In recent years, mental health has emerged as an aspect of our lives that considerably more people are aware of. Because there is a growing conversation around the causes and effects of suicide, more people are taking action to raise awareness. This has motivated Hotdish Entertainment to help raise further awareness to the issue. On…
By: Urban Stewardship Team, ENVR 350 Environmental Politics Audubon Dakota is working to promote green spaces in the Fargo-Moorhead community through their new Urban Stewardship Program. With over 20 nature parks in the area, this program aims to “cultivate interest among FM citizens in the upkeep and wellbeing of the enhanced areas created by the…
I have been blessed to live in the best of both worlds, in terms of ethnicity. I have an Anglo-German father who embraces the Mexican heritage of my mother and and my mother has always supported my father’s heritage. With my parents’ example, I have always felt balance in my life. I embrace my minority…
Research has shown that Americans want to buy products that are made in the United States. But they aren’t willing to pay more for them, a Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates. One sporting goods retailer in New York found his own unique way around this tricky conundrum. Just Lie. In a Federal Trade Commision filing dated Sept….
Most college students loathe the thought of being awake before it is absolutely necessary. Not Alicia Ciak. While others slumber anxiously before waking up at the last possible second to recombobulate themselves before going to class, Ciak is in the gym. “I wake up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym to workout,” the…
Grant Hemmingsen’s career as head Concordia men’s basketball coach got off to a bit of a rocky start last season as the Cobbers won only six games and finished ninth in the 12-team MIAC. It was a step back from the previous year, when Concordia was just one spot in the standings shy of a…
The long awaited midterms are finally over, and with it’s end, Tim Walz is governor of Minnesota, Tina Smith keeps her seat and the U.S. House now maintains a democratic majority in the Senate. There is much change going on in the political atmosphere with the renewed democratic majority but national politics are far removed…
By: Elizabeth Harting 70 percent of adults in the United States say they experience stress daily and many even admit that this stress interferes with their ordinary life (“Physical Activity Reduces Stress,” n.d.). With that being said, it is clear that stress makes a pretty large impact on the average person’s daily life. Consequently, it…
By: Luke Krause Everyone knows the more exercise you get, the healthier you will be. We all know this, but the world is stuck in an obesity crisis and the number of people suffering from diabetes and heart problems is increasing. There are a couple things to blame. One of the most important problems in exercise…
If you’re anything like me, when you hear the word cardio it sends shivers down your spine. While some people enjoy running and even prefer it to other types of exercise, I can’t say I relate. Although it is a simple exercise that almost anyone can do, I’m sure some will agree that it’s not…