton. He had no job, a camera, and an eagerness to take pictures of…
Over the past few decades, we’ve all come to understand that there is a “new normal” when it comes to security. We’ve watched 9/11, the London Metro bombings, and the Nairobi mall shooting in various stages of shock, denial, and finally numb acceptance. In the next few weeks, the world’s attention will shift to Sochi,…